Broceni Cement Plant

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Broceni Cement Plant is an integrated cement plant operating in Broceni, Kurzeme region, Latvia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Broceni, Kurzeme region, Latvia:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 56.690438, 22.592611 (exact)

Background

In 2005, the global building materials company CEMEX acquired the Brocēni plant. Under CEMEX's ownership, a new, eco-friendly kiln line was constructed in 2010. Then, in February 2019, SCHWENK Building Materials Group, a German-based company, purchased the Brocēni plant from CEMEX as part of a €340 million transaction. In July 2022, SCHWENK Latvija commissioned a new grinding plant at Brocēni, capable of producing cement with a fineness of up to 5600 Blaine. This €34 million investment included the installation of a 170-tonne-per-day mill and a 12,500-tonne silo. In 2024, SCHWENK Latvija initiated a feasibility study, in collaboration with Norway-based Capsol Technologies, to assess the implementation of a 750,000-tonne-per-year carbon capture system at the Brocēni plant.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1938

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
EQS Group GmbH [unknown%]; SCHWENK Geschäftsführungs GmbH [unknown%]	E100002006927 [unknown%]; E100002006774 [unknown%]	SCHWENK Latvija SIA [100.0%]	E100002006926 [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)
1.6	1.1	–

Table 4: Cement Production

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

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Additional data

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