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Tunis Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Tunisia. Approximate location 36.50025, 10.0281.

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Tunis Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tunisia with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Les Ciments Artificiels Tunisiens SA. By capacity it ranks #7 of 7 cement plants tracked in Tunisia. It emits about 399,081 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 93,026 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% above the median cement plant.

1,000,000t of cement
399,081t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#7CO₂ rank in Tunisia
0.40t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897842.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在1,000,000 t of cement时,Tunis Cement Plant是Tunisia中cement plant的中位数低于 1,800,000 t of cement。 其单位容量的CO₂约为cement plant中位数的高于 22%。 子部门:cement。 作为cement plant,它需要强烈的工艺热量(通常800–1400°C)来进行其核心工业操作——必须通过锅炉、炉或直接燃烧供应的热量,通过未隔热的容器和管道的损失代表浪费的燃料。可拆卸模块化绝缘可以将这些损失减少80-96%,将表面冷却至≤45°C,投资回收期通常不到2年。 水泥厂在回转窑中将石灰石加热到1,400°C——是最热的工业过程之一——必须在整个窑长上精确控制温度。

容量和CO₂强度比较从Climate TRACE工业设施数据计算得出;部门角色基于工程参考。

What 399,081 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

93,026cars driven for a year
52,045homes' annual energy use
6,651,350tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Tunisia

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant: 2,200,000 t of cement2.2MDjebel Res…Ain Garci Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MAin Garci …Al Hammah Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MAl Hammah …Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MBir Mcherg…Ain Jalulah Cement Plant: 1,460,000 t of cement1.5MAin Jalula…Bizerte Cement Plant: 1,350,000 t of cement1.4MBizerte Ce…Tunis Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kTunis Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by Les Ciments Artificiels Tunisiens SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tunis Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #7 largest of 7 cement plants in Tunisia by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.50025, 10.0281. 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 Tunis Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Tunis Cement Plant?

Tunis Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Tunis Cement Plant emit?

Tunis Cement Plant emits about 399,081 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 93,026 cars. That ranks #7 among tracked facilities in Tunisia.

Where is Tunis Cement Plant located?

Tunis Cement Plant is in Tunisia, near coordinates 36.50025, 10.0281.

Who operates Tunis Cement Plant?

Tunis Cement Plant is operated by Les Ciments Artificiels Tunisiens SA.

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