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Mexico · asset class
Cement Plants in Mexico
Mexico has 38 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 16th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 36 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are CEMEX SAB de CV (15), Holcim AG (8) and Holcim México Operaciones SA de CV (8) — CEMEX SAB de CV alone is named on 39% of them. Half of Mexico's cement plants in service predate 1976 (median commissioning year of the 36 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Hidalgo Cement Plant, dating from 1905. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Seybaplaya Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mexico.
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Who owns Mexico's cement plants
- CEMEX SAB de CV15 39%
- Holcim AG8 21%
- Holcim México Operaciones SA de CV8 21%
- Cooperativa La Cruz Azul SCL5 13%
- Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV4 11%
- Grupo Carso SAB de CV4 11%
- Corporación Moctezuma SAB de CV3 8%
- GCC SAB de CV3 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1900s1
- 1910s1
- 1920s2
- 1940s4
- 1950s2
- 1960s5
- 1970s5
- 1980s2
- 1990s6
- 2000s4
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1976 · oldest Hidalgo Cement Plant (1905) · newest Progreso Cement Plant (2020) · 36 of 38 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Seybaplaya Cement Plant2026 · proposed
How Mexico compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 13. Indonesia49
- 14. Bangladesh45
- 15. Spain41
- 16. Mexico38
- 17. South Korea34
- 18. Pakistan32
- 19. Japan31
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Mexico?
- OverWatts maps 38 cement plants in Mexico — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 16th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Mexico?
- CEMEX SAB de CV is named as owner or operator on the most — 15 of 38 (39%). Next are Holcim AG (8), Holcim México Operaciones SA de CV (8) and Cooperativa La Cruz Azul SCL (5).
- How old are Mexico's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1976, across the 36 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Hidalgo Cement Plant (1905); 1 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Mexico?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Seybaplaya Cement Plant.