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Cement Manufacturing Industry Statistics

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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The cement manufacturing industry at a glance

Global cement production was approximately 4.0 billion tonnes in 2024, with China accounting for about 47.5% of output and India remaining the second-largest producer.

4.0B tonnes[71]
Global production, 2024
47.5%[27]
China share, 2024
$17B[71]
U.S. shipment value, 2024
4.3%[95]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2035
Market size
The global cement market was valued at $410.0 billion in 2025, according to Emergen Research. In physical terms, global cement production was approximately 4.0 billion tonnes in 2024, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.[95][71]
Forecast & CAGR
Emergen Research forecasts the global cement market to increase from $410.0 billion in 2025 to $626.0 billion by 2035, representing a 4.3% CAGR from 2026 to 2035. A separate 2026 estimate from The Insight Partners projects a more moderate 2.53% CAGR from 2026 to 2034, illustrating the variation between market definitions and methodologies.[95][96]
Market share & regions
China produced approximately 1.9 billion tonnes in 2024, equal to about 47.5% of world output, while India produced 450 million tonnes, or roughly 11.3%. Cement Europe reports 2024 shares of 4.5% for Europe, 2.2% for the United States and 34.7% for other regions.[27]
Segmentation
The market is commonly segmented by product type and end use. Emergen Research identifies Portland, blended and other cement types, with Portland holding a 61.4% share in 2025, while applications include residential and non-residential construction.[95]
Key players & concentration
The industry is concentrated among large multinational producers, including Holcim, Heidelberg Materials, Cemex and major regional groups. Production remains geographically concentrated: China and India together accounted for approximately 58.8% of global cement output in 2024, based on USGS country estimates.[27][71]
Pricing
In the United States, the average cement mill unit value rose from $150 per metric ton in 2023 to an estimated $160 per metric ton in 2024. U.S. cement shipments totaled approximately 110 million tonnes in 2024 and were valued at $17 billion.[71]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Infrastructure investment, urbanization and construction activity remain primary demand drivers, while decarbonization is reshaping production through blended cement, alternative fuels and lower-clinker formulations. The principal challenges are energy intensity, carbon emissions, excess capacity in some markets and weak Chinese construction demand; global output fell from 4.1 billion tonnes in 2023 to 4.0 billion tonnes in 2024.[71][95][97]
Consumer behavior & competition
In the United States, ready-mixed concrete producers purchased an estimated 70% to 75% of cement sales in 2024, followed by concrete-product manufacturers at 12% and contractors at 8% to 10%. Competition is strongly regional because cement is bulky and transport costs favor producers with nearby plants, terminals and distribution networks.[71]
M&A
M&A activity has continued to broaden cement producers into wider building-materials portfolios. Heidelberg Materials completed its acquisition of Giant Cement Holding in April 2025, adding a cement plant, terminals and an alternative-fuel recycling business, while Holcim reported four acquisitions in 2025 and completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Cementos Pacasmayo in Peru in March 2026.[32][29]
Regulation
U.S. cement plants are subject to EPA hazardous-air-pollutant standards and effluent guidelines. Under the federal ozone-season implementation requirements, covered cement kilns emitting or potentially emitting at least 100 tons of NOx per year must meet applicable limits, including 2.8 pounds of NOx per ton of clinker for preheater/precalciner kilns.[98][47]
Latest news
In March 2026, Holcim announced an agreement to acquire building-materials and solutions operations in Colombia from Cemex for $485 million, including the Caracolito cement plant and more than 20 additional production sites. The transaction was projected to add approximately $360 million in 2026 net sales and expand Holcim’s Latin American footprint.[29]
report visual · Projection

U.S. cement average mill unit value

U.S. cement average mill unit value grew from 125 USD per metric ton in 2020 to 160 USD per metric ton in 2024.

$125
Start
+6.37%
CAGR · 4y
$160
Projected
20202024
source-verifiedpubs.usgs.gov2024

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Cement Manufacturing Industry

The leading companies in the cement manufacturing industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Votorantim Cimentos leads Gitnux's 2026 cement manufacturing ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with 37 million tonnes of cement sold in 2025. Heidelberg Materials is the runner-up at 9.2, with cement and aggregates described as its core products across around 50 countries.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in cement

    Votorantim Cimentos

    BR

    Ranked #1 · 9.4 · Cement

    Why we picked it: It sells large-scale cement output through a Brazil-led footprint spanning nine countries.

