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Cement Plants in Argentina
Argentina has 17 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 37th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 15 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA (8), Holcim (Argentina) SA (5) and Cementos Avellaneda SA (2) — Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA alone is named on 47% of them. Half of Argentina's cement plants in service predate 1970 (median commissioning year of the 15 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Santa María Cement Plant, dating from 1930. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Argentina.
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Who owns Argentina's cement plants
- Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA8 47%
- Holcim (Argentina) SA5 29%
- Cementos Avellaneda SA2 12%
- PCR SA2 12%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s4
- 1950s2
- 1960s1
- 1970s2
- 1980s2
- 1990s2
- 2000s2
Median commissioning year 1970 · oldest Santa María Cement Plant (1930) · newest Pico Truncado Cement Plant (2008) · 15 of 17 carry a start date
How Argentina compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 34. Saudi Arabia20
- 35. Kazakhstan19
- 36. United Kingdom18
- 37. Argentina17
- 38. Thailand17
- 39. North Korea16
- 40. Chile15
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Argentina?
- OverWatts maps 17 cement plants in Argentina — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 37th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Argentina?
- Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 8 of 17 (47%). Next are Holcim (Argentina) SA (5), Cementos Avellaneda SA (2) and PCR SA (2).
- How old are Argentina's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1970, across the 15 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Santa María Cement Plant (1930).