Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant — Tunisia
Cement Plant in Tunisia. Approximate location 37.25863, 9.85306.
Cement PlantTunisiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tunisia. 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 Jbel Oust Cement Co. It emits about 496,452 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Tunisia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439168.
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.
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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 496,452 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 496k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 496k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €37.4M/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 Jbel Oust Cement Co.
Local climate
Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 37.3°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 1322 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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
- STIR Bizerte Refinery · Refinery · 142,879 t CO₂
- Ain Garci Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,207,975 t CO₂
- Al Hammah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 653,669 t CO₂
- Tunis Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 399,081 t CO₂
- Ain Jalulah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 575,772 t CO₂
- Djebel Ressas Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 584,911 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 37.25863, 9.85306. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant?
Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tunisia. 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 Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 496,452 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Tunisia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant located?
Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant is in Tunisia at approximately 37.25863, 9.85306.
Who operates Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Jbel Oust Cement Co.