Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant

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Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant is an integrated cement plant operating in Ewekoro, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Ewekoro, Ogun State, Nigeria:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 6.893522, 3.205342 (exact)

Background

Researchers from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria found that there were extremely high levels of heavy metals found in the soil around the cement plant, highlighting that cement production greatly contributes to the risk ecological contamination.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1960

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
Lafarge Africa PLC [100.0%]	E100000000756 [100.0%]	Lafarge Africa PLC [100.0%]	E100000000756 [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)
3.9	2.5	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type	Green cement technology
grey	unknown	dry	Alternative fuels

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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.