Atbara Cement Plant — Sudan
Cement Plant in Sudan. Approximate location 17.70649, 33.80225.
Cement PlantSudanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Atbara Cement Plant is a cement plant in Sudan. Its listed capacity is 1,700,000 t of cement. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length. It is operated by Atbara Cement Co Ltd. It emits about 363,057 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 13% of the CO₂e from the 7 facilities in Sudan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 41% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897786.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Atbara · Oil · 15 MW · 21 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,700,000 t of cement, Atbara Cement Plant is around the median cement plant in Sudan (1,700,000 t of cement). Subsector: cement. As cement plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1400°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 363,057 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 363k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Atbara Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 363k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €27.4M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Atbara Cement Co Ltd.
Local climate
Atbara Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 17.7°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1203 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.93× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Abu Saffar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 537,968 t CO₂
- Salam Ad Damar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 451,741 t CO₂
- Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 410,330 t CO₂
- Berber Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 645,266 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 17.70649, 33.80225. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Atbara Cement Plant?
Atbara Cement Plant is a cement plant in Sudan. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
What capacity is listed for Atbara Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 1,700,000 t of cement of capacity for Atbara Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Atbara Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 363,057 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #6 among facilities in Sudan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Atbara Cement Plant located?
Atbara Cement Plant is in Sudan at approximately 17.70649, 33.80225.
Who operates Atbara Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Atbara Cement Co Ltd.