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Cement Plants in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 45 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 14th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 43 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC (4), Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh PLC (3) and Shun Shing Group (3) — LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC alone is named on 9% of them. Half of Bangladesh's cement plants in service predate 2001 (median commissioning year of the 39 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Chhatak Cement Company Chhatak Cement Plant, dating from 1937. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Narsingdi Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 16% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Bangladesh.
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Who owns Bangladesh's cement plants
- LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC4 9%
- Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh PLC3 7%
- Shun Shing Group3 7%
- Aman Cement Mills Ltd2 4%
- Aman Group Ltd2 4%
- Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corp2 4%
- Bashundhara Industrial Complex Ltd2 4%
- Confidence Cement PLC2 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s1
- 1950s1
- 1970s1
- 1990s11
- 2000s18
- 2010s6
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2001 · oldest Chhatak Cement Company Chhatak Cement Plant (1937) · newest Seven Ring Chittagong Cement Plant (2021) · 39 of 45 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Narsingdi Cement Plant2025 · construction
- Sunamganj Cement Plantproposed
How Bangladesh compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 11. France52
- 12. Germany51
- 13. Indonesia49
- 14. Bangladesh45
- 15. Spain41
- 16. Mexico38
- 17. South Korea34
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Bangladesh?
- OverWatts maps 45 cement plants in Bangladesh — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 14th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Bangladesh?
- LafargeHolcim Bangladesh PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 45 (9%). Next are Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh PLC (3), Shun Shing Group (3) and Aman Cement Mills Ltd (2).
- How old are Bangladesh's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2001, across the 39 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Chhatak Cement Company Chhatak Cement Plant (1937); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Bangladesh?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Narsingdi Cement Plant and Sunamganj Cement Plant.