Société des Ciments de la Mitidja Meftah Cement Plant

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Société des Ciments de la Mitidja Meftah Cement Plant (مصنع الإسمنت للمتيجة), also known as SCMI, is an integrated cement plant operating in Meftah, Blida, Algeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Meftah, Blida, Algeria[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.631076, 3.232658 (exact)[2]

Background

The Meftah Cement Plant is part of GICA (Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie).[3] It has an annual production capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes of cement.[4]

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[5] operating[1] 1975-01-31[6]

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
Societe Des Ciments De La Mitidja [100.0%] E100002023953 [100.0%] Société des Ciments de la Mitidja [100.0%][1] E100002006417 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity Clinker capacity
1.50[7] 1.31[5]

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

Primary cement color Primary cement type Clinker substitution rate 2024 -2025 Cement production
grey[8] blended[9] A[9] 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] 1 (exact)[10] unknown yes[10] unknown unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS Alternative fuel Clay calcination
no no no

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.gica.dz/filiales/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.629711;3.2303034;1028m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkyMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Présentation". scmidz.com. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  4. "Inauguration de la nouvelle cimenterie CILAS à Biskra le 17 octobre 2017". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 39 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://di.univ-blida.dz/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/6030/analyse%20energetique%20comparative.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.scribd.com/document/735958914/1PRESENTATION-SCMI. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.lafarge.dz/cp-inauguration-cilas. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://gica.dz/fr/produit/ciment/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://scmidz.com/index.php/nos-produits/gica-beton. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://maps.app.goo.gl/yLa8b4uMbexU8JDu5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)