    See in ranking ↓Visit votorantimcimentos.com ↗

  2. #2 overall

    Heidelberg Materials

    DE

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Cement

    Why we picked it: It positions cement and aggregates as core offerings across roughly 50 countries.

    See in ranking ↓Visit heidelbergmaterials.com ↗

  3. #3 overall

    Holcim

    CH

    Ranked #3 · 9.2 · Cement

    Why we picked it: Its cement brands, including ECOPlanet, run across 43 markets in building materials.

    See in ranking ↓Visit holcim.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. No other segment places in the top 5, so picks 2 and 3 follow rank.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the cement manufacturing industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Votorantim Cimentos

Cement · BR

9.4
2

Heidelberg Materials

Cement · DE

9.2
3

Holcim

Cement · CH

9.2
4

UltraTech Cement

Cement · IN

9.1
5

CRH

Cement · IE

8.9
6

Buzzi

Cement and ready-mix concrete across Europe and the Americas · IT

8.9
7

Dalmia Bharat

Cement production across India · IN

8.8
8

Taiheiyo Cement

Cement production, Japan and North America · JP

8.7
9

Shree Cement

Cement and clinker production, India · IN

7.9
10

Anhui Conch Cement

Integrated cement and clinker production, China and Asia · CN

7.9

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the cement manufacturing industry. In Cement Manufacturing Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cement-manufacturing-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Technology and innovation data emphasize automation and AI in kiln and mill operations, including 5% throughput increase at Cemex’s Balcones plant after AI autopilot in 2025.

AI in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 3% was the energy saving at Cemex’s Balcones cement plant after AI-enabled autopilot operation in 2025, United States.[1]
  • Nearly 30 kilns were monitored by Cemex’s MARIA artificial-intelligence system in Mexico.[2]
  • 1 cement plant was reported by McKinsey as applying AI in autonomous mode with improvements in throughput and energy efficiency.[3]
  • 50 cement mills were monitored by Cemex’s MARIA artificial-intelligence system in Mexico.[2]
  • 100% of critical production assets at Cemex’s Balcones cement plant were AI-enabled in 2025, United States.[1]
  • 5% was the throughput increase at Cemex’s Balcones cement plant after AI-enabled autopilot operation in 2025, United States.[1]

Automation in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 50 cement mills were included in Cemex’s Mexican network using automated AI monitoring through MARIA.[2]
  • 100% of Ambuja Cements’ plants were included in the company’s stated certification target while it expanded in-plant automation, India.[4]
  • 3 asset classes—raw mills, kilns and finish mills—were operated in automated AI autopilot mode at Cemex’s Balcones plant in 2025, United States.[1]
  • 10–15% was the estimated productivity saving from automation and robotics in cement manufacturing, according to the CYMANII sector roadmap.[5]
  • 5% was the production-throughput increase delivered by automated autopilot operation at Cemex’s Balcones cement plant in 2025, United States.[1]
  • $4–$9 per tonne of cement was the estimated margin improvement associated with digitalisation and sustainability initiatives in cement manufacturing.[5]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[6]
  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[7]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[6]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[8]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[8]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[8]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[8]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[9]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[9]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[9]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[6]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[10]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[9]
  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[11]
  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[12]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[13]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[12]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data and analytics show operational gains tied to integrated data platforms and AI-driven process control, including a 3.2% reduction in specific heat consumption after AI-based process-control improvements.

Business intelligence in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 90% or more of sales were conducted through the customer app where applicable in TITAN’s digital customer program in 2024.[14]
  • 297 community initiatives were completed by TITAN in 2024 while its digitalized operations supported broader performance management and reporting.[14]
  • 5,400 employees worked for TITAN across its cement operations and infrastructure in 2019, supported by an integrated real-time data platform.[15]
  • 14 cement plants and related infrastructure sites were covered by TITAN’s integrated real-time data platform in 2019.[15]
  • 80% was the reduction in physical servers reported by Bestway Cement after deploying SAP S/4HANA across its four manufacturing sites in Pakistan in 2019.[16]
  • 80% is TITAN’s target share of sales orders to be placed through digital channels by 2029.[14]

