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Arabian Cement Attaka Plant

Cement Plant in Egypt. Approximate location 29.79781, 32.14794.

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Arabian Cement Attaka Plant is a cement plant in Egypt with a reported capacity of 5,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Arabian Cement Company SJSC. By capacity it ranks #6 of 26 cement plants tracked in Egypt. It emits about 2,376,325 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 553,922 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 32% above the median cement plant.

5,000,000t of cement
2,376,325t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#6CO₂ rank in Egypt
0.48t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896673.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 5,000,000 t of cement, Arabian Cement Attaka Plant jest znacznie powyżej medianę cement plant w Egypt (2,690,000 t of cement). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 32% powyżej medianę cement plant. Podsektor: cement. Jako cement plant, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 800–1400°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Cementownie ogrzewają wapień do 1.400°C w piecach obracających się — jeden z najgorętszych procesów przemysłowych — i muszą precyzyjnie kontrolować temperaturę na całej długości pieca.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 2,376,325 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

553,922cars driven for a year
309,902homes' annual energy use
39,605,417tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Egypt

National Cement New Beni Suef Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MNational C…Lafarge Attaka Cement Plant: 10,200,000 t of cement10.2MLafarge At…Helwan Cement Plant: 8,000,000 t of cement8.0MHelwan Cem…National Cement El Hassana Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MNational C…Assiuit Cement Asyut Plant: 5,700,000 t of cement5.7MAssiuit Ce…Arabian Cement Attaka Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MArabian Ce…Borg El Arab Cement Plant: 4,800,000 t of cement4.8MBorg El Ar…Tura Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MTura Cemen…

Reported capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Arabian Cement Company SJSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Arabian Cement Attaka Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #6 largest of 26 cement plants in Egypt by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 29.79781, 32.14794. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 19,000 MWh/yr (≈ 6,500 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Arabian Cement Attaka Plant?

Arabian Cement Attaka Plant is a cement plant in Egypt. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Arabian Cement Attaka Plant?

Arabian Cement Attaka Plant has a reported capacity of 5,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Arabian Cement Attaka Plant emit?

Arabian Cement Attaka Plant emits about 2,376,325 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 553,922 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Egypt.

Where is Arabian Cement Attaka Plant located?

Arabian Cement Attaka Plant is in Egypt, near coordinates 29.79781, 32.14794.

Who operates Arabian Cement Attaka Plant?

Arabian Cement Attaka Plant is operated by Arabian Cement Company SJSC.

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