Kirkuk Cement Plant — Iraq
Cement Plant in Iraq. Approximate location 35.34105, 44.47752.
Cement PlantIraqCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Kirkuk Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iraq. 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 Cement Manufacturer of Leylan. It emits about 690,240 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.6% of the CO₂e from the 37 facilities in Iraq that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897247.
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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- Viacha Cement Plant · 686,889 t CO₂e/yr · Bolivia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Kirkuk Taza power station · Gas · 897 MW · 14 km
- Sulaymaniyah power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · 46 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 690,240 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 690k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Kirkuk Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 690k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €52.0M/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 Cement Manufacturer of Leylan.
Local climate
Kirkuk Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 35.3°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 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 1281 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.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- INOC Kirkuk Refinery · Refinery · 132,129 t CO₂
- Qaiwan Bazian Refinery · Refinery · 94,378 t CO₂
- Sulaymaniyah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 649,426 t CO₂
- Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant · Steel Plant · 251,235 t CO₂
- Tainal Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,002,287 t CO₂
- Bazian Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 645,404 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.34105, 44.47752. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Kirkuk Cement Plant?
Kirkuk Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iraq. 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 Kirkuk Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 690,240 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #6 among facilities in Iraq by estimated CO₂.
Where is Kirkuk Cement Plant located?
Kirkuk Cement Plant is in Iraq at approximately 35.34105, 44.47752.
Who operates Kirkuk Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cement Manufacturer of Leylan.