Sampyo Cement Samcheok Cement Plant

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Sampyo Cement Samcheok Cement Plant (삼표시멘트 삼척시멘트공장) is an integrated cement plant operating in Samcheok, Gangwon, South Korea.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Samcheok, Gangwon, South Korea:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.427431, 129.179791 (exact)

Background

The Sampyo Cement Samcheok Plant, was established in 1957 as Tongyang Cement, the plant has evolved over the decades and was rebranded as Sampyo Cement in 2017.

The Samcheok Plant boasts an annual production capacity of approximately 11 million tonnes per annum of cement. It is equipped with seven fully automated New Suspension Preheater (NSP) kilns and mills capable of producing 560 tonnes of clinker per hour.

Sampyo Cement replaced bunker C oil with bituminous coal as kiln fuel, contributing to significant energy savings.

The Samcheok Plant has implemented measures to enhance environmental sustainability, including the establishment of a large recycling resource warehouse to manage and utilize waste materials effectively.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1957

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
Sampyo Cement Co Ltd [100.0%]	E100002006869 [100.0%]	Sampyo Cement Co Ltd [100.0%] (삼표시멘트(주) (Korean) [100%])	E100002006869 [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)
10.09	10.045	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type	Green cement technology
grey	opc	dry	Alternative fuels

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Additional data

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