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Shargh White Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Iran. Approximate location 36.47805, 59.74483.

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Shargh White Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iran with a reported capacity of 330,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Shargh Cement Co. By capacity it ranks #64 of 69 cement plants tracked in Iran. It emits about 181,153 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 42,227 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 52% above the median cement plant.

330,000t of cement
181,153t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#117CO₂ rank in Iran
0.55t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42547313.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

330,000 t of cement'de, Shargh White Cement Plant Iran'daki cement plant'lerin medyanı altında 1,200,000 t of cement'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si cement plant'nin medyanı üstünde kabaca 30%'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 181,153 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

42,227cars driven for a year
23,625homes' annual energy use
3,019,217tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Iran

Tehran Cement Plant: 5,208,333 t of cement5.2MTehran Cem…Diziche Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MDiziche Ce…Seyyedabad Cement Plant: 3,157,895 t of cement3.2MSeyyedabad…Abyek Cement Plant: 3,100,000 t of cement3.1MAbyek Ceme…Poli Kan Cement Plant: 3,060,000 t of cement3.1MPoli Kan C…Ghaen Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MGhaen Ceme…Tonbak Cement Plant: 2,760,000 t of cement2.8MTonbak Cem…Qomishe-ye mirqāsem Cement Plant: 2,736,842 t of cement2.7MQomishe-ye…

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

Operator

Operated by Shargh Cement Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Shargh White Cement Plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 36.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #64 largest of 69 cement plants in Iran by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.47805, 59.74483. 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 8,100 MWh/yr (≈ 2,700 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 Shargh White Cement Plant?

Shargh White Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iran. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Shargh White Cement Plant?

Shargh White Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 330,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Shargh White Cement Plant emit?

Shargh White Cement Plant emits about 181,153 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 42,227 cars. That ranks #117 among tracked facilities in Iran.

Where is Shargh White Cement Plant located?

Shargh White Cement Plant is in Iran, near coordinates 36.47805, 59.74483.

Who operates Shargh White Cement Plant?

Shargh White Cement Plant is operated by Shargh Cement Co.

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