Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie Djelfa Cement Plant

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Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie Djelfa Cement Plant (مصنع الإسمنت جيكا في الجلفة), also known as Cimenterie Djelfa, is an integrated cement plant that has been announced in Djelfa, Algeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Djelfa, Djelfa, Algeria[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.465852, 3.176968 (exact)[2]

Background

After a period during which plans were stalled, the Algerian Minister of Industry announced in June 2025 that the state, through GICA (Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie) would work to complete the previously announced Djelfa Cement Plant, with a capacity of 3 million tonnes annually of cement.[3]

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[4] announced[1] unknown

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
Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA [100.0%] E100002006398 [100.0%] Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie SpA [unknown%][1] E100002006398 [unknown%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity Clinker capacity
3.00[5] unknown

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color Primary cement type Clinker substitution rate 2024 -2025 Cement production
grey[6] unknown unknown

Table 5: Clinker Production

Clinker production method Number of operating kilns (accuracy) Number of developing kilns (accuracy) Kiln technology - preheater Kiln technology - precalciner Kiln technology - waste heat recovery
unknown 2 (exact)[7] unknown unknown unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS Alternative fuel Clay calcination
no unknown no

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/178864/algeria-steps-up-djelfa-relaunch.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZZYAHC4cpDAUAh987. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Acquisition of fuel transfer equipment".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. https://newsletter.en.creamermedia.com/article/djelfa-cement-plant-algeria-2011-06-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.algeriainvest.com/premium-news/une-feuille-de-route-pour-relancer-la-cimenterie-de-djelfa-3-millions-de-tonnes-de-ciment-en-ligne-de-mire. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://gica.dz/fr/produit/ciment/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.ecgsa.com/project/djelfa-cement-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)