Integrated cement plant — Birkenhead Plant
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Birkenhead Plant

Birkenhead, Adelaide, Australia

Illustrative photography of this facility class — not a photograph of the specific site.

Overview

Integrated plant on the Port River with marine import/export facilities.

What's done here
  • Clinker & cement
  • Port terminal
Key events

Milestones reconstructed from the public record for this site and its operator.

  1. 1882
    Operator founded
    Adbri Limited (formerly Adelaide Brighton)
    Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
  2. Nameplate capacity
    1.60 Mt/y cement (1.30 Mt/y clinker)
    Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
  3. Operator listed
    Acquired by CRH & Barro Group (2024)
    Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
  4. today
    Current status
    Operating
    Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Every field & its source

One row per field shown anywhere in the app. Solid links are curated primary references; dashed ones run a scoped public search you can review yourself.

FieldValueSource
Site nameBirkenhead PlantGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
CityBirkenhead, AdelaideGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
CountryAustralia (AU)Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Operating companyAdbri LimitedGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Site typeIntegrated cement plantGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Operating statusOperatingGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Founded / commissionedGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Capacity1.60 Mt/y cement (1.30 Mt/y clinker)Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
ProductionGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
CO₂ intensityGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
EmployeesGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Kiln technologyGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Alternative fuelsGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
ActivitiesClinker & cement · Port terminalGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
DescriptionIntegrated plant on the Port River with marine import/export facilities.Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
Coordinates-34.8316, 138.5030Global Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant
WebsiteGlobal Energy Monitor — Adelaide Brighton Cement Birkenhead Cement Plant

Data compiled from public sources incl. company websites & Wikipedia. Unofficial visualization.