Gezhouba Shieli Cement Plant
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Gezhouba Shieli Cement Plant (Цементный завод Гежуба Шиели) is an integrated cement plant operating in Shieli, Qyzylorda oblysy, Kazakhstan.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Shieli, Qyzylorda oblysy, Kazakhstan[1][2]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 44.157054, 66.801691 (exact)[3]
Background
Violations
According to the sanitary rules of Kazakhstan, cement production belongs to class 1 of hazardous enterprises and the sanitary protection zone should be no less than 1000 meters. The distance between the nearest house and the plant is no more than 500 meters.[4]
Gezhouba Shieli Cement LLP is included in the List of 50 companies in Kazakhstan with the highest harmful emissions.[4]
The lawsuit
Four families of Kodamanov village sued the company for air pollution and damages caused to their health and livelihoods. Residents of the village of Kodamanov in the Shieli district have been fighting for their health since 2019. In 2021, Radio Azattyk wrote about locals who were forced to move due to constant dust, poor health, smoke and smell.[5]
The Sanitary and Epidemiological Control Department issued that the activities of the cement plant in the village of Kodamanov, Shieli District, do not have a negative impact on the health of the population. Residents did not agree with this and filed a lawsuit. The first instance supported the residents and recognized the conclusion of the department as illegal, to which the cement plant filed an appeal in response.[5]
In 2021, the capital court upheld the authorities' right not to provide Almaty-based environmental activists with official documents related to the construction of the cement plant, including an environmental impact assessment.[4]
In October 2024, the panel of the judges concluded that the cement plant grossly violated the requirements for the sanitary protection zone. The panel of judges left the decision of the court of first instance unchanged and the company's appeal was dismissed. However, the court's decision has not yet entered into legal force and the case has now been referred to the court of cassation for consideration.[5]
Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[6] | Operating[2] | 2018[6] |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gezhouba Group Cement Co Ltd [50.0%]; China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment Co Ltd [20.0%]; natural person(s) [5.0%]; Corporation DANAKE LLP | E100002015613 [50.0%]; E100000187489 [20.0%]; E100000123261 [5.0%]; E100002015614 | Gezhouba Shieli Cement LLP [100.0%] (ТОО "Компания Гежуба Шиели Цемент" (Russian) [100%])[6][7] | E100002015612 [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] | 0.91[8] | – |
Table 4: Cement Production
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Production type |
|---|---|---|
| grey[6] | blended[6] | dry[6] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-chinese-cement-plant-brings-jobs-and-dust.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.globalcement.com/magazine/articles/1154-cement-in-the-stans.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%A2%D0%9E%D0%9E%22M50+Consulting+Group%22/@44.1546341;66.7887587;7308m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1scement+near+Shieli;+Kazakhstan!3m5!1s0x420247f338f35593:0x2293593f91b648e4!8m2!3d44.1575826!4d66.8013516!16s%2Fg%2F11hzqt7zsb?entry=ttu.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Gezhouba Shieli Cement Company LLP - ECI". 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kaztag (2024). "Вред для здоровья от Китайского цементного завода в Кызылординской области признали в суде".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P2300000941.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250603174327/https://ec-info.org/en/project/gezhouba-shieli-cement-company-llp/. Archived from the original on 03 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://dialogue.earth/en/pollution/life-in-shadow-of-gezhouba-shieli-cement-plant-kazakhstan/.
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