Gweru Cement Plant
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Gweru Cement Plant, also known as Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company Plant), is an integrated cement plant operating in Gweru, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Gweru, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe[1]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): -19.417454, 30.050298 (exact)[2]
Background
The Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company was established by “a Chinese Foreign Direct Investment partner, China Building- Material Corporation for Foreign Econo-Technical Co-operation (CBMC), and the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Limited (IDC)”[3]. In 2009, the plant closed due to complaints by the local community, especially the farmers, because of the excess dust that was impacting their crops[4]. It reopened in 2010 after getting a certificate of compliance for mitigating the dust problem by building a wall where the silos are located[4].
Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[5] | Operating[6] | 2001[6] |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Building Material Industrial Corporatation for Foreign Econo-Technical Corp [unknown%]; Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Ltd [unknown%] | E100002006433 [unknown%]; E100002006434 [unknown%] | Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company [100%][6] | E100002006432 [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) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25[6] | >0 | – |
Table 4: Cement Production
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Production type |
|---|---|---|
| grey[7] | blended[7] | dry[5] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.sinozim.co.zw/our-background/#:~:text=SZCC%20is%20situated%20in%20the;Gweru%2C%20Zimbabwe's%20Midlands%20Provincial%20capital.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sino-Zimbabwe+Cement+Company+(Plant)/@-19.420024;30.0438837;1474m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x19349aff6ffedd95:0xa4fb2744c563282b!2sWha+Wha;+Zimbabwe!3b1!8m2!3d-19.366667!4d30.016667!16s%2Fg%2F1thlqn37!3m5!1s0x193499438c2e5cf9:0xb4136595891a730a!8m2!3d-19.4192381!4d30.048232!16s%2Fg%2F1pzrfpqjq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "About Us | Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company". Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sino-Zimbabwe plant reopens". International Cement Review. 2010/12/14T0:00:00. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Spatial Finance Initiative". 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.sinozim.co.zw/our-background/#:~:text=The%20cement%20plant%20started%20operating;tonnes%20of%20cement%20per%20annum.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514182949/https://www.sinozim.co.zw/midlands-portland-composite-cement-32-5n/. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025.
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