Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corp Chichibu Cement Plant

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Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corp Chichibu Cement Plant (太平洋セメント秩父セメント工場), also known as Chichibu Factory, is an integrated cement plant operating in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.028038, 139.095128 (exact)[1]

Background

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation ("Pacific Ocean Cement Corporation") (太平洋セメント株式会社, Taiheiyō Semento Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese cement company, formed in 1998 with the merger of Chichibu Onoda (itself a merger of Chichibu Cement and Onoda Cement) and Nihon Cement (formerly Asano Cement).[2]

Chichibu Cement Co., Ltd. was founded in 1922. Chichibu No. 1 Factory was completed and began operations in 1925 and the Chichibu No. 2 Factory was completed and started operation in 1956.[3][4]

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[1] operating[1] 1925[1]

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
Taiheiyo Cement Corp [100.0%] E100001000932 [100.0%] Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corp [100.0%] (秩父太平洋セメント株式会社 (Japanese) [100.0%])[1] E100002006140 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity Clinker capacity
0.21[5] unknown

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

Primary cement color Primary cement type Clinker substitution rate 2024 -2025 Cement production
unknown opc[6] 0–5% 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[7] 1 (exact)[7] unknown yes[7] unknown unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS Alternative fuel Clay calcination
no yes; refuse derived fuel (RDF)[5] unknown[8]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://www.ct-cement.co.jp/company/#01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Taiheiyo Cement". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "会社情報 - 秩父太平洋セメント株式会社". 秩父太平洋セメント株式会社 - 夜祭や芝桜で有名な埼玉県秩父市に本社を置き、秩父市の三輪鉱山と群馬県神流町の叶山鉱山で石灰石を採掘し、秩父工場では石灰石製品や特殊セメント等の製造を行っています。 (in 日本語). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  4. "History|About Us:TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION". www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.ct-cement.co.jp/business/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english/service_product/cement/syouhin_i.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0280591;139.0941214;531m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english/csr/env_management_fr.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)