Societe de Ciment AïnTouta Tilatou Cement Plant

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Societe de Ciment AïnTouta Tilatou Cement Plant (مصنع عين التوتة للإسمنت), also known as Ain Touta Cement Plant, SCIMAT, is an integrated cement plant operating in Tilatou, Batna, Algeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Tilatou, Batna, Algeria:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.350393, 5.762286 (exact)

Background

The Tilatou Cement Plant, also called the Aïn Touta Cement Plant, is part of GICA (Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie). It has the capacity to produce approximately 1 million tonnes per year of cement using two rotary kilns.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	operating	1986-09-28

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 de Ciment AïnTouta [100.0%]	E100002006405 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
1.00	0.90

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	2 (exact)	unknown	yes	no	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	no	no

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