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Cement Plants in North Korea
North Korea has 16 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 39th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 15 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea) (16) — Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea) alone is named on 100% of them. Half of North Korea's cement plants in service predate 1973 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Korea Building Materials Sunghori Cement Plant, dating from 1919. They account for 18% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in North Korea.
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Who owns North Korea's cement plants
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s1
- 1970s2
- 1980s1
- 2010s1
Median commissioning year 1973 · oldest Korea Building Materials Sunghori Cement Plant (1919) · newest Korea Building Materials 618 Cement Plant (2014) · 5 of 16 carry a start date
How North Korea compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 36. United Kingdom18
- 37. Argentina17
- 38. Thailand17
- 39. North Korea16
- 40. Chile15
- 41. Mozambique15
- 42. Kenya14
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in North Korea?
- OverWatts maps 16 cement plants in North Korea — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 39th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in North Korea?
- Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea) is named as owner or operator on the most — 16 of 16 (100%). Next are .
- How old are North Korea's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1973, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Korea Building Materials Sunghori Cement Plant (1919).