Data analytics in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 25% was the reduction in off-spec clinker output at a Spanish cement plant using AI-predicted free-lime measurements.[17]
  • 8–9 tonnes per hour was the throughput increase reported for an AI adaptive-oxygen-control case at a cement kiln.[2]
  • More than 10% was the production increase achieved in a North American cement plant using autonomous AI optimization.[3]
  • 6% was the increase in CEMEX cement-production yield after AI solutions went live at priority plants in the company’s SmartOps program.[18]
  • 4.2% was the increase in kiln production at the Spanish cement plant after AI soft-sensor predictions were integrated into process control.[17]
  • 3.2% was the reduction in specific heat consumption at the Spanish cement plant after AI-based process-control improvements.[17]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[19]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[19]
  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[20]
  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[21]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[22]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[20]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[23]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[22]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[23]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[23]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[24]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[23]

KPIs in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 604 kilograms per tonne of cementitious material was Votorantim Cimentos’ gross specific CO2 emissions in 2022.[25]
  • 587 kilograms per tonne of cementitious material was Votorantim Cimentos’ gross specific CO2 emissions in 2023.[25]
  • 13.9% was Votorantim Cimentos’ alternative fossil-fuel rate in 2024.[25]
  • 3,581 megajoules per tonne of clinker was Votorantim Cimentos’ specific heat consumption in 2024.[25]
  • 72.5% was Votorantim Cimentos’ clinker-to-cement ratio in 2024.[25]
  • 579 kilograms per tonne of cementitious material was Votorantim Cimentos’ gross specific CO2 emissions in 2024.[25]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Strategy and growth indicators quantify capacity momentum for 2026, including 5.652 billion tonnes per year of operating global cement capacity and 58.3 million tonnes per year under development in India.

Growth in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 427 million tonnes was India’s cement production in fiscal 2024.[26]
  • 1.9 billion tonnes was China’s cement production in 2024, down 5% from 2023.[27]
  • 5.652 billion tonnes per year was operating global cement capacity in 2026.[28]
  • 6.1 billion tonnes was the tracked annual cement capacity across 3,884 plants in 171 countries in 2026.[28]
  • 58.3 million tonnes per year of cement capacity was under development in India in 2026.[28]
  • 27.5 million tonnes per year of cement capacity was retired in China over the year to 2026.[28]

Differentiation in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 70% lower carbon emissions were reported for concrete using LafargeHolcim and Solidia Technologies’ combined solutions.[29]
  • 475 kilograms of net CO₂ per tonne of cementitious material is Holcim’s 2030 cement-intensity target.[29]
  • 81.0 million tonnes per year was Cemex’s global installed cement capacity at December 31, 2024.[30]
  • 65% of Cemex’s cement offering was described as low-carbon in June 2024.[31]
  • 552 kilograms of CO₂ per tonne of cementitious material is Heidelberg Materials’ evoBuild low-carbon threshold.[32]
  • 30% is the minimum CO₂ reduction required for Heidelberg Materials’ evoBuild low-carbon cement classification.[32]

Mergers and acquisitions in the cement manufacturing industry

  • $2.1 billion was the announced value of CRH’s 2023 acquisition of Martin Marietta’s Texas cement and concrete assets.[33]
  • 14 million tonnes per year was the cement capacity acquired by Ambuja Cements in its 2024 purchase of Penna Cement.[34]
  • $3.2 billion was the announced value of Summit Materials’ 2023 acquisition of Cementos Argos’ U.S. assets.[33]
  • 39 construction-materials transactions were recorded in 2019.[35]
  • $2.1 billion was the announced value of SRM Concrete’s 2023 acquisition of Vulcan Materials’ Texas assets.[33]
  • 140 ready-mixed-concrete plants were included in Summit Materials’ 2023 acquisition of Cementos Argos’ U.S. assets.[33]

Strategic partnerships in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 60% lower CO₂ emissions per tonne of product were expected from the Lehigh Hanson and Fortera carbon-capture-and-utilization pilot.[36]
  • $17.14 million was the total award value for the cryogenic carbon-capture project involving Eagle Materials, Chart Industries and FLSmidth.[37]
  • 29 cement-technology start-ups were shortlisted by the GCCA for its 2024 Open Challenge 3 on CCUS.[38]
  • $500 million is the maximum U.S. Department of Energy funding for Heidelberg Materials’ Mitchell, Indiana, CCUS project.[32]
  • $5.895 million was the U.S. Department of Energy share of the cryogenic carbon-capture project involving Eagle Materials.[37]
  • €220 million was the European Innovation Fund support awarded to the Cementir, Aalborg Portland and Air Liquide ACCSION project.[39]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

People and workforce figures track hiring and turnover alongside training volumes, including 1,268 new employees hired by Dangote Cement in 2024.

