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Cement Plants in South Africa
South Africa 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, 19 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are PPC Ltd (8), ABSA Group Ltd (3) and Afrimat Ltd (3) — PPC Ltd alone is named on 36% of them. Half of South Africa's cement plants in service predate 1966 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Slurry Cement Plant, dating from 1916. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Western Cape Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 6% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in South Africa.
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Who owns South Africa's cement plants
- PPC Ltd8 36%
- ABSA Group Ltd3 14%
- Afrimat Ltd3 14%
- Afrisam (South Africa) Pty Ltd3 14%
- Huaxin Cement Co Ltd3 14%
- Natal Portland Cement Company Pty Ltd3 14%
- Nedbank Group Ltd3 14%
- Ninety One Group3 14%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s1
- 1920s2
- 1930s1
- 1940s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
- 1980s2
- 2010s4
Median commissioning year 1966 · oldest Slurry Cement Plant (1916) · newest Gqeberha Cement Plant (2018) · 13 of 22 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Western Cape Cement Plantproposed
How South Africa compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 24. Colombia25
- 25. Malaysia22
- 26. Uzbekistan22
- 27. South Africa22
- 28. United Arab Emirates21
- 29. Laos21
- 30. Morocco21
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in South Africa?
- OverWatts maps 22 cement plants in South Africa — 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 South Africa?
- PPC Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 8 of 22 (36%). Next are ABSA Group Ltd (3), Afrimat Ltd (3) and Afrisam (South Africa) Pty Ltd (3).
- How old are South Africa's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1966, across the 13 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Slurry Cement Plant (1916); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in South Africa?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Western Cape Cement Plant.