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Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant

Cement Plant in Kuwait. Approximate location 29.04162, 48.14606.

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Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant is a cement plant in Kuwait 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 Kuwait Cement Company KSCP. It emits about 979,660 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 228,359 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 46% below the median cement plant.

5,000,000t of cement
979,660t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Kuwait
0.20t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897426.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 5,000,000 t of cement, Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant jest około medianę cement plant w Kuwait (5,000,000 t of cement). 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 979,660 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

228,359cars driven for a year
127,760homes' annual energy use
16,327,667tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Kuwait Cement Company KSCP. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.0°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

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Location

Coordinates 29.04162, 48.14606. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant?

Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant has a reported capacity of 5,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant emit?

Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant emits about 979,660 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 228,359 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Kuwait.

Where is Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant located?

Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant is in Kuwait, near coordinates 29.04162, 48.14606.

Who operates Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant?

Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant is operated by Kuwait Cement Company KSCP.

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