Al Khinaq Cement Plant

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Al Khinaq Cement Plant (معمل سمنت المثنى), also known as Muthanna Cement Plant), is an integrated cement plant operating in Al Khinaq, Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Al Khinaq, Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.227087, 45.003107 (exact)[2]

Background

The Al Muthanna Cement Plant is owned by the Southern Cement State Company, and has the capacity to produce nearly 2 million tonnes of cement annually.[3] Unlike many of the other cement plants owned by the same company in Iraq, this plant uses the dry production method with preheating and precalcination.[4]

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[1] Operating[1][5] 1984[1]

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
Southern Cement State Co [100.0%] E100002006315 [100.0%] Southern Cement State Co [100.0%][1] E100002006315 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities

Cement capacity (million metric tonnes per annum) Clinker capacity (million metric tonnes per annum) Unspecified capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)
1.959[1] 1.92[1]

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color Primary cement type Production type
grey[5] opc[5] dry[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://www.southern-cement.com/m-muthana.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2264956;45.0007148;1303m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Southern Cement State Company". www.southern-cement.com. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  4. "Assessment of waste preheater gas and dust bypass systems: Al-Muthanna cement plant case study". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 59 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://alghadpress.com/54174--.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)