Hiring in the cement manufacturing industry

  • Almost 1,000 new employees were hired by HeidelbergCement in growth markets including Indonesia and Central Asia in the reported year.[32]
  • 57% of managerial positions at CRH were filled internally in 2023 globally.[40]
  • 1,268 new employees were hired by Dangote Cement in 2024 across its cement operations in Nigeria and other African markets.[41]
  • 365 internships were provided by TITAN’s cement activities in 2024.[42]
  • 1,172 new employees were hired by Dangote Cement in 2022 across its cement operations in Nigeria and other African markets.[41]

Employee retention in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 23% was CRH’s employee turnover rate in 2024 globally, including seasonal employees who often return year after year.[40]
  • 8.10% was the employee turnover rate in TCC Group’s Asia cement and environmental-protection business in 2025.[43]
  • 5.1% was UNACEM’s voluntary separation rate in its cement-and-concrete segment in 2020.[44]
  • 9.7% was UNACEM’s voluntary separation rate in its cement-and-concrete segment in 2019.[44]
  • 16.4% was UNACEM’s cement-and-concrete employee turnover rate in 2019.[44]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[45]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[46]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[47]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[46]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[46]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[13]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[46]
  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[22]

Upskilling in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 13,259 Dangote Cement employees received training in 2024.[41]
  • 353,171 training hours were delivered to Dangote Cement employees in 2024.[41]
  • 313,192 training hours were delivered to Dangote Cement employees in 2022.[41]
  • 76,268 training hours were provided by Cementir Holding in 2025, exceeding 25 hours per employee.[39]
  • 16,815 Dangote Cement employees received training in 2022.[41]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction and heavy industry, the average employee eNPS was +24 in the 2026 benchmark.[48]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[48]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[48]
  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[49]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Meaningful Work received the highest driver score at 8.45 out of 10 in 2026.[48]

DEI in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 21% of INSEE Cement’s employees in Southeast Asia were women in 2023.[50]
  • 20% of China National Building Material’s Conch cement workforce was female in 2023.[50]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer and sales metrics highlight digital ordering adoption and survey coverage, including 90% of CEMEX customers across 15 countries recurrently using the Cemex Go online store in 2024.

Customer experience in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 98.0 was Cementir Holding’s overall Customer Loyalty Score for grey and white cement customers in 2024.[39]
  • 95% was Asia Cement’s customer satisfaction score in 2024, exceeding its target of 95 on an internal scale.[51]
  • 93.62 was Lucky Cement’s overall customer satisfaction score in 2023.[52]
  • 88% was Akçansa’s cement customer satisfaction rate in its latest independent survey, conducted in 2023 with 25 participants.[53]
  • 100% was Asia Cement’s response rate for its 2024 customer satisfaction survey, which collected 80 responses.[51]

Customer retention in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 53,000-plus customers across 21 countries had been onboarded to CEMEX Go by December 2022.[1]
  • 87% of CEMEX recurring customers used the Cemex Go platform in 2023.[1]
  • 50% of CEMEX main-product orders were received through Cemex Go in 2022.[1]
  • 90% of CEMEX customers across 15 countries recurrently used the Cemex Go online store to place orders in 2024.[54]
  • 75% was digital-order adoption among CEMEX pilot customers in Houston, Phoenix and the United Kingdom in 2024.[54]

Customer acquisition in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 10 countries used CEMEX Go Link integrations for ordering, invoicing and delivery-ticket processes in 2024.[54]
  • 54,000-plus SKUs were available to online users through CEMEX’s Construrama platform in 2024.[54]
  • 7 customer presentations were held by Anhui Conch Cement during its Uzbekistan promotional campaign in 2024.[55]
  • 179 tonnes of product samples were distributed by Anhui Conch Cement during its 2024 promotional activities in Uzbekistan.[55]
  • 130 outlets were used in Anhui Conch Cement’s Uzbekistan promotional activities in 2024.[55]

Customer loyalty in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 74 was CEMEX’s customer Net Promoter Score in 2024 after its digital customer-experience initiatives.[1]
  • 93.2 was Cementir Holding’s Customer Loyalty Score in 2022 for grey and white cement customers.[39]
  • 98.0 was Cementir Holding’s Customer Loyalty Score in 2024 for grey and white cement customers.[39]
  • 58.1 was Cementir Holding’s overall Net Promoter Score in 2025, reflecting customer advocacy across its cement businesses.[55]
  • 90% of CEMEX customers across 15 countries recurrently used the Cemex Go online store in 2024.[54]

