Korea Building Materials Chonnae Cement Plant

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Korea Building Materials Chonnae Cement Plant (한국건자재 전내시멘트공장) is an integrated cement plant operating in Chŏnnae, Kangwon, North Korea.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Chŏnnae, Kangwon, North Korea[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 39.368640, 127.214277 (exact)[1]

Background

In 2023, the Chonnaeri cement plant in Hamgyongnam province has started operating a new clinker cooler.[2]

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[1] Operating[1][3] 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
Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea) [100.0%] E100002007282 [100.0%] Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea) [100.0%] (건설건축자재산업부 (Korean) [100%])[4] E100002007282 [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)
1.2[5] >0

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color Primary cement type Production type
unknown unknown dry[6]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.38north.org/2021/05/north-koreas-cement-industry-more-than-meets-the-eye/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Upgrades reported at North Korean cement plants". Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  3. https://www.royalwhitecement.com/news/upgrades-reported-at-north-korean-cement-plants/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302062307/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-north-korea.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/international-minerals-statistics-and-information. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Spatial Finance Initiative". 2021.