Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant — Malaysia
Cement Plant in Malaysia. Approximate location 4.78077, 100.82371.
Cement PlantMalaysiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant is a cement plant in Malaysia. Its listed capacity is 3,400,000 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 Malayan Cement Bhd. By capacity it ranks #1 among 6 cement plants in Malaysia. It emits about 987,214 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.3% of the CO₂e from the 39 facilities in Malaysia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 20% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438947.
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.
In context: how this facility compares
At 3,400,000 t of cement, Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant is well above the median cement plant in Malaysia (2,500,000 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 987,214 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 987k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 987k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €74.4M/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.
Capacity vs largest cement plants in Malaysia
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Malayan Cement Bhd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 4.8°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1229 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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
The #1 largest of 6 cement plants in Malaysia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
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- Aalborg Portland Malaysia Ipoh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 197,573 t CO₂
- Hume Cement Gopeng Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,109,576 t CO₂
- Ann Joo Integrated Steel Penang plant · Steel Plant · 642,630 t CO₂
- Southern Steel Prai Penang plant · Steel Plant · 177,766 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 4.78077, 100.82371. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant?
Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant is a cement plant in Malaysia. 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 Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 3,400,000 t of cement of capacity for Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 987,214 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #17 among facilities in Malaysia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant located?
Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant is in Malaysia at approximately 4.78077, 100.82371.
Who operates Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Malayan Cement Bhd.