Cement Production by Country

Top Cement Producing Countries In The World

Cement Production by Country Cement is a fine powder commonly used as a binder in construction. When the substance is mixed with water, gravel, and sand, concrete is formed. Mixing cement, water, sand, and lime will create mortar. Cement is manufactured from different materials including limestone, chalk, shells, or marble combined with clay, iron ore, silica sand, shale, and slate. These resources are heated to high temperatures to form a rock-like material which is subsequently ground to form cement.

Cement Companies of USA produce 4% and above of the world’s Cement, that makes the USA 3rd largest cement producer in the world after India and China. Most of the top cement companies in USA are multinationals companies having origins in Ireland, Switzerland, and Mexico. LafargeHolcim Swiss multinational company is the world’s largest cement manufacturer with a cement production capacity of 286.6 Million Tonnes and 180 cement production plants.

1. China

In 2014, China produced 2,500 million metric tons of cement. The nation has the world’s largest cement industry. China is urbanizing at a rapid rate characterized by the growth of small and large cities and metropolises. More and more people in China are moving from rural areas into cities every year and the government has invested in infrastructure from roads, railways, and buildings.

The majority of residents in China live in structures made from cement (unlike some countries like the US where many houses are built of wood). Most of the country’s cement companies are owned by the state and therefore access cheap capital and government support.

These factors have boosted over-production. The cement industry in China has been praised and criticized in equal measure. While improved infrastructure has expanded the Chinese economy, large-scale cement manufacture has also contributed to massive environmental pollution.

2. India

India’s cement industry produced 280 million metric tons in 2014. Cement production in the country records a 5-6% growth annually. The top players in the nation’s cement sector are Ultratech Cement which commands 22% of the domestic market followed by ACC and Ambuja with an estimated 15% and 13% market share respectively. Residential real-estate construction is the biggest consumer of cement in India. Infrastructure and commercial real-estate construction in addition to industrial development are other cement users in the country.

3. The United States

The US is home to the third largest cement industry in the world. In 2014, 83 million metric tons of cement was produced in the nation. 34 American states have cement manufacturing plants. The states of Texas, Missouri, Alabama, California, and Florida produced nearly half of the total cement manufacturers in the US in 2013.

The US also has two plants located in Puerto Rico. In 2015, 10% of the cement consumed in the nation was imported with the bulk coming from Greece and Canada. Portland cement in the US is produced by leading companies such as CEMEX, Lehigh Hanson Inc., Texas Industries Inc., and LafargeHolcim.

4. Iran

The total cement produced in Iran in 2014 amounted to 75 million metric tons. The country has increased its capacity to become the largest cement producer in the Middle East. Iran is a major cement exporter destined for countries such as Iraq, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. In 2015, the country had 71 cement plants which together have a capacity of 80.6 million tons/year. The leading cement companies such as Fars and Khuzestan Cement Company and Ghadir Investment Company are backed by the government.

5. LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim cement was established in the year 2015 by the merger of the Swiss cement producer company Holcim and the French construction company Lafarge. 220 nos of Large Cement Companies in us

LafargeHolcim has a currently present in 70+ countries in the world and currently 72,452+ employes across its multiple operations also largest Cement Factory in USA.

6. Cemex

Cemex company 5th in the list of the top 10 cement companies in the world. Cemenx producing 87.09 MT(Million Tonnes )of cement last year, with an estimated production capacity of cement 93 million tonnes across the world its 56 cement production factories

7. Buzzi Unicem

Buzzi Unicem cement is basically an Italian company and one of the top cement producer companies in the USA. Buzzi Unicem US headquarters located in Pennsylvania. Buzzi Unicem has 7 cement factories in the USA with a total production capacity of 9 million tons per year.

8. Ash Grove Cement

Ash Grove was basically from a USA company, but it was currently acquired by CRH plc, it is basically an Ireland building materials company. Ash Grove company is one of the top cement producing companies in the USA, with more than 135 years in the country, and it is known for its quality cement production.

Emerging Trends

The manufacture of cement is associated with the release of greenhouse gasses. Urbanizing countries such as India and China have been blamed for the increasing cement-related pollution. The concept of green cement was developed as a substitute for the current methods of producing cement. Green cement uses less natural raw materials, energy, and water and it is emerging as a replacement for Portland cement. Research is ongoing to develop innovative manufacturing methods of green cement with the aim of reducing and even eliminating the emission of greenhouse gasses and other toxic pollutants.