Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo Madingou Cement Plant

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Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo Madingou Cement Plant (Cimenterie de Loutété), also known as Loutété Cement Plant, is an integrated cement plant operating in Madingou, Bouenza, Republic of the Congo.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Madingou, Bouenza, Republic of the Congo:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): -4.289625, 13.857125 (exact)

Background

In a 2007 post, it was revealed that Congolese workers were only being paid 20,000 CFA per month, 29,000 CFA less than what was promised. Workers also complained of internal discriminatory employee hierarchies and anti-union policies.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	operating	2004

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo [100.0%]	E100002006379 [100.0%]	Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo [100.0%] (Société nouvelle de Ciment du Congo (SONOCC) (French) [100.0%])	E100002006379 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
0.30	0.37

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

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
unknown	unknown	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	1 (approximate)	unknown	yes	unknown	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	no	no

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