Qeshm Cement Plant — Iran
Cement Plant in Iran. Approximate location 26.90564, 56.03395.
Cement PlantIranCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Qeshm Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iran. 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 Qeshm Cement Co. It emits about 252,582 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.21% of the CO₂e from the 126 facilities in Iran that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897215.
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
- Wossingen Cement Plant · 253,613 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
- Jabal Saraj Cement Plant · 254,040 t CO₂e/yr · Afghanistan
- AAA Cement Mandalay Cement Plant · 250,918 t CO₂e/yr · Myanmar
- Mizu Matozinhos Cement Plant · 249,741 t CO₂e/yr · Brazil
- Piedra Azul Cement Plant · 255,944 t CO₂e/yr · Honduras
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Qeshm Pasargard Power Plant · Gas · 540 MW · 7 km
- Qeshm (Ghadir) power station · Gas · 500 MW · 12 km
- Blue Earth 2 · Solar · 10 MW · 14 km
- Bandar Abbas · Oil · 1,280 MW · 28 km
- Al-Mahdi Smelter power station · Gas · 546 MW · 29 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 252,582 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 253k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Qeshm Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 253k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €19.0M/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 Qeshm Cement Co.
Local climate
Qeshm Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 26.9°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 1232 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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
- Persian Gulf Star Refinery · Refinery · 2,595,318 t CO₂
- Bandar Abbas Gas Condensate Refinery · Chemical Plant · 1,098,362 t CO₂
- Mobarakeh Steel Hormuzgan Steel Company plant · Steel Plant · 1,042,208 t CO₂
- Kish South Kaveh Steel Hormuzgan plant · Steel Plant · 1,747,938 t CO₂
- NIORDC Bandar Abbas Refinery · Refinery · 4,613,790 t CO₂
- Bandar Khamir Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 550,087 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 26.90564, 56.03395. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Qeshm Cement Plant?
Qeshm Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iran. 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 Qeshm Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 252,582 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #103 among facilities in Iran by estimated CO₂.
Where is Qeshm Cement Plant located?
Qeshm Cement Plant is in Iran at approximately 26.90564, 56.03395.
Who operates Qeshm Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Qeshm Cement Co.