Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

The Republic of India has been independent from the UK since 1947. Composed of 29 States and seven Union Territories, India is the seventh-largest country by land mass, spanning 3.29km². It is the second most-populous country in the world, with 1.24bn inhabitants in 2014.¹ India had the world's third-largest economy by GDP (PPP), at US$7.28tn in 2014. It is a major hub for agriculture and tourism and has a rapidly-expanding service industry. With the second-largest cement industry in the world, India is home to a busy and diverse market. Here, Global Cement reviews India's top cement producers and trends from 2014.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Federal State comprising seven Emirates; Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain spread over 83,600km² of land. Each Emirate is governed by an absolute monarch known as an Emir, while the UAE is governed by a central president from its capital city, Abu Dhabi. With a population of 9.4 million in 2014, the UAE is a major hub for tourism, finance, real estate and retail. Here Global Cement provides an overview of the cement industry of the UAE, including its producers, recent events and its near-future outlook.

The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), which operates under the auspices of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), is a global voluntary initiative consisting of 23 cement producers, among them all of the major multinationals. Among its members are cement operations in over 100 countries around the world. Global Cement recently spoke with its Managing Director, Philippe Fonta about the CSI's Getting the Numbers Right (GNR) project, barriers to increased cement sector sustainability, the possible effects of sustained low energy prices and the likelihood of commercially-viable carbon capture and storage projects in the future.

The past 12 months have seen continued growth in the US cement sector, with demand continuing to rise rapidly following the economic crisis of 2008. Here Global Cement looks at the US cement market at the start of 2015, including production and consumption trends, the main players and possible future scenarios.

Croatia has a relatively small cement industry with five cement plants, three of which are owned by Cemex Croatia, Croatia's only oil well cement producer. The Sv Juraj cement plant in Kaštel Sućurac, Kaštela is Cemex's most energy-efficient worldwide for specific heat consumption. It is also American Petroleum Institute (API) certified for oil well cement production. Here Global Cement reports on its recent visit to the plant, where Cemex Croatia's cement operations director Marijan Vuko described the company's operations.