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Cement Plants in Iraq
Iraq has 30 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 20th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 25 operating and 5 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Southern Cement State Co (8), Iraqi General Cement Co (3) and Al Douh Iraqi Company for Cement Manufacturing (2) — Southern Cement State Co alone is named on 27% of them. Half of Iraq's cement plants in service predate 1984 (median commissioning year of the 25 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Badush Cement Plant, dating from 1955. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Al Diyar Samawah Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Iraq.
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Who owns Iraq's cement plants
- Southern Cement State Co8 27%
- Iraqi General Cement Co3 10%
- Al Douh Iraqi Company for Cement Manufacturing2 7%
- Al Maysarah Group2 7%
- Holcim AG2 7%
- Karcement JSC2 7%
- Lafarge Iraq2 7%
- Steppe Cement (M) Sdn Bhd2 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s2
- 1970s6
- 1980s9
- 2000s2
- 2010s6
Median commissioning year 1984 · oldest Badush Cement Plant (1955) · newest Makhmur Cement Plant (2017) · 25 of 30 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Al Diyar Samawah Cement Plantproposed
- Northern Region Cement Plantproposed
- Erbil Cement Plantconstruction
- Hammam Al-Alil Cement Plantproposed
- Al Douh Cement Samawah Plantproposed
How Iraq compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 17. South Korea34
- 18. Pakistan32
- 19. Japan31
- 20. Iraq30
- 21. Egypt27
- 22. Philippines27
- 23. Australia25
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Iraq?
- OverWatts maps 30 cement plants in Iraq — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 20th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Iraq?
- Southern Cement State Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 8 of 30 (27%). Next are Iraqi General Cement Co (3), Al Douh Iraqi Company for Cement Manufacturing (2) and Al Maysarah Group (2).
- How old are Iraq's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1984, across the 25 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Badush Cement Plant (1955); 4 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Iraq?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Al Diyar Samawah Cement Plant, Northern Region Cement Plant and Erbil Cement Plant.