Southern Cement Samawah Plant — Iraq
Cement Plant in Iraq. Approximate location 31.29999, 45.30027.
Cement PlantIraqCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Southern Cement Samawah Plant is a cement plant in Iraq. Its listed capacity is 401,000 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 Southern Cement State Co. By capacity it ranks #9 among 12 cement plants in Iraq. It emits about 342,605 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.3% of the CO₂e from the 37 facilities in Iraq that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 136% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438745.
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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- Alicante Cement Plant · 344,009 t CO₂e/yr · Spain
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- Karlstadt Cement Plant · 344,708 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Samawah power station · Gas · 750 MW · 9 km
- Saman Cement power plant · Oil · 50 MW · 29 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 401,000 t of cement, Southern Cement Samawah Plant is below the median cement plant in Iraq (1,900,000 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 342,605 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 343k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Southern Cement Samawah Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 343k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €25.8M/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 Iraq
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Southern Cement State Co. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Southern Cement Samawah Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 31.3°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 1259 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× 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 #9 largest of 12 cement plants in Iraq by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- INOC Samawah Refinery · Refinery · 70,783 t CO₂
- Al Khinaq Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 726,085 t CO₂
- Al Douh Cement Al Salman Plant · Cement Plant · 432,780 t CO₂
- Saman Cement Al Salman Plant · Cement Plant
- INOC Diwaniya Refinery · Refinery · 47,189 t CO₂
- INOC Nassiriya Refinery · Refinery · 70,783 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 31.29999, 45.30027. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Southern Cement Samawah Plant?
Southern Cement Samawah Plant is a cement plant in Iraq. 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 Southern Cement Samawah Plant?
The open dataset lists 401,000 t of cement of capacity for Southern Cement Samawah Plant.
How much CO₂ does Southern Cement Samawah Plant emit?
The page uses about 342,605 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #18 among facilities in Iraq by estimated CO₂.
Where is Southern Cement Samawah Plant located?
Southern Cement Samawah Plant is in Iraq at approximately 31.29999, 45.30027.
Who operates Southern Cement Samawah Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Southern Cement State Co.