Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant — North Korea
Cement Plant in North Korea. Approximate location 38.4629, 125.82869.
Cement PlantNorth KoreaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant is a cement plant in North Korea. 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 Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea). It emits about 157,196 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.0% of the CO₂e from the 9 facilities in North Korea that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42547282.
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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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 157,196 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 157k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 157k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €11.8M/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 Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea). All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 38.5°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1398 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
- Korea Building Materials Kyongamsan Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,291,164 t CO₂
- Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant · Steel Plant · 20,343 t CO₂
- Korea Building Materials Sunghori Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 49,523 t CO₂
- Korea Building Materials Sunchon Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,179,824 t CO₂
- Korea Building Materials Puhung Cement Plant · Cement Plant
Location
Coordinates 38.4629, 125.82869. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant?
Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant is a cement plant in North Korea. 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 Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 157,196 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #7 among facilities in North Korea by estimated CO₂.
Where is Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant located?
Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant is in North Korea at approximately 38.4629, 125.82869.
Who operates Korea Building Materials Madong Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea).