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Ba Tays Cement Plant — Yemen

Cement Plant in Yemen. Approximate location 13.36337, 45.31383.

Cement PlantYemenCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Ba Tays Cement Plant is a cement plant in Yemen. 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 Unity Cement Company Ltd. It emits about 136,906 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.1% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Yemen that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

136,906t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#7CO₂ rank in Yemen

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1898147.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityBa Tays Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryYemen Climate TRACE
Coordinates13.36337, 45.31383 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorUnity Cement Company Ltd Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e136,906 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Yemen rank#7 of 8 · top 87.5% calculated
Global cement rank#1972 of 2113 · top 93.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

In context: how this facility compares

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 136,906 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:

759railcars of coal burned
29khomes' electricity use for a year
137kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 137k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ba Tays Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 137k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €10.3M/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).

137k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€10.3M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports

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 Unity Cement Company Ltd.

Local climate

Ba Tays Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 13.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
61/100environmental-severity index
7.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
48 kmdistance to coast
Very highCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1215 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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

Location

Coordinates 13.36337, 45.31383. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ba Tays Cement Plant?

Ba Tays Cement Plant is a cement plant in Yemen. 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.

How much CO₂ does Ba Tays Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 136,906 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #7 among facilities in Yemen by estimated CO₂.

Where is Ba Tays Cement Plant located?

Ba Tays Cement Plant is in Yemen at approximately 13.36337, 45.31383.

Who operates Ba Tays Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Unity Cement Company Ltd.

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