Tafel Cement Plant — Saudi Arabia
Cement Plant in Saudi Arabia. Approximate location 20.71386, 39.82767.
Cement PlantSaudi ArabiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tafel 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. It is operated by United Cement Industrial Co. It emits about 526,318 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.62% of the CO₂e from the 47 facilities in Saudi Arabia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897780.
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
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- Mississauga Cement Plant · 527,094 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
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- Mzouda Cement Plant · 528,289 t CO₂e/yr · Morocco
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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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 526,318 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 526k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tafel Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 526k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €39.7M/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 United Cement Industrial Co.
Local climate
Tafel Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 20.7°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 1198 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.92× 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
- Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery · Refinery
- Rajhi Al Assemah Steel Jeddah plant · Steel Plant · 180,237 t CO₂
- Al Muwiyah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 692,596 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 20.71386, 39.82767. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tafel Cement Plant?
Tafel 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.
How much CO₂ does Tafel Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 526,318 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #42 among facilities in Saudi Arabia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tafel Cement Plant located?
Tafel Cement Plant is in Saudi Arabia at approximately 20.71386, 39.82767.
Who operates Tafel Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is United Cement Industrial Co.