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Cement Plants in China
China has 1,094 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 1st-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 31% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 1,016 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Hebei Jinyu Dingxin Cement Co Ltd (3), Huaxin Cement Honghe Co Ltd (3) and Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd (3) — Hebei Jinyu Dingxin Cement Co Ltd alone is named on 0.3% of them. Half of China's cement plants in service predate 2009 (median commissioning year of the 605 with a known date), 47 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Dalian Cement Group Co. Cement Plant, dating from 1907. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Yuncheng Zhonglian Cement Co. Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 6% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in China.
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Who owns China's cement plants
- Hebei Jinyu Dingxin Cement Co Ltd3 0%
- Huaxin Cement Honghe Co Ltd3 0%
- Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd3 0%
- China Resources Cement (Lianjiang) Co Ltd2 0%
- China Resources Cement (Pingnan) Ltd2 0%
- Ganzhou Conch Cement Co Ltd2 0%
- Guangdong Guangxin Qingzhou Cement Co Ltd2 0%
- Guangxi Denggao (Group) Tandong Cement Co Ltd2 0%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1900s1
- 1940s2
- 1950s3
- 1960s1
- 1970s7
- 1980s10
- 1990s21
- 2000s280
- 2010s261
- 2020s19
Median commissioning year 2009 · oldest Dalian Cement Group Co. Cement Plant (1907) · newest Pingyin Shanshui Cement Co Ltd Qingdao Cement Plant (2023) · 605 of 1,094 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Yuncheng Zhonglian Cement Co. Cement Plant2025 · proposed
How China compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 2. India333
- 3. Brazil102
- 4. United States100
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in China?
- OverWatts maps 1,094 cement plants in China — 31% of the world's mapped total, the 1st-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in China?
- Hebei Jinyu Dingxin Cement Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 1,094 (0.3%). Next are Huaxin Cement Honghe Co Ltd (3), Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd (3) and China Resources Cement (Lianjiang) Co Ltd (2).
- How old are China's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2009, across the 605 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Dalian Cement Group Co. Cement Plant (1907); 47 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in China?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Yuncheng Zhonglian Cement Co. Cement Plant.