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Cement Plants in Australia
Australia has 25 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 23rd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 22 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Barro Group Pty Ltd (11), CRH PLC (11) and Boral Ltd (6) — Barro Group Pty Ltd alone is named on 44% of them. Half of Australia's cement plants in service predate 1985 (median commissioning year of the 14 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Birkenhead Cement Plant, dating from 1911. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Port Augusta Cement Plant, proposed.
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Who owns Australia's cement plants
- Barro Group Pty Ltd11 44%
- CRH PLC11 44%
- Boral Ltd6 24%
- Boral Cement Ltd5 20%
- Heidelberg Materials AG5 20%
- Holcim AG5 20%
- Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd4 16%
- Cement Australia Holdings Pty Ltd4 16%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s1
- 1920s2
- 1950s3
- 1980s5
- 2000s1
- 2010s1
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1985 · oldest Birkenhead Cement Plant (1911) · newest Geelong Cement Plant (2022) · 14 of 25 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Port Augusta Cement Plantproposed
How Australia compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 20. Iraq30
- 21. Egypt27
- 22. Philippines27
- 23. Australia25
- 24. Colombia25
- 25. Malaysia22
- 26. Uzbekistan22
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Australia?
- OverWatts maps 25 cement plants in Australia — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 23rd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Australia?
- Barro Group Pty Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 11 of 25 (44%). Next are CRH PLC (11), Boral Ltd (6) and Boral Cement Ltd (5).
- How old are Australia's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1985, across the 14 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Birkenhead Cement Plant (1911); 1 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Australia?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Port Augusta Cement Plant.