Lead generation in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 49,000 customers had been onboarded to CEMEX’s omnichannel web platform by 2022, expanding its digital commercial reach.[56]
  • 2 outdoor billboards were used by Anhui Conch Cement in its Uzbekistan promotional campaign in 2024.[55]
  • 33,000 customers had been onboarded to CEMEX’s Professional Portal by 2022, creating a digital channel for professional buyers.[56]
  • 1 building-materials exhibition and sale was co-sponsored by Anhui Conch Cement in Uzbekistan in 2024.[55]
  • 20-plus advertisements were placed by Anhui Conch Cement during its Uzbekistan promotional campaign in 2024.[55]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Marketing in the cement manufacturing industry

  • ₹84.71 crore was JSW Cement’s advertisement and publicity expense in India in FY2024.[57]
  • 100 million-plus digital impressions were generated by JK Lakshmi Cement’s 2025 brand-rejuvenation campaign in India.[58]
  • More than 50 million views were delivered in one day by Adani Cement’s Zee Cinema sponsorship in India in FY2025-26.[4]
  • More than 4,000 cinema screens carried Adani Cement’s six-week campaign in India in FY2025-26.[4]
  • S/15.59 million was Cementos Pacasmayo’s advertising and promotion expense in 2025 in Peru, up from S/9.14 million in 2024.[1]

Digital marketing in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 11 million people were reached by Orient Cement’s monsoon digital campaign across six Indian states in FY2023.[59]
  • 75 was Cemex’s global net promoter score in 2025, reflecting its digital-first customer experience.[1]
  • More than 3,500 dealers were listed on Google My Business by JK Lakshmi Cement in India in FY2024.[55]
  • 36 million impressions were generated by Orient Cement’s OrientGreen launch campaign in India in FY2023.[59]
  • More than 10 million views were generated across social channels by Orient Cement’s OrientGreen campaign in India in FY2023.[59]

Branding in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 26% was UltraTech Cement’s year-on-year brand-value growth in Brand Finance India 100 2024.[60]
  • USD14.5 billion was UltraTech Cement’s brand value in Kantar BrandZ’s 2025 India ranking, placing it seventh overall.[61]
  • Second place was Shree Cement’s position among Indian building-material brands in Brand Finance India 100 2024.[60]
  • First place was UltraTech Cement’s position among Indian building-material brands in Brand Finance India 100 2024.[60]
  • 290 was UltraTech Cement’s Demand Power Score in Kantar BrandZ’s 2025 India ranking, the highest among the top 100 brands.[61]

Social media in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 55% was the increase in Facebook engagement reported by the Cement Association of Canada in 2024.[62]
  • 600,000 Facebook followers were reached by JK Lakshmi Cement in India in FY2024.[55]
  • 15% was JK Lakshmi Cement’s increase in Instagram followers in India in FY2024.[55]
  • 19.54 crore views were generated by Ramco Cements’ Tile Fix campaign film by October 31, 2026.[63]
  • 61% was the increase in Instagram engagement reported by the Cement Association of Canada in 2024.[62]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[64]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[65]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[66]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[65]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[65]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operations and execution metrics focus on energy use, plant technology, and logistics scale, including 84 million short tons of U.S. portland and blended cement produced in 2024.

Process optimization in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 65–75% heat-recovery rates are typically achieved by high-efficiency grate coolers in cement plants.[67]
  • 3–8% lower power consumption was reported in industrial implementations of model-predictive control at cement plants.[68]
  • 30% of cement-facility electricity is used for raw-material grinding and homogenization, according to IFC process data.[67]
  • 25% of cement-facility electricity is used in clinker production, according to IFC process data.[67]
  • 3.0 GJ per tonne of clinker is approximately achieved by the most modern cement plants cited by the IEA.[69]

Operational efficiency in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 5.0–6.7 MMBtu per metric tonne of clinker is consumed by typical U.S. wet kilns.[70]
  • 7.3% of U.S. kiln capacity used outdated production technology in 2019, limiting remaining efficiency gains.[70]
  • 84 million short tons of U.S. portland and blended cement were produced in 2024.[71]
  • 87 of 94 U.S. cement plants in the cited dataset used a dry-process kiln in 2022.[70]
  • 99 U.S. cement plants operated across 34 states and Puerto Rico in 2024.[71]

