Otavalo Cement Plant

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Otavalo Cement Plant (Planta de Cemento Azogues), also known as Planta Industrial Cemento / Otavalo), is an integrated cement plant operating in Otavalo, Imbabura, Ecuador.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Otavalo, Imbabura, Ecuador[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 0.240886, -78.312163 (exact)[2]


Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[3] Operating[4] 1980[4]

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
UNACEM Corp SAA [99.5%] E100001011407 [99.5%] UNACEM Ecuador SA [100.0%][5] E100002015825 [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)
1.4[6] >0

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color Primary cement type Production type Green cement technology
grey[7] blended[7] dry[8] Carbon capture, utilization, and/or storage; Alternative fuels [8]

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20250603173113/https://unacem.ec/contactenos/. Archived from the original on 03 June 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20250603172438/https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B014'27.2%22N+78%C2%B018'43.8%22W/@0.2409603,-78.3137879,1319m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d0.240886!4d-78.312163?coh=225987&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D. Archived from the original on 03 June 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Lafarge sells its cement operations in Ecuador for a total enterprise value of $553 million (405M€)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://unacem.ec/nuestra-historia/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.unacem.ec/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.holcim.com/media/media-releases/lafarge-sells-its-cement-operations-ecuador-a-total-enterprise-value-553-million-405meu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://unacem.ec/producto. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.ingetes.com.co/en/ecuador-unacem/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)