Benghazi Cement Plant — Libya
Cement Plant in Libya. Approximate location 32.0059, 20.13456.
Cement PlantLibyaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Benghazi Cement Plant is a cement plant in Libya. 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 Libyan Cement Co. It emits about 602,893 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 13% of the CO₂e from the 11 facilities in Libya that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897441.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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- Foreman Cement Plant · 601,352 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Castillejo Cement Plant · 601,237 t CO₂e/yr · Spain
- Korday Cement Plant · 604,733 t CO₂e/yr · Kazakhstan
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Benghazi power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · 14 km
- North Benghazi Station 1 · Gas · 1,040 MW · 22 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
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 602,893 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 603k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Benghazi Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 603k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €45.4M/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 Libyan Cement Co. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Benghazi Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 32.0°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1299 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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.
Location
Coordinates 32.0059, 20.13456. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Benghazi Cement Plant?
Benghazi Cement Plant is a cement plant in Libya. 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 Benghazi Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 602,893 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in Libya by estimated CO₂.
Where is Benghazi Cement Plant located?
Benghazi Cement Plant is in Libya at approximately 32.0059, 20.13456.
Who operates Benghazi Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Libyan Cement Co.