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Cement Plants in Colombia
Colombia 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, 19 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Cementos Argos SA (9), CEMEX Colombia SA (5) and CEMEX SAB de CV (5) — Cementos Argos SA alone is named on 36% of them. Half of Colombia's cement plants in service predate 2008 (median commissioning year of the 17 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Nare Cement Plant, dating from 1937. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Maceo Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Colombia.
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Who owns Colombia's cement plants
- Cementos Argos SA9 36%
- CEMEX Colombia SA5 20%
- CEMEX SAB de CV5 20%
- Cementos del Oriente SA2 8%
- Cementos Molins SA2 8%
- Empresa Colombiana de Cementos SAS2 8%
- Grupo Corona2 8%
- Cementos San Marcos SAS1 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s2
- 1960s2
- 1980s2
- 1990s2
- 2000s2
- 2010s7
Median commissioning year 2008 · oldest Nare Cement Plant (1937) · newest Sonson Cement Plant (2019) · 17 of 25 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Maceo Cement Plant2025 · construction
- EcoCementos Rio Claro Plantproposed
How Colombia compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 21. Egypt27
- 22. Philippines27
- 23. Australia25
- 24. Colombia25
- 25. Malaysia22
- 26. Uzbekistan22
- 27. South Africa22
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Colombia?
- OverWatts maps 25 cement plants in Colombia — 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 Colombia?
- Cementos Argos SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 9 of 25 (36%). Next are CEMEX Colombia SA (5), CEMEX SAB de CV (5) and Cementos del Oriente SA (2).
- How old are Colombia's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2008, across the 17 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Nare Cement Plant (1937); 4 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Colombia?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Maceo Cement Plant and EcoCementos Rio Claro Plant.