Beckum-Kollenbach Cement Plant

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Beckum-Kollenbach Cement Plant (Beckum-Kollenbach Zementwerk) is an integrated cement plant operating in Beckum, nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Beckum, nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.765389, 8.055836 (exact)

Background

In 1953, the Beckum-Kollenbach plant implemented the worlds first rotary kiln plant with a suspended gas heat exchanger system, which was the foundational technology that led to today's cyclone preheater. In 1969, the plant was acquired by Readymix AG, which was acquired by Cemex WestZement GmbH in 2005, Readymix AG was acquired by Cemex WestZement GmbH. However, in 2015 the plant was acquired by Holcim WestZement GmbH. In 2023, the plant commenced a carbon capture trial using amine scrubbing technology to separate CO_2,

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1912

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Holcim AG [100.0%]	E100001000571 [100.0%]	Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH [100.0%] (Holcim Deutschland AG (German) [100%])	E100002006800 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities

Cement capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)	Clinker capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)	Unspecified capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)
1.25	1.25	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type	Green cement technology
grey	blended	dry	Carbon capture, utilization, and/or storage ; Alternative fuels

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Additional data

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