Technavio has announced the top seven leading vendors in their recent global cement industry outlook report. This research report also lists 10 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period.
Lead industry analyst from Technavio’s metals and minerals research team Chandrakumar B J says, “At present, the global cement market is dominated by the key players. However, we expect regional and small local players to expand their market share during the forecast period, especially in emerging economies like in the APAC and MEA region.”
The top seven global cement industry vendors
Anhui Conch Cement: Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Wuhu, China, it manufactures and sells clinkers and cement products under the brand name Conch. For FY2014, the company generated revenue of USD 9.88 billion.
It has a presence in 50 countries over South East Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe.
CEMEX: Founded in 1906 and headquartered in Mexico, Cemex manufactures, distributes, and trades cement, aggregates, asphalt, pipes, and readymix concrete.For FY2014, the company generated revenue of USD 15.71 billion.
CNBM: Established in 1984 and headquartered in Beijing, China, CNBM makes cement, commercial concrete, gypsum, rotor blade, and glass fibres. For FY2014 CNBM generated revenue of USD 19.84 billion.
Heidelberg Cement: Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, they produce and market cement and aggregates across 40 countries.
Globally, the company operates 87 cement plants (excluding its 15 JV plants), over 600 quarries and aggregate pits, and more than 1,000 ready-mixed concrete production sites.For FY2014, the company generated revenue of USD 16.76 billion.
Italcementi: Incorporated in 1864 and headquartered in Italy, it has operations in 22 countries. It operates 46 cement plants and has an annual production capacity of about 61 millions of metric tons.
The company’s industrial network comprises six terminals, 12 grinding centers, 112 aggregates quarries, and 417 concrete batching units. For FY2014, it generated USD 5.52 billion.
LafargeHolcim: Formed as a merger of Lafarge and Holcim in 2015, it is headquartered in Jona, Switzerland. It has operations in 90 countries worldwide. For FY2014, the combined net sales of the group were about USD 34.56 billion.
Taiwan Cement: Established in 1946 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, it makes cement, cement products, and readymix concrete. It has facilities across China and Taiwan. Revenue for FY2014 (December 31, 2014) was USD 3.9 billion.
The 10 other prominent vendors highlighted in Technavio’s report include China Resources Cement Holdings, UltraTech Cement, Taiheiyo Cement, China Tianrui Group Cement, Dalmia Bharat, Lucky Cement, Colacem, Buzzi Unicem, CIMPOR, and Ube Industries.
