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Chelf Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Algeria. Approximate location 36.12906, 1.2424.

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Chelf Cement Plant is a cement plant in Algeria with a reported capacity of 4,200,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by El Chellif Cement and Derivatives Co. By capacity it ranks #2 of 16 cement plants tracked in Algeria. It emits about 1,375,040 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 320,522 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% below the median cement plant.

4,200,000t of cement
1,375,040t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4CO₂ rank in Algeria
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896656.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 4,200,000 t of cement, Chelf Cement Plant jest znacznie powyżej medianę cement plant w Algeria (1,200,000 t of cement). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 10% poniżej 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 1,375,040 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

320,522cars driven for a year
179,322homes' annual energy use
22,917,333tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Algeria

Hammam Dalaa Cement Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MHammam Dal…Chelf Cement Plant: 4,200,000 t of cement4.2MChelf Ceme…Oggaz Cement Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MOggaz Ceme…Ouled Adouane Cement Plant: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MOuled Adou…Djemorah Cement Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MDjemorah C…Sigus Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MSigus Ceme…Meftah Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MMeftah Cem…Beni Saf Cement Plant: 1,200,000 t of cement1.2MBeni Saf C…

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

Operator

Operated by El Chellif Cement and Derivatives Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Chelf Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 16 cement plants in Algeria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 36.12906, 1.2424. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Chelf Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Chelf Cement Plant?

Chelf Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 4,200,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Chelf Cement Plant emit?

Chelf Cement Plant emits about 1,375,040 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 320,522 cars. That ranks #4 among tracked facilities in Algeria.

Where is Chelf Cement Plant located?

Chelf Cement Plant is in Algeria, near coordinates 36.12906, 1.2424.

Who operates Chelf Cement Plant?

Chelf Cement Plant is operated by El Chellif Cement and Derivatives Co.

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