Taiheiyo Cement Ofunato Cement Plant
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Taiheiyo Cement Ofunato Cement Plant (太平洋セメント大船渡セメント工場) is an integrated cement plant operating in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Ofunato, Iwate, Japan[1]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 39.071193, 141.731349 (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]
The operations at the plant was suspended during the Great East Japan Earthquake from March 2011 and resumed operates a year later in June 2012.[3] Taiheiyo and Erex started commercial operations of a 75 MW biomass power station at the Ofunato Plant in January 2020.[4][3]
In January 2024, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. received an order from Taiheiyo Cement Corporation for the replacement of an existing steam turbine generator at their Ofunato Plant. The new equipment will have an electric power generation output of 12.5 MW and will make use of waste heat from the firing stage of the cement production process. The project is scheduled to commence operations in October 2025.[5]
Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[6] | Operating[1] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiheiyo Cement Corp [100.0%] | E100001000932 [100.0%] | Taiheiyo Cement Corp [100.0%] (太平洋セメント株式会社 (Japanese) [100%])[1] | E100001000932 [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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.98[7] | 1.966[7] | – |
Table 4: Cement Production
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Production type | Green cement technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | opc[8] | dry[9] | Alternative fuels [10] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english/company/address.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Taiheiyo Cement". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About Taiheiyo Cement" (PDF). Taiheiyo Cement. 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Announcement for starting commercial operation of the "Ofunato Biomass Power Plant" in Iwate-ken | erex". www.erex.co.jp. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ "News & Events". Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250306194838/https://issuu.com/cemweek/docs/cwm8. Archived from the original on 06 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/asia-and-pacific#jpn.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english/service_product/cement/syouhin_i.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english/csr/pdf/data/2023/rep_03.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english/csr/pdf/data/2023/rep_06.pdf.
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