Grinding plant — Purfleet Grinding Plant
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Purfleet Grinding Plant

Purfleet, England, United Kingdom

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

Overview

Thames-side grinding plant producing blast-furnace cement.

What's done here
  • Cement grinding
Key events

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

  1. 1873
    Operator founded
    Heidelberg Materials AG
    Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
  2. Kiln technology in service
    Grinding only (no kiln)
    Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
  3. Nameplate capacity
    1.00 Mt/y cement
    Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
  4. Operator listed
    FWB: HEI (DAX)
    Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
  5. today
    Current status
    Operating
    Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Every field & its source

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FieldValueSource
Site namePurfleet Grinding PlantGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
CityPurfleet, EnglandGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
CountryUnited Kingdom (GB)Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Operating companyHeidelberg Materials UKGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Site typeGrinding plantGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Operating statusOperatingGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Founded / commissionedGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Capacity1.00 Mt/y cementGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
ProductionGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
CO₂ intensityGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
EmployeesGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Kiln technologyGrinding only (no kiln)Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Alternative fuelsGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
ActivitiesCement grindingGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
DescriptionThames-side grinding plant producing blast-furnace cement.Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
Coordinates51.4718, 0.2617Global Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant
WebsiteGlobal Energy Monitor — Heidelberg Materials UK Purfleet Cement Plant

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