in Macau, Green Island Cement Plant, can be traced back to 1882-1883 and was founded by Yu Ruiyun, a Chinese businessman. However, due to the shortage of funds, the factory was taken over by Qichang Yanghang in 1886, and the site of St. Joseph's Convent in Green Island was rented and put into operation. The raw materials of Qingzhou Cement Plant mainly come from high-quality stone materials from Yingde, Guangdong and local rocks from Qingzhou. The cement produced by Qingzhou Cement Plant is of excellent quality and is favored by the market. The products are mainly exported to mainland China and Timor.
Despite the high quality of its products, the factory was forced to shut down in 1912 due to the tension between the Portuguese government of Australia and the Qing court in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the import of raw materials was often restricted. In 1915, Qingzhou Cement Plant resumed work, but the production process was intermittent until 1927, when it gradually stabilized. In 1932, the cement export volume of the plant reached a historical peak, totaling 1 million tons. Since then, however, the export volume has continued to decline, and finally in 1936, the Macau plant of Qingzhou Cement Factory was officially closed.
In 1981, Macao Cement Plant was established and formally put into operation in 1983, which is still the only cement production enterprise in Macao. Macau Cement Plant Co., Ltd. is a grinding enterprise with an annual production capacity of 600,000 tons of cement, which is jointly controlled by three central enterprises, China Building Materials, China Construction and CITIC Group. The factory is located in Jiuao, Coloane, Macau, covering an area of 111,240 square meters, and is equipped with a special wharf with an annual throughput of 1 million tons, which greatly facilitates the import of cement and concrete raw materials and the export of products. At present, Macao Cement Plant occupies 80% of the local cement market in Macao and 30% of the commercial concrete market. In addition, the factory has gradually established a perfect cement sales network in Hong Kong, and has won the high trust and wide adoption of many large construction companies in Hong Kong. In
2024, Macao's cement consumption was 521,600 tons, down 14.87% from the previous year, and per capita cement consumption reached 758 kg.
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