Société des Ciments de Sour El Ghozlane SpA Sour El Ghozlane Cement Plant

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Société des Ciments de Sour El Ghozlane SpA Sour El Ghozlane Cement Plant (مصنع الاسمنت سور الغزلان), also known as SCSEG, is an integrated cement plant operating in Sour El Ghozlane, Bouira, Algeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Sour El Ghozlane, Bouira, Algeria:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.179936, 3.749432 (exact)

Background

The Sour El Ghozlane Cement Plant is owned by a partnership between GICA (Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie) and the Italian Company Buzzi Unicem. It has a capacity of up to 1 million tonnes of cement per year, though in 2023 it suffered a kiln shutdown which vastly reduced production.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	operating	1983-12-05

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA [100.0%]	E100002006398 [100.0%]	Societe des Ciments de Sour El Ghozlane SpA [100.0%]	E100002006397 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
1.00	unknown

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

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

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	no	no

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