Assiut Cement Asyut Desert Cement Plant
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Assiut Cement Asyut Desert Cement Plant (مصنع أسمنت أسيوط), also known as CEMEX Egypt, ACC, is an integrated cement plant operating in Asyut Desert, Asyut, Egypt.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Asyut Desert, Asyut, Egypt[1]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.169694, 31.014509 (exact)[2]
Background
The Assiut Cement Company plant opened in 1984, before being acquired by Mexican company CEMEX in 1999.[3] After upgrades, the cement capacity of the plant increased to 5.7 million tonnes annually.[4]
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[5] | operating[6] | 1984[7] |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown [4.2%]; CEMEX SAB de CV [95.7%] | E100000132388 [4.2%]; E100001014342 [95.7%] | Assiut Cement Co [100.0%] (شركة أسمنت أسيوط (Arabic) [100.0%])[5] | E100002005715 [100.0%] |
Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Cement capacity | Clinker capacity |
|---|---|
| 5.70[6] | 4.20[8] |
Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Clinker substitution rate | 2024 -2025 Cement production |
|---|---|---|---|
| grey[9] | blended[10] | A[10] | unknown |
Table 5: Clinker Production
| Clinker production method | Number of operating kilns (accuracy) | Number of developing kilns (accuracy) | Kiln technology - preheater | Kiln technology - precalciner | Kiln technology - waste heat recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dry[11] | 3 (exact)[12] | unknown | yes[11] | yes[13] | unknown |
Table 6: Green Cement Technology
| CCS/CCUS | Alternative fuel | Clay calcination |
|---|---|---|
| no | no | no |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.cemex.com.eg/locations?search=.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/@27.1723709;31.0160541;1355m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "CEMEX Completes acquisition of Egypt's assiut cements - Corporate Website - Cemex". www.cemex.com. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Company Profile". CEMEX Egypt.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.cemex.com.eg/ar/about-us/company-profile.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.cemex.com.eg/about-us/company-profile.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/psd/cemex-egypt-assiut-cement-company-fuel-substitution.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ifc.org/content/dam/ifc/doclink/2014/ifc-waste-heat-recovery-report-ifc-2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.cemex.com.eg/products/cement.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.cemex.com.eg/products-and-solutions/cement.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://maps.app.goo.gl/JTv8zPY571SnNaNCA.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.cemex.com.eg/about-us/assiut-cement-company.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://alfran.com/en/pf/k1-and-k3-precalciner-and-cooler-revamping-cemex-assiut-egypt/.
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