Benguela Cement Plant

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Benguela Cement Plant (Unidade de Cimento da Cimentos Forte Lobito (Portugese)), also known as Cimentos Forte Lobito Cement Plant), is an integrated cement plant operating in Benguela, Angola.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Benguela, Benguela, Angola:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): -12.537825, 13.496729 (exact)

Background

The first line opened in 2012 allowing for a production capacity of .7 mtpa. Line 2 opened in 2013, increasing production to .72 mtpa. Capacity rose to what it is today with the opening of line 3 in 2017. In 2019, it became an integrated plant with the opening of the its clinker unit.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	2012

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
Genea Angola [unknown%]	E100002006177 [unknown%]	Cimenfort Industrial Lda [100.0%]	E100002006176 [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)
1.4	1.5	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type
grey	blended	unknown

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Additional data

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