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The market for "Cement" in this report is analyzed by the following product
types - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement. The report
provides separate comprehensive analytics for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. This report analyzes the
worldwide markets for Cement in Thousand Tonnes.

The market for Cement is also analyzed for select markets (US, France, Germany,
Italy, China, India, and South Africa) by the following construction sectors :

- Residential Building Construction,

- Non-residential Building Construction

- Non-building Construction.

In addition, analysis for two major `Cement` markets, including China and India,
includes market estimates and forecasts by the following five markets -
Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Concrete Products Producers, Construction
Contractors, consumers, and Others. Annual forecasts are provided for each
region for the period of 2006 through 2015. A five-year historic analysis is
also provided for these markets.

The report profiles 480 companies including many key and niche players worldwide
such as Aditya Birla Group, Buzzi Unicem SpA, CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V., Cimentos de
Portugal SGPS SA., CRH, HeidelbergCement AG, Holcim Ltd., Italcementi S.P.A,
Lafarge North America, Inc., Lafarge S.A., Orascom Cement, Siam Cement Public
Company Limited, St. Lawrence Cement Group, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.,
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, and Votorantim Cimentos Ltda. Market data and
analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are
mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can
bind other materials together. The most important use of cement is the
production of mortar and concrete - the bonding of natural or artificial
aggregates to form a strong building material which is durable in the face of
normal environmental effects.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

Portland Cement I-3

Blended Cement I-3

Special / Other Cements I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview II-1

Introduction II-1

Table 1: Worldwide Leading Consumers of Cement by Country (in

`000 tonnes): 2003-2008E (includes corresponding Graph/

Chart) II-1

Market Overview II-2

Emerging Economies for Sustainable Growth II-2

Developed Economies in Need of a Rebound II-3

Portland to Stay Strong, Blended to Make Progress II-3

Ready-Mix Concrete to Lead Demand II-4

Production Dynamics II-4

Table 2: Worldwide Cement Production by Region (in `000

tonnes): 2003-2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5

Table 3: Worldwide Cement Production by Region: Percentage

Share Breakdown for 2007 and 2008E (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-5

Table 4: Worldwide Leading Producers of Cement by Country (in

`000 tonnes): 2003- 2008E (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-6

Table 5: Worldwide Leading Producers of Cement by Country:

Percentage Share Breakdown for 2007 and 2008E (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7

Global Cement Capacity II-7

Table 6: Worldwide Cement Production Capacity (in Million

Tonnes): 2003-2012F (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8

Per Capita Cement Consumption II-8

Table 7: Per Capita Cement Consumption (in Kgs): 2007 II-9

Industry Structure II-9

The Feisty Five II-9

Table 8: Global Cement Market - Percentage Share Breakdown by

Leading Cement Companies including Lafarge, Holcim, Cemex,

HeidelbergCement, and Italcementi: 2007 and 2008E (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-10

