Illustrative photography of this facility class — not a photograph of the specific site.
Overview
Ireland's largest cement plant.
What's done here
- Grey cement
- Alternative fuels
Production & operations
Key events
Milestones reconstructed from the public record for this site and its operator.
- 1970Operator foundedCRH plcIrish Cement
- —Kiln technology in serviceDry — precalcinerIrish Cement
- —Alternative-fuel substitution65%Irish Cement
- —Operator listedNYSE: CRHIrish Cement
- todayCurrent statusOperatingIrish Cement
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.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Site name | Platin Plant | Irish Cement |
| City | Drogheda | Irish Cement |
| Country | Ireland (IE) | Irish Cement |
| Operating company | Irish Cement (CRH) | Irish Cement |
| Site type | Integrated cement plant | Irish Cement |
| Operating status | Operating | Irish Cement |
| Founded / commissioned | — | Irish Cement |
| Capacity | — | Irish Cement |
| Production | ~2.5 Mt cement/y | Irish Cement |
| CO₂ intensity | ~610 kg CO₂/t cement | Irish Cement |
| Employees | 280 | Irish Cement |
| Kiln technology | Dry — precalciner | Irish Cement |
| Alternative fuels | 65% | Irish Cement |
| Activities | Grey cement · Alternative fuels | Irish Cement |
| Description | Ireland's largest cement plant. | Irish Cement |
| Coordinates | 53.6833, -6.3833 | Irish Cement |
| Website | — | Irish Cement |
Data compiled from public sources incl. company websites & Wikipedia. Unofficial visualization.