Northern Region Cement Samawah Cement Plant

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Northern Region Cement Samawah Cement Plant (معمل اسمنت شركة أسمنت المنطقة الشمالية) is an integrated cement plant that has been announced in Samawah, Muthana, Iraq.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the cement plant in Samawah, Muthana, Iraq:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.316711, 45.284043 (approximate)

Background

In 2023, Al Diyar Company for Cement Industry and Industrial Investment announced it would construct a 2 million tonne per year cement plant near Samawah. The original plan was for the plan to be constructed as a partnership between Al Diyar and the Saudi company, Northern Region Cement Company, but that deal was cancelled in 2024 and the shares of Al Diyar purchased by Northern Region Cement Company. While the plant was originally expected to open in late 2025, numerous delays resulted in construction being pushed back to 2026.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	announced	2028

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
Northern Region Cement Company SJSC [100.0%]	E100002007448 [100.0%]	Northern Region Cement Co [100.0%]	E100002005239 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
1.32	unknown

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

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
unknown	opc	0–5%	–

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 (at least)	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	unknown	no

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