Quality management in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 80% of Turkish cement factories were reported to be certified under ISO 9000 quality-management systems.[39]
  • 3 Six Sigma projects were carried out in Cementir’s Turkish operations in 2024.[39]
  • 53 cement plants received Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Cement Sustainability Council certificates in 2024.[72]
  • 86% of certified cement plants had their performance data third-party verified in 2024.[72]
  • 94% of cement plants undergoing 2024 Cement Sustainability Council certification had a certified quality-management system.[72]

Supply chain in the cement manufacturing industry

  • Approximately 6.5 million cement bags were dispatched daily by UltraTech Cement in India in fiscal year 2023–24.[73]
  • 141 cement terminals were included in Holcim’s North American logistics network described in 2025 investor materials.[29]
  • 8–10% of U.S. cement sales in 2024 went to contractors.[71]
  • 70–75% of U.S. cement sales in 2024 went to ready-mixed concrete producers.[71]
  • 23% of UltraTech Cement’s transportation mix was rail-based in fiscal year 2023–24.[73]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[74]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[7]
  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[7]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[7]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[7]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Finance and pricing inputs connect price movement with margins and financing, including CEMEX’s 2.8% cement price increase in Q4 2024 versus the prior-year quarter.

Pricing strategy in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 2.8% was CEMEX’s cement price increase in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the prior-year quarter, based on reported results.[75]
  • 2% was CEMEX’s sequential cement price increase in the first quarter of 2024 on a like-for-like basis.[54]
  • 24% was Heidelberg Materials Europe’s revenue growth from 2019 to 2024 despite a 21% decline in cement volumes.[32]
  • 6.0% was the compound annual revenue growth achieved by Heidelberg Materials’ North American cement business from 2019 to 2024.[32]
  • 43.3% of Heidelberg Materials’ cement-business revenue came from sustainable products in 2024.[32]

Cost reduction in the cement manufacturing industry

  • €500 million is Heidelberg Materials’ targeted incremental savings from its Transformation Accelerator Initiative by the end of 2026.[32]
  • 20% was Holcim’s 2024 increase in recycled construction-and-demolition materials, reaching 10.2 million tonnes.[29]
  • $260 million was CEMEX’s 2024 estimated cost avoidance from alternative fuels, including avoided fossil-fuel and carbon-market costs.[54]
  • 30% was Ambuja Cements’ reduction in invoice-processing time after implementing its electronic proof-of-delivery system.[4]
  • €440 million was the cumulative savings generated by Heidelberg Materials’ Transformation Accelerator Initiative by the first half of 2026.[32]

Profitability in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 33.8% was Holcim’s 2024 recurring EBITDA-after-leases margin for cement.[29]
  • ₹5,971 crore was Ambuja Cements’ operating EBITDA in fiscal 2024–25.[4]
  • 16.7% was Cementir Holding’s return on capital employed in 2024.[39]
  • 19.5% was CRH’s adjusted EBITDA margin in 2024, up 180 basis points year over year.[40]
  • CHF3,474 million was Holcim’s recurring EBIT from cement in 2024, up 5.2% from 2023.[29]

Financial planning in the cement manufacturing industry

  • CHF3,801 million was Holcim’s 2024 free cash flow after leases, up 2.6% from 2023.[29]
  • CHF1,129 million was Holcim’s 2024 cement-product-line capital expenditure.[29]
  • CHF3.10 per share was Holcim’s proposed 2024 dividend, an 11% increase.[29]
  • $3.7 billion to $4.1 billion was CRH’s 2025 net-income guidance range.[40]
  • $5.0 billion was CRH’s net cash provided by operating activities in 2024.[40]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Product and service metrics quantify alternative fuels and low-carbon share, including 2.3 million tonnes of wastes and by-products used as alternative fuels in CRH cement plants in 2025.

Product development in the cement manufacturing industry

  • USD 250–300 million was invested in 2024 venture capital funding for alternative cement decarbonization technologies, up from approximately USD 130 million in 2023.[76]
  • 8 EU Innovation Fund grants supported Holcim carbon-capture, utilization and storage projects in 2025.[29]
  • 683 new products were launched worldwide by Holcim in 2025, including formulations using calcined clay and biochar, across its building-solutions portfolio.[29]
  • 4 consortia were formed from 15 startup pitches in the Global Cement and Concrete Association’s 2023 Innovandi Open Challenge for low-carbon concrete materials.[38]
  • 1 globally standardized low-carbon and circular product brand, evoBuild®, was established by Heidelberg Materials.[32]