2. Market Trends II-11

East Asia, the Middle East - The Emerging Production Base II-11

Markets Up for Grabs II-11

Emergence Through Consolidation and Vertical Integration II-12

The Drive Towards Energy Efficiency II-12

3. Product Overview II-13

Cement Production II-13

Capital-Intensive II-14

Energy-Intensive II-14

Low Labour-Intensive II-14

Cement Types II-14

Portland Cement II-15

Portland Cement Standards II-15

Portland Cement Types II-15

Ordinary Portland Cement II-15

Moderate Sulfate Resistance Cement II-15

Rapid Hardening Cement II-16

Low Heat of Hydration Cement II-16

High Sulfate Resistance Cement II-16

Air-entraining Portland Cement II-16

Blended Cement II-17

Blended Cement Standards II-17

The European EN 197-1 Specifications for Composite Cements II-18

Blended Cement Types II-19

Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement II-19

Portland Silica Fume Cement II-19

Portland Pozzolana Cement II-19

Portland Flyash Cement II-20

Pozzolana Cement II-20

Special / Other Cements II-20

Masonry Cement II-20

Expansive Cements II-20

High Alumina Cement II-21

White Cements II-21

Colored Cements II-21

Water Proof Cement II-21

Eco Cement II-21

4. Cement Markets II-22

Ready-mix Concrete Producers II-22

Concrete Products Producers II-22

Other Markets II-23

5. Cement End-Users II-24

Residential Building Construction II-24

Non-residential Building Construction II-24

Non-building Construction II-24

6. Environmental Concerns and Considerations II-25

Pollution II-25

Global Warming II-25

Cement Sustainability Initiative - A Solution in Sight II-25

7. Recent Industry Activity II-26

Lafarge Completes Orascom Cement Acquisition II-26

ASEC Cement Acquires 35% Stake in Zahana Cement II-26

Holcim Increases Stake in ACC II-27

ACC Acquires Stake in Alcon II-27

CPC Acquires Business Assets of IMIX II-27

CPC Takes Over SSMC Holding Corp. II-27

Venezuela Acquires Cemex`s Operations II-27

CPC Takes Over Union Asphalt II-28

Eurocement Acquires Minor Stake in Holcim II-28

Lafarge Acquires Minority Interest in Meftah Cement Plant II-28

Heidelberg Merges Indian Subsidiaries with Mysore Cements II-28

Titan Group Acquires 50% Stake in Adocim Cimento II-29

Votorantim Cement Acquires Minority Stake in Cementos Bío Bío II-29

Hilal Takes Over Gulf Readymix II-29

Unicon Completes Acquisition of Kudsk & Dahl II-30

Hilal Cement Acquires Kuwait German Readymix II-30

China Shuangji Acquires Zhaoyuan Shuangji II-30

Ash Grove Cement Completes Holliday Sand Acquisition II-30

Alexandria Portland Acquires Titan Baton II-31

Holcim to Acquire Remaining Stake in ACIL II-31

Mitsubishi Acquires Robertson's Ready Mix II-31

PJ Corporation Acquires HC Asia Holding II-31

Lafarge Acquires Memphis Cement Terminal II-31

Vicat Group Takes Over Walker Group II-32

OCI Acquires Stake in Sangwon Cement II-32

Vulcan Materials Takes Over Florida Rock Industries II-33

ASEC Cement Holding Gains Majority Stake in GRD Cement II-33

Rinker Materials Completes Two Acquisitions II-33

Cemco Acquires Further Stake in Holcim II-34

Holcim Acquires Additional Shareholding in Serbian Unit II-34

Shuangma Cement to Acquire Stake in Dujiangyan Lafaji II-34

CRH to Take Over 26% Stake in Yatai Cement II-35

Titan Cement Acquires Shareholding in Henan Tianrui II-35

Huaxin Cement Concludes Capital Increase to Holcim II-35

D.G. Khan Cement to Acquire Pioneer Cement II-35

Holcim Spain to Acquire Tarmac Iberia II-35

RATM to Acquire Mika-Cement II-36

Dangote Cement to Acquire Sinoma`s Cement Plants II-36

Binani Cement to Acquire an African Cement Company II-36

ADAG Plans Acquisitions to Enter Cement Market II-36

Votorantim Merges with Prairie II-37

Holcim Vietnam and Cotec to Merge II-37

Jaykaycem to Merge with JK Cement II-37

Socam Announces Joint Venture with Lafarge II-37

Italcementi Enters Joint Venture to Construct Cement Plant II-38

Ecocem and ArcelorMittal Sign Agreement for Joint Company II-38

Vicat Group Joins Sagar Cements in Joint Venture II-38

SAIL and JAL Announce Joint Venture for Cement Production II-38

Iraq Inks Joint Venture Agreement to Up Cement Capacity II-39

Iran and Algeria Ink Agreement to Establish Cement Plant II-39

HeidelbergCement, Italcementi Sign Licensing Agreement II-39

Lafarge and C.B.M.I. Sign Agreement II-40

Ciments Français and Muhaidib Partner for New Cement Venture II-40

Dalian Dongtai Signs Agreement with Xiaoyetian Cement II-40

S.M. Wilson Secures Continental Cement Contract II-40

Sri Lanka to Award Cement Plant Contract to Aditya Birla Group II-41

Birla Signs MoU to Set-up Cement Unit II-41

Global Investment Enters into an Agreement with Bina Holding II-41

FLSmidth Secures Contract for Cement Line II-41

United Cement Signs Import Contracts II-42

JK Lakshmi Cement Establishes 3 RMC Plants in Gujarat II-42

Ohorongo Cement Constructs New Cement Plant II-42

ACC to Scale-Up RMC Business II-42

Holcim Hungaria to Construct Cement Facility II-43

Asia Cement Commences Cement Plant Construction II-43

Lafarge to Expand Business in Syria II-43

Derba Midroc Commences Cement Production II-43

Lafarge to Expand Indian Cement Production Capacity II-43

India Cements to Augment Capacity II-43

