Otjiwarongo Cement Plant

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Otjiwarongo Cement Plant, also known as Whale Rock Cement Plant), is a grinding cement plant operating in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): -20.419375, 16.675476 (exact)

Background

In 2022, the plant was briefly shut down by the Ministry of Labor, Industrial Relations and Employment creation due to human rights violations. The plant failed to meet labor laws putting workers at health and safety risks.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
grinding	Operating	2018

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
Hong Xiang Holdings Ltd [70.0%]; unknown [30.0%]	E100002005940 [70.0%]; E100000132388 [30.0%]	Whale Rock Cement Pty Ltd [100.0%]	E100002005935 [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	–	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type
unknown	unknown

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Additional data

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