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Cement Plants in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 20 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 32nd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.6% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 20 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Southern Province Cement Co (3), Qassim Cement Company SJSC (2) and Riyadh Cement Company SJSC (2) — Southern Province Cement Co alone is named on 15% of them. Half of Saudi Arabia's cement plants in service predate 1998 (median commissioning year of the 19 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Al Oyun Cement Plant, dating from 1955. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Saudi Arabia.
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Who owns Saudi Arabia's cement plants
- Southern Province Cement Co3 15%
- Qassim Cement Company SJSC2 10%
- Riyadh Cement Company SJSC2 10%
- Saudi Cement Co2 10%
- Al Jouf Cement Company SJSC1 5%
- Al-Khayat Group1 5%
- Alsafwa Cement Co1 5%
- Arabian Cement Company SJSC1 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s2
- 1960s1
- 1970s2
- 1980s2
- 1990s3
- 2000s7
- 2010s2
Median commissioning year 1998 · oldest Al Oyun Cement Plant (1955) · newest Al Muwiyah Cement Plant (2015) · 19 of 20 carry a start date
How Saudi Arabia compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 31. Myanmar21
- 32. Canada20
- 33. Algeria20
- 34. Saudi Arabia20
- 35. Kazakhstan19
- 36. United Kingdom18
- 37. Argentina17
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Saudi Arabia?
- OverWatts maps 20 cement plants in Saudi Arabia — 0.6% of the world's mapped total, the 32nd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Saudi Arabia?
- Southern Province Cement Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 20 (15%). Next are Qassim Cement Company SJSC (2), Riyadh Cement Company SJSC (2) and Saudi Cement Co (2).
- How old are Saudi Arabia's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1998, across the 19 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Al Oyun Cement Plant (1955).