Tetouan Cement Plant — Morocco
Cement Plant in Morocco. Approximate location 35.60263, -5.43173.
Cement PlantMoroccoCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tetouan Cement Plant is a cement plant in Morocco. Its listed capacity is 2,500,000 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 LafargeHolcim Maroc SA. By capacity it ranks #1 among 4 cement plants in Morocco. It emits about 240,708 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.0% of the CO₂e from the 19 facilities in Morocco that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 73% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897465.
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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- Dorado Cement Plant · 239,601 t CO₂e/yr · Puerto Rico
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Parc Eolien Tarfaya · Wind · 300 MW · 1 km
- Centrale Turbine a` Gaz de Tetouan · Oil · 139 MW · 5 km
- Parc Eolien de Tanger · Wind · 140 MW · 17 km
- Parc Eolien Khalladi · Wind · 120 MW · 21 km
- Parc Eolien Haouma · Wind · 51 MW · 23 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,500,000 t of cement, Tetouan Cement Plant is well above the median cement plant in Morocco (1,750,000 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 240,708 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 241k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tetouan Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 241k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €18.1M/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 Morocco
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by LafargeHolcim Maroc SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Tetouan Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 35.6°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1323 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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 #1 largest of 4 cement plants in Morocco by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Acerinox Europa Los Barrios steel plant · Steel Plant · 120,273 t CO₂
- CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery · Refinery · 2,211,146 t CO₂
- Jerez Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 218,313 t CO₂
- Azucarera De Jerez - Centro De Guadalete · Food & Beverage · 111,933 t CO₂
- Complejo Industrial Mataderos Industriales Soler, S.A. (Prolongo) Y Faccsa · Food & Beverage
- Uvesa, S.A. · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 35.60263, -5.43173. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tetouan Cement Plant?
Tetouan Cement Plant is a cement plant in Morocco. 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 Tetouan Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 2,500,000 t of cement of capacity for Tetouan Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Tetouan Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 240,708 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #14 among facilities in Morocco by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tetouan Cement Plant located?
Tetouan Cement Plant is in Morocco at approximately 35.60263, -5.43173.
Who operates Tetouan Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is LafargeHolcim Maroc SA.