Product lifecycle in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 2.3 million tonnes of wastes and by-products were used as alternative fuels in CRH cement plants in 2025.[77]
  • More than 60% of cement produced in the United States was lower-carbon cement in 2023.[36]
  • Approximately 50% of cement consumed in the United States was lower-carbon cement in 2023, up from less than 5% in 2021.[36]
  • 8 million tonnes of construction and demolition materials were recycled by Holcim in 2025, a 23.5% increase from 2024.[29]
  • 15% was CEMEX’s reduction in cement Scope 1-specific CO2 emissions in 2024 versus its 2020 baseline.[1]

After-sales in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 118,658 consumer complaints were resolved by Prism Johnson in 2023–24 across its cement and construction-materials businesses.[78]
  • 74 was CEMEX’s global Net Promoter Score in 2024, above its 2030 target of 70.[54]
  • 90% of CEMEX customers across 15 countries recurrently used the Cemex Go online store to place orders at December 31, 2024.[1]
  • More than 50% automation was achieved in CEMEX’s digital-order pilot locations by the end of 2024.[1]
  • 90% of digital orders and 86% of order automation were reached in CEMEX’s Houston market at December 31, 2025.[1]

Value proposition in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 26% of Holcim cement net sales came from ECOPlanet at the end of 2024.[29]
  • 50% is Heidelberg Materials’ 2030 target for revenue generated from sustainable products.[32]
  • 29% of Holcim ready-mix concrete net sales came from ECOPact at the end of 2024.[29]
  • 30% lower CO2 emissions were offered by Holcim’s ECOPact concrete and ECOPlanet cement compared with ordinary CEM I/OPC products in 2025.[29]
  • 50% of CRH product revenues came from products with enhanced sustainability attributes in 2025, meeting its stated target.[40]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability and ethics data track carbon intensity, safety, and fuel mix, including 35.7% of CRH kiln fuels coming from alternative fuels in 2024.

Sustainability in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 75.3 was CRH’s clinker-to-cement equivalent factor in 2024.[40]
  • 227 litres of water were consumed per metric tonne of CRH cementitious product in 2024.[40]
  • 91% of CRH quarries had rehabilitation plans implemented in 2024.[40]
  • 13 times more alternative fuel was used by the global cement industry in 2024 than in 1990.[38]
  • 12.4% was CRH’s biomass-fuel rate for kiln fuels in 2024.[40]

ESG in the cement manufacturing industry

  • More than 50% of Holcim’s ready-mix and cement net sales came from ECOPact and ECOPlanet products in 2024.[29]
  • 49% of CRH revenue came from products with enhanced sustainability attributes in 2024.[55]
  • 27,237,619 metric tonnes of gross global Scope 1 CO2 emissions were reported by CRH in 2024.[40]
  • 87.9% was CRH’s continuous-emissions-measurement coverage rate in 2024.[40]
  • 54 was Holcim’s employee net promoter score in 2024.[1]

Ethics in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 1.6 was CRH’s directly employed lost-time-injury frequency rate in 2024.[40]
  • 0.2 was CRH’s indirectly employed lost-time-injury frequency rate in 2024.[40]
  • 34 was CRH’s directly employed lost-time-injury severity rate in 2024.[40]
  • 1 directly employed fatality was recorded by CRH in 2024.[40]

CSR in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 8%–10% of U.S. cement sales went to contractors in 2024.[71]
  • 70%–75% of U.S. cement sales went to ready-mixed concrete producers in 2024.[71]
  • 99 cement plants operated in 34 U.S. states and Puerto Rico in 2024.[71]
  • 110 million tons of cement were shipped to final customers by U.S. producers in 2024.[71]
  • 12% of U.S. cement sales went to concrete-product manufacturers in 2024.[71]

Circular economy in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 227 litres of water were consumed per tonne of CRH cementitious product in 2024.[40]
  • 12.4% of CRH kiln fuels were biomass fuels in 2024.[40]
  • More than 5% of total U.S. cement consumption was displaced annually by Eco Material Technologies’ sustainable supplementary cementitious materials in 2024.[79]
  • 35.7% of CRH kiln fuels came from alternative fuels in 2024.[40]
  • 15.2% of CRH raw materials were alternative raw materials in 2024.[40]

Carbon footprint in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 52.32% of cement-production process emissions from 1930 through 2023 were offset by estimated cement-material carbonation.[80]
  • 23.89 gigatonnes was the cumulative global CO2 absorption by cement materials from 1930 through 2023.[80]
  • 27,237,619 metric tonnes was CRH’s gross global Scope 1 CO2 emissions in 2024.[40]
  • Approximately 4 billion metric tonnes of cement were manufactured globally each year, according to 2025 industry analysis.[67]
  • 37.2 million metric tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions were projected for U.S. cement production in 2024.[81]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Globalization and expansion metrics quantify cross-border flows and footprint maintenance, including 6.2% decline in Türkiye’s cement exports by value in 2024 to approximately US$4.3 billion.

