Société des Ciments Algérois Rais Hamidou Cement Plant

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Société des Ciments Algérois Rais Hamidou Cement Plant (مصنع الاسمنت العاصمة رايس حميدو), also known as SCAL, is an integrated cement plant that has been retired in Rais Hamidou, Alger, Algeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Rais Hamidou, Alger, Algeria:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.815449, 3.016195 (exact)

Background

The Raïs Hamidou Cement Plant operated with a capacity of 400 thousand tonnes of cement per year, before being dissolved in 2022. Demolition of the site began in 2024.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	retired	unknown

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Société des Ciments Algérois Raïs Hamidou [100.0%]	E100002006414 [100.0%]	Société des Ciments Algérois [100.0%]	E100002006414 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
0.40	unknown

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

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
grey	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
wet	1 (at least)	–	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	no	no

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