Dakar Cement Plant

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Dakar Cement Plant (Cimenterie Sococim Dakar) is an integrated cement plant operating in Dakar, Senegal.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Dakar, Dakar, Senegal:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 14.707185, -17.248087 (exact)

Background

The Sococim Bargny Cement Plant is the largest in West Africa. As the company has expanded the plant, they have taken 462 hectares of farmland and increased CO2 and dust emissions, posing public health concerns among nearby residents.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1946

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
Vicat SA [100.0%]	E100002002419 [100.0%]	Sococim Industries SA [100%] (Industrie Sococim SA [100%] (French))	E100002006374 [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)
3.5	2	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type	Green cement technology
grey	unknown	dry	Carbon capture, utilization, and/or storage

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Additional data

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