Lafarge to Commerce Operations at Indian Plant II-44

Binani Cement to Double Capacity II-44

Prakash Industries Announces New Cement Plant in India II-44

Votorantim Builds New Production Line II-44

Cimpor Cimentos to Build New Cement Plant II-45

SCG Cement Inaugurates New Cement Plant in Cambodia II-45

New Cement Factory Planned in Yemen II-45

Holcim Romania Commissions New Kiln Line II-45

Cementos Yura to Step Up Cement Production Capacity II-45

Huarun Cement Begins First Phase Construction II-46

New Cement Plant Proposed for Athi River II-46

Holcim to Expand Cement Plant in Boyaca Department II-46

Votorantim Cimentos to Expand Brazilian Cement Distribution

Operations II-46

Indocement and SG Plan to Increase Cement Production II-47

Ispat to Establish New Cement Plant II-47

Bastas Cimento Adds New Production Line II-47

Deccan Cements Announces Capacity Expansion Underway II-47

Binani Cement Expands Production Capacity in China II-48

Orient Paper to Expand Cement Business II-48

JSW Cement to Expand Cement Business II-48

Semen Bosowa to Increase Cement Production Capacity II-49

Dalmia Cement to Expand Production Capacity II-49

Binani Cement to Set up International Subsidiary II-49

Cessa to Augment Cement Production Capacity II-49

An Phu Cement to Build a Cement Plant II-50

Schwenk Group to Set up Cement Plant in Namibia II-50

Star Cement Announces Cement Capacity Expansion II-50

Sephaku Cement and Dangote Cement to Build Cement Plant in

South Africa II-50

The 1st Lao Cement Plant to Enhance Cement Production Capacity II-50

Binani and Mysore Cements to Set Up Two Cement Projects II-51

Cimentos de Portugal to Undertake Capacity Expansion II-51

JSW to Build Cement Plant in West Bengal II-51

Jaypee Group Launches Sixth Cement Plant in Haryana II-52

Vicat Group and Kazkommerts Break Ground for New Cement Plant II-52

Binani Cement Adds New Grinding Unit II-52

Vicat Commissions New Kiln in Egypt II-52

New Cement Plant Proposed in Dhamar Province in Yemen II-53

BBMG to Raise Funds Through Initial Public Offering II-53

Votorantim Cement Opens New Distribution Center II-53

Cemex to Sell Subsidiaries II-53

Cemex Plans Select Assets Divestment II-53

Pretoria Portland Divests Stake in Company II-54

Grasim Divests Stake in Shree Digvijay Cement II-54

Lafarge Divests Stake in Lafarge Titan to Titan II-54

Italcementi to Sell Assets to Sibirskiy II-55

Strabag to Withdraw from Cement Joint Venture II-55

HeidelbergCement Acquires Hanson II-55

Holcim Acquires St. Lawrence Cement II-56

Italcementi Acquires the Entire Fuping Cement II-56

Suez Cement Ups Stake in Hilal Cement II-56

Cimpor Acquires Majority Stake in Cementos Otorongo II-56

CRH Acquires Harbin Sanling Cement Plant in China II-56

JK Cement Acquires Nihon Nirman II-57

CMS Cement Acquires Sarawak Clinker II-57

Mitica Acquires Minority Stake in Titan Cement II-57

CRH Completes Cementbouw Acquisition II-57

Hydra Properties Acquires Minority Stake in RAK Cement II-58

Binani Cement Acquires Minority Stake in Chinese Plant II-58

Cemex Acquires Rinker II-58

CRH Acquires Stake in Denizli Cement and Paver Systems II-58

Granite Construction Takes Over Raisch Products II-59

Interbeton to Acquire Domiki Beton II-59

India Cements and Visaka Cement Complete Merger II-59

Aalborg Portland Group Forms Joint Venture with BMT II-59

SAIL and Jaiprakash Associates Form Joint Venture II-59

OCI and Khayyat Group Announce Joint Venture II-60

Strabag to Form Joint Venture with BaselCement II-60

Binani to Establish Cement Joint Venture with Nalco II-61

Lafarge Yunnan Government and Sign Cooperation Agreement II-61

Titan Subsidiary Signs Turnkey Contract for New Cement Plant II-61

ACC Enters into Agreement with Shiva Cement II-61

UNICEM to Commence Cement Production II-62

JSW Group to Enter into Cement Production II-62

Union Cement and Gulf Cement Complete Capacity Expansion II-62

Lafarge Shui On Announces New Production Line Inauguration II-63

CEMEX Undertakes Expansion of Bayano Plant II-63

CEMEX to Establish New Plant in Arizona II-63

Votorantim to Set Up New Cement Factory II-64

Cemex Divests U.S. Assets to CRH II-64

Taiheiyo Cement to Liquidate Kashima Remicon Group Companies II-64

Gujarat Ambuja Divests Minority Stake in Ambuja Cement II-64

Vietnam Machinery Company Constructs Cement Factory II-64

Portland Launches Expansion Project to Double Cement

Production Capacity II-65

Nghi Son to Build Cement Distribution Terminal II-65

Ambuja Cement to Double Capacity of Solan Plant II-65

Binani Cement Starts Production at Grinding Unit II-65

Ash Grove Cement Begins Construction of New Plant in Arkansas II-65

Burnpur Cement to Expand Capacity and Product Portfolio II-66

ASEC to Set Up Grey Cement Unit in Egypt II-66

Aditya Birla Group to Expand Cement Production Capacity II-66

Suez Cement Group Expands Operations in Ready-mix Concrete II-66

JK Lakshmi to Expand Cement and Ready-Mix Concrete Business II-67

Nghi Son to Build Second Production Line for Cement Plant II-67

PPC to Expand Gaborone Facilities II-67

Lehigh Cement to Expand and Modernize Cement Plant II-67

OCI Announces Construction of Greenfield Cement Plant II-68

