Mass Group Holding Bazian Cement Plant
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Mass Group Holding Bazian Cement Plant (مصنع إسمنت ماس السليمانية), also known as Mass Cement Plant, MCP, is an integrated cement plant operating in Bazian, Sulimania, Iraq.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Bazian, Sulimania, Iraq[1]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.635240, 45.097303 (exact)[2]
Background
The Mass Cement Plant (MCP) is located outside Bazian, in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Its three production lines began operation in 2010, 2011, and 2013 respectively, and now amount to a total of 6 million tonnes in annual production capacity.[3]
Ownership Tree
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Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[1] | operating[1] | 2010[1] |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Group Holding Ltd [100.0%] | E100000000666 [100.0%] | Mass Group Holding Ltd [100.0%][1] | E100000000666 [100.0%] |
Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Cement capacity | Clinker capacity |
|---|---|
| 6.57[4] | 6.00[5][6] |
Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Clinker substitution rate | 2024 -2025 Cement production |
|---|---|---|---|
| grey[1] | opc[1] | 0–5% | 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[1] | 3 (exact)[7] | unknown | yes[7] | unknown | yes[8] |
Table 6: Green Cement Technology
| CCS/CCUS | Alternative fuel | Clay calcination |
|---|---|---|
| no | no | no |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare=12&title=Mass%20Cement%20Factory%20%E2%80%93%20Bazyan%20-Iraq-%20with%20a%20capacity%20of%206%20million%20tons%20annually&cor=3.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mass+Cement+Plant+(+MCP+)/@35.634381;45.0953077;1238m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x400046171b06fb3d:0x5dc122d7594f1367!8m2!3d35.6339226!4d45.0985843!16s%2Fg%2F12hqt4d8c?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Mass Cement Factory / 6 MTY / Iraq". www.massgroupholding.com. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Faiq-M-Al-Zwainy/publication/354695653_Quality_Improvement_of_Cement_Plants_Using_Statistical_Quality_Control_Techniques/links/61d5f85bb8305f7c4b25807e/Quality-Improvement-of-Cement-Plants-Using-Statistical-Quality-Control-Techniques.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Iraqi cement focus". www.globalcement.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ↑ https://www.massgroupholding.com/unit_real.aspx?cor=3&title=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare=12&title=Mass%20Cement%20Factory%20/%206%20MTY%20/%20Iraq&cor=3.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://moen.gov.iq/moe-backend/public/media/POST_FILE/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%86%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9.pdf.
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