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Cement Plants in United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has 18 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 36th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 17 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Heidelberg Materials AG (6), Heidelberg Materials UK Ltd (6) and CRH PLC (4) — Heidelberg Materials AG alone is named on 33% of them. Half of United Kingdom's cement plants in service predate 1957 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Aberthaw Cement Plant, dating from 1912. They account for 2% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in United Kingdom.
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Who owns United Kingdom's cement plants
- Heidelberg Materials AG6 33%
- Heidelberg Materials UK Ltd6 33%
- CRH PLC4 22%
- Tarmac Holdings Ltd4 22%
- CEMEX SAB de CV3 17%
- CEMEX UK Cement Ltd3 17%
- Aggregate Industries Ltd1 6%
- Breedon Group PLC1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s1
- 1920s2
- 1930s1
- 1940s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s3
- 2000s1
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1957 · oldest Aberthaw Cement Plant (1912) · newest Wrexham Cement Plant (2024) · 11 of 18 carry a start date
How United Kingdom compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 33. Algeria20
- 34. Saudi Arabia20
- 35. Kazakhstan19
- 36. United Kingdom18
- 37. Argentina17
- 38. Thailand17
- 39. North Korea16
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in United Kingdom?
- OverWatts maps 18 cement plants in United Kingdom — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 36th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in United Kingdom?
- Heidelberg Materials AG is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 18 (33%). Next are Heidelberg Materials UK Ltd (6), CRH PLC (4) and Tarmac Holdings Ltd (4).
- How old are United Kingdom's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1957, across the 11 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Aberthaw Cement Plant (1912); 1 came online in the past ten years.