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Cement Plants in Zambia
Zambia has 9 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 53rd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Chilanga Cement PLC (2), China National Building Materials Co Ltd (2) and China Jiangxi DeJinxin Industrial Co Ltd (1) — Chilanga Cement PLC alone is named on 22% of them. Half of Zambia's cement plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 7 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Chilanga Cement Plant, dating from 1951. 2 are in the pipeline, led by De Jin Xin Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 16% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Zambia.
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Who owns Zambia's cement plants
- Chilanga Cement PLC2 22%
- China National Building Materials Co Ltd2 22%
- China Jiangxi DeJinxin Industrial Co Ltd1 11%
- China-Zambia De Jin Xin Cement Ltd1 11%
- Dangote Cement PLC1 11%
- Grizzly Mining Ltd1 11%
- Scirocco Enterprises Ltd1 11%
- Zambezi Portland Cement Ltd1 11%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s4
Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Chilanga Cement Plant (1951) · newest Lusaka Cement Plant (2018) · 7 of 9 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- De Jin Xin Cement Plantproposed
- Grizzly Mining Solwezi Cement Plantproposed
How Zambia compares · cement plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Zambia?
- OverWatts maps 9 cement plants in Zambia — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 53rd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Zambia?
- Chilanga Cement PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 9 (22%). Next are China National Building Materials Co Ltd (2), China Jiangxi DeJinxin Industrial Co Ltd (1) and China-Zambia De Jin Xin Cement Ltd (1).
- How old are Zambia's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 7 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Chilanga Cement Plant (1951); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Zambia?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are De Jin Xin Cement Plant and Grizzly Mining Solwezi Cement Plant.