Usje Cement Plant — North Macedonia
Cement Plant in North Macedonia. Approximate location 41.96829, 21.45766.
Cement PlantNorth MacedoniaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Usje Cement Plant is a cement plant in North Macedonia. Its listed capacity is 900,000 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 Cementarnica USJE AD. It emits about 380,764 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 64% of the CO₂e from the 3 facilities in North Macedonia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 17% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438926.
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
- Skopje CHP power station · Gas · 220 MW · 3 km
- Matka Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 10 MW · 13 km
- Sveta Peka Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 36 MW · 17 km
- Kozjak Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 82 MW · 24 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 900,000 t of cement, Usje Cement Plant is around the median cement plant in North Macedonia (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 380,764 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 381k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Usje Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 381k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €28.7M/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 Cementarnica USJE AD.
Local climate
Usje Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 42.0°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1392 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
- Makstil Skopje Steel plant · Steel Plant · 24,401 t CO₂
- Hellenic OKTA Skopje Refinery · Refinery · 190,123 t CO₂
- Hani i Elezit Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 385,902 t CO₂
- Borizane Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 418,020 t CO₂
- Fushi Kruji Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 475,835 t CO₂
- Kurum International Elbasan steel plant · Steel Plant · 23,718 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 41.96829, 21.45766. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Usje Cement Plant?
Usje Cement Plant is a cement plant in North Macedonia. 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 Usje Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 900,000 t of cement of capacity for Usje Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Usje Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 380,764 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in North Macedonia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Usje Cement Plant located?
Usje Cement Plant is in North Macedonia at approximately 41.96829, 21.45766.
Who operates Usje Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cementarnica USJE AD.