OCI Establishes New Cement Plant II-68

HeidelbergCement Brings New Cement Plant On Stream in China II-69

Votorantim Announces Brazilian Plant Expansion Program II-69

PPC to Expand and Upgrade Inland Cement Milling Project II-69

CEMEX to Build Cement Manufacturing Plant in Arizona II-70

HeidelbergCement to Divest Cement Companies to Damnaz Cement II-70

8. Product Launches II-71

Taiheiyo Cement Introduces Grand Premium Cement II-71

Derba Midroc Introduces Dejen Cement II-71

CEMEX Expands Cement Portfolio with Two New Products II-71

Orient Cement Introduces Birla Excel II-71

9. Focus on Select Players II-72

Aditya Birla Group (India) II-72

Buzzi Unicem SpA (Italy) II-72

Table 9: Buzzi Unicem Cement Manufacturing Plants and Cement

Manufacturing Capacity (in `000 tonnes): 2007 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-73

CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V. (Mexico) II-73

Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA. (Portugal) II-74

CRH (Ireland) II-74

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany) II-74

Holcim Ltd. (Switzerland) II-74

Italcementi S.P.A (Italy) II-75

Lafarge North America, Inc. (US) II-75

Lafarge S.A. (France) II-75

Orascom Cement (Egypt) II-76

Siam Cement Public Company Limited (Thailand) II-77

St. Lawrence Cement Group (Canada) II-77

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. (Japan) II-77

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (Japan) II-77

Votorantim Cimentos Ltda. (Brazil) II-78

10. Global Market Perspective II-79

Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes

for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-79

Table 11: World 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin

America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006,

2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-80

Table 12: World Historic Review Analysis for Cement by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific,

Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently

Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through

2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-81

Cement Demand by Cement Type II-82

Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Portland Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand

Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-82

Table 14: World 10-Year Perspective for Portland Cement by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific,

Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006,

2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-83

Table 15: World Historic Review Analysis for Portland Cement

by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets

Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for

Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-84

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Blended Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand

Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-85

Table 17: World 10-Year Perspective for Blended Cement by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific,

Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006,

2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-86

Table 18: World Historic Review Analysis for Blended Cement by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific,

Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently

Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through

2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-87

Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Special / Other Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East &

Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in

Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-88

Table 20: World 10-Year Perspective for Special / Other Cement

by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes

for Years 2006, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-89

Table 21: World Historic Review Analysis for Special / Other

Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets

Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for

Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-90

Cement Demand by End-use Sector II-91

Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Cement Demand in Residential Sector by Select Geographic

Markets - China, India, US, Italy, France, Germany, South

Africa Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand

Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-91

Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Cement Demand in Non-Residential Sector by Select Geographic

Markets - China, India, US, Italy, France, Germany, South

Africa Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand

Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-91

Table 24: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Cement Demand in Non-Building Sector by Select Geographic

Markets - China, India, US, Italy, France, Germany, South

Africa Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand

Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-92

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