Integrated cement plant — Helwan Plant
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Helwan Plant

Kafr El-Elw, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt

Illustrative photography of this facility class — not a photograph of the specific site.

Overview

Large integrated plant in the Cairo suburb of Helwan, operating since 1929; two dry kilns, RDF and industrial-waste co-processing. Controlled by Heidelberg Materials via Suez Cement.

What's done here
  • Clinker & cement
  • Alternative fuels
Production & operations
Operating company
Helwan Cement Company (Suez Cement / Heidelberg Materials)
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Capacity
4.01 Mt/y cement (4.30 Mt/y clinker)
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Key events

Milestones reconstructed from the public record for this site and its operator.

  1. 1929
    Site founded / commissioned
    Helwan Plant
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  2. Kiln technology in service
    Dry process
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  3. Nameplate capacity
    4.01 Mt/y cement (4.30 Mt/y clinker)
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  4. today
    Current status
    Operating
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Every field & its source

One row per field shown anywhere in the app. Solid links are curated primary references; dashed ones run a scoped public search you can review yourself.

FieldValueSource
Site nameHelwan PlantGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
CityKafr El-Elw, Helwan, CairoGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
CountryEgypt (EG)Global Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Operating companyHelwan Cement Company (Suez Cement / Heidelberg Materials)Global Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Site typeIntegrated cement plantGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Operating statusOperatingGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Founded / commissioned1929Global Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Capacity4.01 Mt/y cement (4.30 Mt/y clinker)Global Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
ProductionGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
CO₂ intensityGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
EmployeesGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Kiln technologyDry processGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Alternative fuelsGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
ActivitiesClinker & cement · Alternative fuelsGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
DescriptionLarge integrated plant in the Cairo suburb of Helwan, operating since 1929; two dry kilns, RDF and industrial-waste co-processing. Controlled by Heidelberg Materials via Suez Cement.Global Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
Coordinates29.8224, 31.3090Global Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant
WebsiteGlobal Energy Monitor — Helwan Cement Plant

Data compiled from public sources incl. company websites & Wikipedia. Unofficial visualization.