LafargeHolcim Maroc Meknes Cement Plant

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LafargeHolcim Maroc Meknes Cement Plant (مصنع إسنمت لافارج هولسيم المغرب بمدينة مكنس) is an integrated cement plant operating in Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.910459, -5.495390 (exact)[2]

Background

The Meknes Cement Plant began production in 1953, but has undergone huge expansion over the years, including conversion from wet to dry production and the installation of a second production line in 1993, which raised total cement production to 1.75 million tonnes per year.[3][4]

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[1] operating[1] 1953[5]

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
LafargeHolcim Maroc SA [100.0%] E100002006206 [100.0%] LafargeHolcim Maroc SA [100.0%][6] E100002006206 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity Clinker capacity
1.75[5] 1.10[7]

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

Primary cement color Primary cement type Clinker substitution rate 2024 -2025 Cement production
grey[8] blended[8] 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
dry[5] 2 (exact)[5] unknown yes[5] yes[5] unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS Alternative fuel Clay calcination
no yes; unknown[9] no

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.lafargeholcim.ma/fr/Implantation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9103594;-5.4956292;532m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Usine Lafarge Meknès : Historique et Processus | PDF | Ciment | Énergie et ressources". www.scribd.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Rapport de Stage à LafargeHolcim Meknès | PDF | Ciment | Informatique". www.scribd.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://www.scribd.com/document/366174481/Rapport-de-Stage-LafargeHolcim-Meknes-2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.lafargeholcim.ma/fr/contacts. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/document/429709860/Recherche-Guedira. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.lafargeholcim.ma/fr/fondation-et-structure. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.lafargeholcim.ma/fr/la-nouvelle-cimenterie-agadir-souss-est-operationnelle. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)