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Portugal · asset class
Cement Plants in Portugal
Portugal has 8 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 63rd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating.
The largest owner-operators are InterCement Participações SA (5), InterCement Portugal SA (5) and SECIL - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento SA (3) — InterCement Participações SA alone is named on 63% of them. Half of Portugal's cement plants in service predate 1973 (median commissioning year of the 6 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Outao Cement Plant, dating from 1904. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Portugal.
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Who owns Portugal's cement plants
- InterCement Participações SA5 63%
- InterCement Portugal SA5 63%
- SECIL - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento SA3 38%
- Semapa - Sociedade de Investimento e Gestão SGPS SA3 38%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1900s1
- 1920s1
- 1950s1
- 1970s2
- 1980s1
Median commissioning year 1973 · oldest Outao Cement Plant (1904) · newest Pico da Pedra Cement Plant (1984) · 6 of 8 carry a start date
How Portugal compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 63. Burkina Faso8
- 64. Dominican Republic8
- 65. Kyrgyzstan8
- 66. Portugal8
- 67. Tanzania8
- 68. Zimbabwe8
- 69. Angola7
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Portugal?
- OverWatts maps 8 cement plants in Portugal — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 63rd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Portugal?
- InterCement Participações SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 8 (63%). Next are InterCement Portugal SA (5), SECIL - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento SA (3) and Semapa - Sociedade de Investimento e Gestão SGPS SA (3).
- How old are Portugal's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1973, across the 6 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Outao Cement Plant (1904).