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Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant

Cement Plant in India. Approximate location 34.07784, 74.9761.

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Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant is a cement plant in India with a reported capacity of 576,700 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Khyber Industries Pvt Ltd. By capacity it ranks #141 of 160 cement plants tracked in India. It emits about 309,346 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 72,109 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 49% above the median cement plant.

576,700t of cement
309,346t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#241CO₂ rank in India
0.54t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897115.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 576,700 t of cement Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant — это ниже медианная cement plant в India (2,500,000 t of cement). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 42% выше медианной cement plant. Подсектор: cement. Как cement plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 800–1400°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Цементные заводы нагревают известняк до 1400°C во вращающихся печах — один из самых горячих промышленных процессов — и должны точно контролировать температуру по всей длине печи.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 309,346 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

72,109cars driven for a year
40,342homes' annual energy use
5,155,767tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest cement plants in India

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Reported capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Khyber Industries Pvt Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 34.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #141 largest of 160 cement plants in India by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 34.07784, 74.9761. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 9,100 MWh/yr (≈ 3,100 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant?

Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant is a cement plant in India. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant?

Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 576,700 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant emit?

Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant emits about 309,346 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 72,109 cars. That ranks #241 among tracked facilities in India.

Where is Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant located?

Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant is in India, near coordinates 34.07784, 74.9761.

Who operates Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant?

Khyber Khunmoh Cement Plant is operated by Khyber Industries Pvt Ltd.

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