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Cement Plants in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has 8 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 63rd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Ciments de L'Afrique (3), Omnium des industries et de la promotion (3) and Cim Metal Group SA (1) — Ciments de L'Afrique alone is named on 38% of them. Half of Burkina Faso's cement plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 7 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Diamond Cement Ouagadougou Cement Plant, dating from 2002. 1 is in the pipeline, led by CIMAF Bobo Calcined Clay Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 57% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Burkina Faso.
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Who owns Burkina Faso's cement plants
- Ciments de L'Afrique3 38%
- Omnium des industries et de la promotion3 38%
- Cim Metal Group SA1 13%
- Cimasso SA1 13%
- CimBurkina SA1 13%
- CIMFASO1 13%
- Crewell International DMCC1 13%
- Diamond Cement Burkina SA1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 2000s1
- 2010s5
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Diamond Cement Ouagadougou Cement Plant (2002) · newest Laongo Cement Plant (2025) · 7 of 8 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- CIMAF Bobo Calcined Clay Cement Plant2026 · construction
How Burkina Faso compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 60. Ethiopia9
- 61. Romania9
- 62. Zambia9
- 63. Burkina Faso8
- 64. Dominican Republic8
- 65. Kyrgyzstan8
- 66. Portugal8
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Burkina Faso?
- OverWatts maps 8 cement plants in Burkina Faso — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 63rd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Burkina Faso?
- Ciments de L'Afrique is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 8 (38%). Next are Omnium des industries et de la promotion (3), Cim Metal Group SA (1) and Cimasso SA (1).
- How old are Burkina Faso's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 7 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Diamond Cement Ouagadougou Cement Plant (2002); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Burkina Faso?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is CIMAF Bobo Calcined Clay Cement Plant.