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Cement Plants in United States
The United States has 100 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 4th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 96 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Heidelberg Materials AG (16), Holcim AG (16) and Holcim (US) Inc (15) — Heidelberg Materials AG alone is named on 16% of them. Half of United States's cement plants in service predate 1960 (median commissioning year of the 86 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Heidelberg Mitchell Cement Plant, dating from 1902.
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Who owns United States's cement plants
- Heidelberg Materials AG16 16%
- Holcim AG16 16%
- Holcim (US) Inc15 15%
- Heidelberg Materials US Inc13 13%
- Ash Grove Cement Co11 11%
- CRH PLC11 11%
- CEMEX SAB de CV10 10%
- Buzzi SpA8 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1900s13
- 1910s8
- 1920s8
- 1930s1
- 1940s2
- 1950s8
- 1960s19
- 1970s5
- 1980s11
- 1990s3
- 2000s7
- 2010s1
Median commissioning year 1960 · oldest Heidelberg Mitchell Cement Plant (1902) · newest Drake Paulden Cement Plant (2011) · 86 of 100 carry a start date
How United States compares · cement plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in United States?
- OverWatts maps 100 cement plants in United States — 3% of the world's mapped total, the 4th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in United States?
- Heidelberg Materials AG is named as owner or operator on the most — 16 of 100 (16%). Next are Holcim AG (16), Holcim (US) Inc (15) and Heidelberg Materials US Inc (13).
- How old are United States's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1960, across the 86 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Heidelberg Mitchell Cement Plant (1902).