Songwe Cement Plant — Tanzania
Cement Plant in Tanzania. Approximate location -8.9426, 33.24101.
Cement PlantTanzaniaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Songwe Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tanzania. 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 Mbeya Cement Company Ltd. It emits about 346,822 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 6 facilities in Tanzania that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897927.
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
- Harburg Cement Plant · 346,960 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
- Sour El Ghozlane Cement Plant · 347,171 t CO₂e/yr · Algeria
- Los Patios Cement Plant · 344,788 t CO₂e/yr · Colombia
- Karlstadt Cement Plant · 344,708 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
- Retznei Cement Plant · 348,955 t CO₂e/yr · Austria
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Mbeya Power Project · Coal · 300 MW · 24 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 346,822 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 347k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Songwe Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 347k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €26.1M/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 Mbeya Cement Company Ltd.
Local climate
Songwe Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 8.9°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Location
Coordinates -8.9426, 33.24101. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Songwe Cement Plant?
Songwe Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tanzania. 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 Songwe Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 346,822 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Tanzania by estimated CO₂.
Where is Songwe Cement Plant located?
Songwe Cement Plant is in Tanzania at approximately -8.9426, 33.24101.
Who operates Songwe Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Mbeya Cement Company Ltd.