Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

The past two years have been a busy time for global cement mergers and acquisitions (M&A), especially in developed markets, with merger activity at levels not seen since before the global financial crisis, as evident from Figure 1. Here RBS' Rupert Taylor looks at the current state of play in the sector and what we might expect in 2016...

Brazil spans 8,515,767km² of land divided into 26 states, is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest country in the world. With a population of 204 million in 2015, it is the sixth most populous country world-wide. As one of the biggest global emerging and developing markets, Brazil is home to a large and busy cement sector with local and international players alike. Here, Global Cement Magazine presents an overview of Brazil's cement industry, with particular focus on recent trends and economic developments.

Following the collation of the Global Cement Directory 2016, Global Cement has once again analysed the world's top 100 cement producers and looks at apparent consumption in different markets. The report is split into two parts: Part A summarises the content of the Global Cement Directory 2016 (available separately) and ranks each of the top 100 cement producers in the world by installed capacity. Part B is an analysis of global cement production capacity trends as a function of population size. Here is presented a preview of Part A, including the top 10 cement producers in 2015 and global production data.

Azerbaijan is home to three integrated cement plants located on the western coast of the Caspian Sea. Although it is a relatively small country with a land span of 86,600km2, Azerbaijan has vast reserves of natural resources like limestone, clay, gypsum, oil and gas, which make it an ideal location for self-sufficient cement production. Global Cement Magazine visited Norm Sement in Garadagh, Baku, Azerbaijan. Chief Operations Officer Osman Nemli described the operations at Norm Sement and outlined the country's current and future cement industry.

The Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) represents over 3100 mostly medium-sized companies in the German capital goods industry. Its Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' Group, known by its German acronym AGAB, comprises producers of large industrial installations, including power generation facilities, chemical plants and cement plants. Its members include subsidiaries of the major global cement industry suppliers ABB, Alstom, Caterpillar, Claudius Peters, FLSmidth, KHD Humboldt Wedag, Linde, Siemens, ThyssenKrupp and Voith. Here AGAB presents a summary of its activities in 2014, which proved to be another challenging year.