Korea Building Materials Sunchon Cement Plant

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Korea Building Materials Sunchon Cement Plant (한국건자재 순천시멘트공장) is an integrated cement plant operating in Ŭnsan, South Pyongan, North Korea.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Ŭnsan, South Pyongan, North Korea:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 39.444614, 126.022626 (exact)

Background

In 2023, the Sunchon cement plant near Pyongyang has installed a multi-channel pulverised-coal burner. The upgrade has allowed the unit to both save coal and increase cement production.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1973

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%])	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)
3.5	>0	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type
unknown	unknown	dry

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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.