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Cement Plants in Algeria
Algeria has 20 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 32nd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.6% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 18 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA (15), Holcim AG (3) and Amouda Cement (1) — Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA alone is named on 75% of them. Half of Algeria's cement plants in service predate 2003 (median commissioning year of the 14 with a known date), 5 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Zahana Cement Plant, dating from 1947. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Djelfa Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Algeria.
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Who owns Algeria's cement plants
- Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA15 75%
- Holcim AG3 15%
- Amouda Cement1 5%
- Ciments Lafarge Souakri SpA1 5%
- El Chellif Cement and Derivatives Co1 5%
- Lafarge Ciment d’Oggaz SpA1 5%
- Lafarge Ciment de M’sila SpA1 5%
- Saoura Cement Company SpA1 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s1
- 1970s4
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2000s2
- 2010s5
Median commissioning year 2003 · oldest Zahana Cement Plant (1947) · newest Sigus Cement Plant (2019) · 14 of 20 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Djelfa Cement Plantproposed
How Algeria compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 30. Morocco21
- 31. Myanmar21
- 32. Canada20
- 33. Algeria20
- 34. Saudi Arabia20
- 35. Kazakhstan19
- 36. United Kingdom18
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Algeria?
- OverWatts maps 20 cement plants in Algeria — 0.6% of the world's mapped total, the 32nd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Algeria?
- Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA is named as owner or operator on the most — 15 of 20 (75%). Next are Holcim AG (3), Amouda Cement (1) and Ciments Lafarge Souakri SpA (1).
- How old are Algeria's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2003, across the 14 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Zahana Cement Plant (1947); 5 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Algeria?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Djelfa Cement Plant.