Globalization in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 6.2% was the decline in Türkiye’s cement exports by value in 2024, to approximately US$4.3 billion.[27]
  • 25% was Cementir Holding’s estimated share of global traded white-cement flows in 2025.[39]
  • 39.5% was the year-on-year increase in China’s cement export volume in 2024.[94]
  • 40% of Cementir Holding’s 2.6 million tonnes of white cement and clinker sold in 2025 were exported.[39]
  • 57.6% was the year-on-year increase in China’s clinker export volume in 2024.[94]

Cultural adaptation in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 60% of Heidelberg Materials’ cement-business locations had a community-engagement plan at the end of 2025.[32]
  • 1,856 meetings with local stakeholders were held by Holcim in 2024 through its community-engagement structures.[29]
  • 100% of Holcim cement plants and grinding units were required to maintain locally managed stakeholder maps and engagement plans in 2024.[29]
  • 8.7 million euros was Heidelberg Materials’ corporate-social-responsibility spending in 2025 across community-focused activities.[32]
  • 9.7 million euros was Heidelberg Materials’ corporate-social-responsibility spending in 2024 across community-focused activities.[32]

Supplier management in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 3,466 suppliers were reported by Ambuja Cements for financial year 2024–25.[4]
  • 7,271 suppliers were reported by Ambuja Cements in financial year 2022–23.[4]
  • 52 foreign suppliers were reported by Ambuja Cements in financial year 2022–23.[4]
  • 114 Ambuja Cements suppliers were assessed during financial year 2022–23.[4]
  • 144 Ambuja Cements suppliers were classified as critical for sustainability criteria aligned with the Supplier Code of Conduct in financial year 2024–25.[4]

Stakeholder management in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 50.27 crore Indian rupees was Ambuja Cements’ reported CSR spending in financial year 2024–25.[4]
  • 39 countries had an active Holcim Community Advisory Panel in 2024.[29]
  • 18,654 people received human-rights training from Holcim in 2023.[29]
  • 18,150 people received human-rights training from Holcim in 2024.[29]
  • 95% of Holcim’s cement and grinding sites had stakeholder-engagement plans available and reviewed within the previous three years in 2023.[29]

Distribution channels in the cement manufacturing industry

  • 112 million tonnes was Vietnam’s reported cement-shipment volume in 2025.[27]
  • 12.8 million tonnes was Peru’s cement-shipment volume in 2025.[27]
  • 10.1 million tonnes was Argentina’s cement-shipment volume in 2025.[27]
  • 110 million short tons of cement were shipped to final customers in the United States in 2024, including exports.[71]
  • 3.7 million tonnes was Switzerland’s cement-shipment volume in 2025.[27]

Key questions about the cement manufacturing industry

What is the global cement market size in 2025?
Emergen Research valued the global cement market at $410.0 billion in 2025.
How fast does the global cement market be projected to grow from 2026 to 2035?
Emergen Research forecasts growth from $410.0 billion in 2025 to $626.0 billion by 2035, a 4.3% CAGR from 2026 to 2035. The Insight Partners projects 2.53% CAGR from 2026 to 2034.
Which companies lead the cement manufacturing industry?
Votorantim Cimentos leads Gitnux's 2026 cement manufacturing ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with 37 million tonnes of cement sold in 2025. Heidelberg Materials is the runner-up at 9.2, with cement and aggregates described as its core products across around 50 countries.
What technology shifts are changing cement manufacturing operations?
Decarbonization is reshaping production via blended cement, alternative fuels, and lower-clinker formulations. Digital operations include AI autopilot monitoring and AI soft-sensor integration in process control.
How concentrated is cement production globally?
China and India together accounted for approximately 58.8% of global cement output in 2024. China produced about 1.9 billion tonnes in 2024 and India about 450 million tonnes.
What regulatory NOx limit applies to covered cement kilns in the U.S.?
Covered cement kilns emitting at least 100 tons of NOx per year must meet applicable limits, including 2.8 pounds of NOx per ton of clinker for preheater/precalciner kilns.
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