Ohorongo Cement

Ohorongo Cement is a cement factory on farm Sargberg near Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is one of two Namibian cement factories and has a production capacity of 0.7 Mt (690,000 long tons; 770,000 short tons) per annum.[1]

Ohorongo Cement (Pty) Ltd
Industrycement
Founded2007
HeadquartersWindhoek, Namibia
Key people
Gerhard Hirth, Klaus Bauer, Peter Frank Koep
Number of employees
300 (expected 2010/2011)
Websitewww.ohorongo-cement.com

The ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the plant was held in January 2009.[2] A roof wetting celebration took place in February 2010, when the preheater tower reached its final height of 109 meters.[3] Production started in December 2010.

Initially wholly owned by the Schwenk Zement KG,[4] Ohorongo states that ownership is to be transferred to Namibian institutions over time.[5] In 2019 Schwenk still owned 69.83%, with the Development Bank of Namibia the largest minority shareholder. After the 2018 production start of Cheetah Cement, a second, larger, cement factory nearby, Schwenk offered its shareholding for sale.[1] A 2019 acquisition offer by investment company West China Cement, however, was turned down by the Namibian Competition Commission because West China already owns Cheetah Cement.[6]

References
  1. "Schwenk Zement to exit Namibia". International Cement Review. 15 March 2019.
  2. "First Step to Ohorongo Cement Production Process [[Namibia Economist]] 6 Feb 2009". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  3. Preheater is one of the tallest buildings in Namibia Die Republikein 10 Feb 2010
  4. Duddy, Jo-Maré (18 November 2009). "Billions flow for Ohorongo Cement". The Namibian.
  5. "About Us". Ohorongo cement. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. "Competition Commission turns down Chinese offer to buy Ohorongo". Informanté. 4 August 2020.
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