Vogelstruisfontein Cement Plant

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Vogelstruisfontein Cement Plant, also known as Roodepoort Cement Plant), is a grinding cement plant operating in Vogelstruisfontein, Randburg, South Africa.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Vogelstruisfontein, Randburg, South Africa[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): -26.181636, 27.884593 (exact)[1]


Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
grinding[2] Operating[3] 1935[2]

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
Rand Merchant Bank [32.0%]; Nedbank Group Ltd [17.2%]; small shareholder(s) [15.2%]; ABSA Group Ltd [12.4%]; Standard Bank Group Ltd [10.3%]; Old Mutual Specialised Finance Pty Ltd [7.7%]; Ninety One Group [5.8%] E100002005128 [32.0%]; E100002005129 [17.2%]; E100001015587 [15.2%]; E100002005130 [12.4%]; E100001016501 [10.3%]; E100002005131 [7.7%]; E100002005132 [5.8%] Afrisam (South Africa) Pty Ltd [100.0%][4] E100002005114 [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[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/roodepoort-cement-plant-the-birthplace-of-afrisam-2021-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://engineeringnews.co.za/print-version/roodepoort-cement-plant-the-birthplace-of-afrisam-2021-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.globalcement.com/magazine/articles/894-the-cement-industries-of-southern-africa. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20250305021347/https://www.afrisam.co.za/our-history/. Archived from the original on 05 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.afrisam.co.za/products/cement/#:~:text=AfriSam%20High%20Strength%20Cement%20is;concrete%2C%20shotcrete%20and%20mining%20operations. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)