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Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Sudan. Approximate location 17.61815, 33.99712.

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Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Sudan with a reported capacity of 2,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Mass Group Holding Ltd. By capacity it ranks #1 of 6 cement plants tracked in Sudan. It emits about 410,330 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 95,648 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 43% below the median cement plant.

2,000,000t of cement
410,330t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4CO₂ rank in Sudan
0.21t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439117.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

2,000,000 t of cement'de, Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant Sudan'daki cement plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 1,700,000 t of cement'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si cement plant'nin medyanı altında kabaca 39%'dir. Alt sektör: cement. cement plant olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 800–1400°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Çimento fabrikaları kireci döner ocaklarda 1.400°C'ye ısıtır — en sıcak endüstriyel işlemlerden biridir — ve sıcaklığı fırının tüm uzunluğunda hassasiyetle kontrol etmelidir.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 410,330 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

95,648cars driven for a year
53,512homes' annual energy use
6,838,833tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Sudan

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MMass Group…Salam Ad Damar Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MSalam Ad D…Atbara Cement Plant: 1,700,000 t of cement1.7MAtbara Cem…Abu Saffar Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MAbu Saffar…Berber Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MBerber Cem…Rabak Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kRabak Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by Mass Group Holding Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 17.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 6 cement plants in Sudan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 17.61815, 33.99712. 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 9,900 MWh/yr (≈ 3,400 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:

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

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant?

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Sudan. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant?

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant emit?

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant emits about 410,330 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 95,648 cars. That ranks #4 among tracked facilities in Sudan.

Where is Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant located?

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant is in Sudan, near coordinates 17.61815, 33.99712.

Who operates Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant?

Mass Group Ad Damar Cement Plant is operated by Mass Group Holding Ltd.

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