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Cement Plants in Ireland
Ireland has 6 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 76th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating.
The largest owner-operators are CRH PLC (2), Irish Cement Ltd (2) and Breedon Group PLC (1) — CRH PLC alone is named on 33% of them. Half of Ireland's cement plants in service predate 2000 (median commissioning year of the 6 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Limerick Cement Plant, dating from 1938. They account for 3% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ireland.
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Who owns Ireland's cement plants
- CRH PLC2 33%
- Irish Cement Ltd2 33%
- Breedon Group PLC1 17%
- Ecocem Ireland Ltd1 17%
- Ecocem Materials Ltd1 17%
- Mannok Build Holdings Ltd1 17%
- Mannok Build Ltd1 17%
- O'Brien Cement Ltd1 17%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s1
- 1970s2
- 2000s3
Median commissioning year 2000 · oldest Limerick Cement Plant (1938) · newest Dublin Cement Plant (2003) · 6 of 6 carry a start date
How Ireland compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 80. Czech Republic6
- 81. Georgia6
- 82. Guatemala6
- 83. Ireland6
- 84. Mali6
- 85. Sudan6
- 86. Yemen6
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Ireland?
- OverWatts maps 6 cement plants in Ireland — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 76th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Ireland?
- CRH PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 6 (33%). Next are Irish Cement Ltd (2), Breedon Group PLC (1) and Ecocem Ireland Ltd (1).
- How old are Ireland's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2000, across the 6 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Limerick Cement Plant (1938).