Ecocem Dunkirk Cement Plant

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Ecocem Dunkirk Cement Plant (CENTRE DE BROYAGE DE DUNKERQUE) is a grinding cement plant operating in Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.050743, 2.331599 (exact)

Background

In 2024 owner Ecocem announced plans to implement a new technology, called ACT, at its Dunkirk site by 2025, which will replace clinker with limestone filler to reduce the carbon footprint of produced cement by a reported 70% compared to the average French cement.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
grinding	Operating	2018

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
Ecocem Materials Ltd [51.0%]; ArcelorMittal SA [49.0%]	E100002006455 [51.0%]; E100000000687 [49.0%]	EcoCem France SAS [100.0%]	E100002006454 [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)
0.75	–	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type
unknown	blast furnace slag

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Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of Cement plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Cement and Concrete Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.