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Cement Plants in South Korea
South Korea has 34 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 17th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 1.0% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 34 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd (11), Asia Cement Co Ltd (6) and Hahn & Co Cement Holdings Ltd (6) — Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd alone is named on 32% of them. Half of South Korea's cement plants in service predate 1987 (median commissioning year of the 31 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Sampyo Cement Samcheok Cement Plant, dating from 1957. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in South Korea.
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Who owns South Korea's cement plants
- Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd11 32%
- Asia Cement Co Ltd6 18%
- Hahn & Co Cement Holdings Ltd6 18%
- Halla Cement Corp5 15%
- Sampyo Cement Co Ltd4 12%
- Ssangyong C&E Co Ltd4 12%
- Daehan Cement Co Ltd2 6%
- Sungshin Cement Co Ltd2 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s6
- 1970s4
- 1980s10
- 1990s8
- 2000s1
- 2010s1
Median commissioning year 1987 · oldest Sampyo Cement Samcheok Cement Plant (1957) · newest Hanil Hyundai Cement Dangjin Cement Plant (2012) · 31 of 34 carry a start date
How South Korea compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 14. Bangladesh45
- 15. Spain41
- 16. Mexico38
- 17. South Korea34
- 18. Pakistan32
- 19. Japan31
- 20. Iraq30
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in South Korea?
- OverWatts maps 34 cement plants in South Korea — 1.0% of the world's mapped total, the 17th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in South Korea?
- Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 11 of 34 (32%). Next are Asia Cement Co Ltd (6), Hahn & Co Cement Holdings Ltd (6) and Halla Cement Corp (5).
- How old are South Korea's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1987, across the 31 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Sampyo Cement Samcheok Cement Plant (1957).