Lafarge Cement Company Egypt Ain Sokhna Cement Plant

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Lafarge Cement Company Egypt Ain Sokhna Cement Plant (مصنع الإسمنت لافارج العين السخنة), also known as Ain Al-Sokhna Cement Plant, is an integrated cement plant operating in Ain Sokhna, Suez, Egypt.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Ain Sokhna, Suez, Egypt:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.804603, 32.089252 (exact)

Background

The Lafarge Cement Plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, is one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, with a capacity of over 10 million tonnes of cement annually split between five production lines. Cement from this plant has been used in the construction of megaprojects like Egypt's New Administrative Capital and the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	operating	unknown

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
unknown [4.3%]; Holcim Ltd [95.7%]	E100000132388 [4.3%]; E100001000571 [95.7%]	Lafarge Cement Company Egypt SAE [100.0%] (لافارج مصر (Arabic) [100.0%])	E100002006458 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
10.20	8.62

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
grey	blended	unknown	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	5 (exact)	unknown	yes	unknown	yes

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	no	no

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