Muaqqar Cement Plant — Jordan
Cement Plant in Jordan. Approximate location 31.75248, 36.18924.
Cement PlantJordanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Muaqqar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Jordan. 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 Northern Cement Co. It emits about 220,646 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 8.7% of the CO₂e from the 7 facilities in Jordan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42546621.
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
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- Oro Grande Cement Plant · 216,588 t CO₂e/yr · United States
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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 220,646 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 221k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Muaqqar Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 221k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €16.6M/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 Northern Cement Co.
Local climate
Muaqqar Cement Plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 31.8°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 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 1325 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
- Dhlail Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 146,839 t CO₂
- Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery · Refinery · 353,663 t CO₂
- Um Al Rasas Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 432,010 t CO₂
- Balam Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 663,390 t CO₂
- Quatranah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 658,456 t CO₂
- Jerusalem Chicken Marketing Ltd. - Jerusalem Chicken Slaughterhouse · Food & Beverage · 53,240 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 31.75248, 36.18924. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Muaqqar Cement Plant?
Muaqqar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Jordan. 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 Muaqqar Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 220,646 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Jordan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Muaqqar Cement Plant located?
Muaqqar Cement Plant is in Jordan at approximately 31.75248, 36.18924.
Who operates Muaqqar Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Northern Cement Co.