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Cement Plants in Laos
Laos has 21 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 28th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.6% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 18 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd (4), Lao Cement PCL (4) and Lao Holding State Enterprise (4) — Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd alone is named on 19% of them. Half of Laos's cement plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 12 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Zhongyayici Salavan Cement Plant, dating from 1994. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Vientiane Conch Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 21% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Laos.
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Who owns Laos's cement plants
- Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd4 19%
- Lao Cement PCL4 19%
- Lao Holding State Enterprise4 19%
- small shareholder(s)4 19%
- Yunnan Qianhan Technology Network Ltd4 19%
- Luang Prabang Conch Cement Co3 14%
- Hongshi Holding Group Co Ltd1 5%
- Khammouane Cement Co Ltd1 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1990s2
- 2000s3
- 2010s7
Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Zhongyayici Salavan Cement Plant (1994) · newest Oudomxay Jiangge Namor Cement Plant (2019) · 12 of 21 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Vientiane Conch Cement Plantconstruction
How Laos compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 26. Uzbekistan22
- 27. South Africa22
- 28. United Arab Emirates21
- 29. Laos21
- 30. Morocco21
- 31. Myanmar21
- 32. Canada20
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Laos?
- OverWatts maps 21 cement plants in Laos — 0.6% of the world's mapped total, the 28th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Laos?
- Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 21 (19%). Next are Lao Cement PCL (4), Lao Holding State Enterprise (4) and small shareholder(s) (4).
- How old are Laos's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 12 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Zhongyayici Salavan Cement Plant (1994); 4 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Laos?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Vientiane Conch Cement Plant.