Rabigh Cement Plant — Saudi Arabia
Cement Plant in Saudi Arabia. Approximate location 22.5845, 39.08346.
Cement PlantSaudi ArabiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Rabigh Cement Plant is a cement plant in Saudi Arabia. Its listed capacity is 6,000,000 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 Arabian Cement Company SJSC. By capacity it ranks #4 among 11 cement plants in Saudi Arabia. It emits about 1,378,279 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.6% of the CO₂e from the 47 facilities in Saudi Arabia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 37% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897772.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Rabigh 2 IPP power station · Gas · 2,060 MW · 6 km
- RABEC P/P · Oil · 1,204 MW · 7 km
- RABIGH · Oil · 4,480 MW · 10 km
- RABIGH-2 · Oil · 2,800 MW · 11 km
- Petro-Rabigh Independent Water Steam and Power Project · Oil · 830 MW · 15 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 6,000,000 t of cement, Rabigh Cement Plant is well above the median cement plant in Saudi Arabia (4,229,167 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 1,378,279 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 1.4M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Rabigh Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.4M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €104M/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 Saudi Arabia
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Arabian Cement Company SJSC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Rabigh Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 22.6°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1213 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.93× 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 #4 largest of 11 cement plants in Saudi Arabia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Saudi Aramco Rabigh Refinery · Refinery
- Petro Rabigh, Rabigh, · Petrochemical · 2,316,872 t CO₂
- Dhubaya-Jumah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,511,593 t CO₂
- Saudi Aramco Yanbu Refinery · Refinery · 2,412,932 t CO₂
- YASREF Yanbu Refinery · Refinery · 3,444,326 t CO₂
- Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (Yansab), Yanbu, · Petrochemical · 1,855,025 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 22.5845, 39.08346. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Rabigh Cement Plant?
Rabigh Cement Plant is a cement plant in Saudi Arabia. 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 Rabigh Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 6,000,000 t of cement of capacity for Rabigh Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Rabigh Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 1,378,279 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #30 among facilities in Saudi Arabia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Rabigh Cement Plant located?
Rabigh Cement Plant is in Saudi Arabia at approximately 22.5845, 39.08346.
Who operates Rabigh Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Arabian Cement Company SJSC.