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Cement Plants in Italy
Italy has 66 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 9th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 51 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Heidelberg Materials AG (20), Heidelberg Materials Italia Cementi SpA (16) and Buzzi SpA (15) — Heidelberg Materials AG alone is named on 30% of them. Half of Italy's cement plants in service predate 1954 (median commissioning year of the 36 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Tavernola Bergamasca Cement Plant, dating from 1902. They account for 12% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Italy.
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Who owns Italy's cement plants
- Heidelberg Materials AG20 30%
- Heidelberg Materials Italia Cementi SpA16 24%
- Buzzi SpA15 23%
- Colacem SpA10 15%
- Financo SRL10 15%
- Cal Me Calce Meridionale SpA4 6%
- Gruppo Speziali4 6%
- Industria Cementi Giovanni Rossi SpA3 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1900s3
- 1910s4
- 1920s5
- 1930s2
- 1940s1
- 1950s6
- 1960s3
- 1970s6
- 1990s3
- 2000s2
- 2010s1
Median commissioning year 1954 · oldest Tavernola Bergamasca Cement Plant (1902) · newest Sessa Arunca Cement Plant (2010) · 36 of 66 carry a start date
How Italy compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 6. Iran84
- 7. Turkey76
- 8. Russia67
- 9. Italy66
- 10. Nepal62
- 11. France52
- 12. Germany51
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Italy?
- OverWatts maps 66 cement plants in Italy — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 9th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Italy?
- Heidelberg Materials AG is named as owner or operator on the most — 20 of 66 (30%). Next are Heidelberg Materials Italia Cementi SpA (16), Buzzi SpA (15) and Colacem SpA (10).
- How old are Italy's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1954, across the 36 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Tavernola Bergamasca Cement Plant (1902).