Overview

Global Energy Monitor's Global Cement and Concrete Tracker (GCCT) tracks cement and clinker plants around the world, revealing capacity distribution, production methods, and pathways for reducing emissions from clinker production.

The Global Cement and Concrete Tracker (GCCT) provides information on global integrated, grinding, and clinker only plants, including all plants that have been proposed or under construction since 2018 and retired or mothballed since 2021. The GCCT provides asset-level data on location, ownership, operating status, annual clinker and cement capacity, existing and developing kiln numbers, plant-level production, and production methods including relevant green cement technology.

Integrated cement plants consist of multiple units, centered around kilns for clinker production and grinding mills to produce finished cement. Grinding plants consist only of grinding mills, with no clinker producing capacity. Clinker only plants consist only of kilns for clinker production, with no cement grinding capacity. Clinker, the binding element of cement, is typically produced through coal- or oil-fueled combustion due to high heat requirements (1,500°C), which necessitates the use of high-carbon fuels. The GCCT does not capture the historic capacity of all units that have been retired or mothballed within operating plants beyond the dates outlined above. Each plant included in the tracker is linked to a wiki page on GEM.wiki that provides additional details.

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