Hima Cement Plant — Uganda
Cement Plant in Uganda. Approximate location 0.29179, 30.18238.
Cement PlantUgandaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Hima Cement Plant is a cement plant in Uganda. Its listed capacity is 900,000 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 Hima Cement Ltd. It emits about 279,831 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 23% of the CO₂e from the 4 facilities in Uganda that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 14% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897931.
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
- San Antonio Cement Plant · 280,062 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Huaxin Tanga Cement Plant · 280,264 t CO₂e/yr · Tanzania
- Illinois LaSalle Cement Plant · 280,531 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Mindouli Cement Plant · 280,568 t CO₂e/yr · Congo
- Joliette Cement Plant · 281,008 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 900,000 t of cement, Hima Cement Plant is around the median cement plant in Uganda (900,000 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 279,831 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 280k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Hima Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 280k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €21.1M/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 Hima Cement Ltd.
Local climate
Hima Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen As), at 0.3°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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1276 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× 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 0.29179, 30.18238. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Hima Cement Plant?
Hima Cement Plant is a cement plant in Uganda. 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 Hima Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 900,000 t of cement of capacity for Hima Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Hima Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 279,831 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Uganda by estimated CO₂.
Where is Hima Cement Plant located?
Hima Cement Plant is in Uganda at approximately 0.29179, 30.18238.
Who operates Hima Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Hima Cement Ltd.