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Cement Plants in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe 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 and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are PPC Ltd (3), PPC Zimbabwe Ltd (3) and China Building Material Industrial Corporatation for Foreign Econo-Technical Corp (1) — PPC Ltd alone is named on 38% of them. Half of Zimbabwe's cement plants in service predate 2016 (median commissioning year of the 6 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is PPC Bulawayo Cement Plant, dating from 1913. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Labenmon Bulawayo Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 13% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Zimbabwe.
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Who owns Zimbabwe's cement plants
- PPC Ltd3 38%
- PPC Zimbabwe Ltd3 38%
- China Building Material Industrial Corporatation for Foreign Econo-Technical Corp1 13%
- Diamond Cement Zimbabwe1 13%
- Huaxin Cement Co Ltd1 13%
- Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Ltd1 13%
- Khayah Cement Ltd1 13%
- Labenmon Investments Pty Ltd1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s1
- 1940s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2016 · oldest PPC Bulawayo Cement Plant (1913) · newest Huaxin Harare Cement Plant (2025) · 6 of 8 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Labenmon Bulawayo Cement Plantproposed
How Zimbabwe compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 65. Kyrgyzstan8
- 66. Portugal8
- 67. Tanzania8
- 68. Zimbabwe8
- 69. Angola7
- 70. Cuba7
- 71. Greece7
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Zimbabwe?
- OverWatts maps 8 cement plants in Zimbabwe — 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 Zimbabwe?
- PPC Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 8 (38%). Next are PPC Zimbabwe Ltd (3), China Building Material Industrial Corporatation for Foreign Econo-Technical Corp (1) and Diamond Cement Zimbabwe (1).
- How old are Zimbabwe's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2016, across the 6 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is PPC Bulawayo Cement Plant (1913); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Zimbabwe?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Labenmon Bulawayo Cement Plant.