Suez Cement Attaka Plant — Egypt
Cement Plant in Egypt. Approximate location 29.77183, 32.21158.
Cement PlantEgyptCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Suez Cement Attaka Plant is a cement plant in Egypt. Its listed capacity is 3,200,000 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 Suez Cement Company SAE. By capacity it ranks #10 among 15 cement plants in Egypt. It emits about 877,461 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.5% of the CO₂e from the 56 facilities in Egypt that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 24% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438372.
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
- Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex power plant · Gas · 300 MW · 14 km
- Ain Sokhna IWPP power station · Gas · 457 MW · 16 km
- Suez Gulf · Gas · 682 MW · 22 km
- Ataka · Gas · 900 MW · 31 km
- Suez power plant · Gas · 650 MW · 39 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 3,200,000 t of cement, Suez Cement Attaka Plant is around the median cement plant in Egypt (4,000,000 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 877,461 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 877k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Suez Cement Attaka Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 877k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €66.1M/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.
Capacity vs largest cement plants in Egypt
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Suez Cement Company SAE. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Suez Cement Attaka Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.8°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 1286 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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 #10 largest of 15 cement plants in Egypt by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- El Sewedy Cement Attaka Plant · Cement Plant · 713,960 t CO₂
- Arabian Cement Attaka Plant · Cement Plant · 2,376,325 t CO₂
- Lafarge Attaka Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 4,073,231 t CO₂
- Al Gioshy Steel Ain Sokhna plant · Steel Plant · 87,487 t CO₂
- Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant · Steel Plant · 2,057,231 t CO₂
- Egyptian Steel Ain Sokhna plant · Steel Plant · 102,396 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 29.77183, 32.21158. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Suez Cement Attaka Plant?
Suez Cement Attaka Plant is a cement plant in Egypt. 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 Suez Cement Attaka Plant?
The open dataset lists 3,200,000 t of cement of capacity for Suez Cement Attaka Plant.
How much CO₂ does Suez Cement Attaka Plant emit?
The page uses about 877,461 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #23 among facilities in Egypt by estimated CO₂.
Where is Suez Cement Attaka Plant located?
Suez Cement Attaka Plant is in Egypt at approximately 29.77183, 32.21158.
Who operates Suez Cement Attaka Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Suez Cement Company SAE.