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Cement Plants in Malaysia
Malaysia has 22 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 25th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.6% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 21 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Malayan Cement Bhd (6), YTL Corporation Bhd (4) and Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd (3) — Malayan Cement Bhd alone is named on 27% of them. Half of Malaysia's cement plants in service predate 1986 (median commissioning year of the 17 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Malayan Cement Rawang Cement Plant, dating from 1953. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Borneo Cement Sabah Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Malaysia.
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Who owns Malaysia's cement plants
- Malayan Cement Bhd6 27%
- YTL Corporation Bhd4 18%
- Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd3 14%
- Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd3 14%
- YTL Cement Bhd3 14%
- Negeri Sembilan Cement Industries Sdn Bhd2 9%
- UEB Group Bhd2 9%
- Aalborg Portland Malaysia Sdn Bhd1 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s2
- 1970s2
- 1980s4
- 1990s4
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1986 · oldest Malayan Cement Rawang Cement Plant (1953) · newest Makin Teguh Lahad Datu Cement Plant (2022) · 17 of 22 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Borneo Cement Sabah Cement Plantconstruction
How Malaysia compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 22. Philippines27
- 23. Australia25
- 24. Colombia25
- 25. Malaysia22
- 26. Uzbekistan22
- 27. South Africa22
- 28. United Arab Emirates21
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Malaysia?
- OverWatts maps 22 cement plants in Malaysia — 0.6% of the world's mapped total, the 25th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Malaysia?
- Malayan Cement Bhd is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 22 (27%). Next are YTL Corporation Bhd (4), Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd (3) and Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (3).
- How old are Malaysia's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1986, across the 17 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Malayan Cement Rawang Cement Plant (1953); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Malaysia?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Borneo Cement Sabah Cement Plant.