Rustavi Cement Plant — Georgia
Cement Plant in Georgia. Approximate location 41.51446, 45.04719.
Cement PlantGeorgiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Rustavi Cement Plant is a cement plant in Georgia. 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 HeidelbergCement Georgia Ltd. It emits about 115,055 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 15% of the CO₂e from the 3 facilities in Georgia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438470.
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
- Vils Cement Plant · 114,432 t CO₂e/yr · Austria
- Bozkale Cement Plant · 116,563 t CO₂e/yr · Türkiye
- Koromacno Cement Plant · 116,746 t CO₂e/yr · Croatia
- Balbala Cement Plant · 112,123 t CO₂e/yr · Djibouti
- Solnhofer Cement Plant · 120,017 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Gardabani OCGT Power Plant Georgia · Gas · 110 MW · 4 km
- Gardabani (Tbilisi) Thermal Power Plant Georgia · Gas · 840 MW · 5 km
- Mtkvari Thermal Power Plant Georgia · Gas · 300 MW · 5 km
- Gardabani power station · Coal · 300 MW · 8 km
- Satskhenisi Hydroelectric Power Plant Georgia · Hydro · 14 MW · 23 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 115,055 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 115k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Rustavi Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 115k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €8.7M/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 HeidelbergCement Georgia Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Rustavi Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 41.5°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1367 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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
- Georgian Building Group Avjala Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 95,872 t CO₂
- Arkoz Gazakh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 544,858 t CO₂
- Kaspi Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 565,969 t CO₂
- Ganja aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 96,673 t CO₂
- Chiri-Yurt Chechencement Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 388,002 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 41.51446, 45.04719. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Rustavi Cement Plant?
Rustavi Cement Plant is a cement plant in Georgia. 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 Rustavi Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 115,055 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Georgia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Rustavi Cement Plant located?
Rustavi Cement Plant is in Georgia at approximately 41.51446, 45.04719.
Who operates Rustavi Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is HeidelbergCement Georgia Ltd.