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Concrete Industry Statistics

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Concrete Industry Statistics
Julian RichterWritten by Julian Richter·Edited by Nikolas Papadopoulos·Fact-checked by Rajesh Patel
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The concrete industry at a glance

The global concrete market was estimated at $1.97 trillion in 2026 and is forecast to reach $2.55 trillion by 2033, while U.S. ready-mix output remains a highly fragmented $45 billion industry.

$1.97T[71]
Global market size, 2026
3.8%[71]
Global CAGR, 2026–2033
38.9%[71]
Asia-Pacific share, 2025
$45B[72]
U.S. ready-mix value, 2025
Market size
Grand View Research estimates the global concrete market at $1.8946 trillion in 2025 and $1.9666 trillion in 2026. In the United States, the independent ready-mix concrete industry was estimated at approximately $45 billion in annual value in 2025.[71][72]
Forecast & CAGR
The global concrete market is projected to reach $2.5533 trillion by 2033, representing a 3.8% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033. Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a 4.11% CAGR over the same broad forecast period in Grand View Research’s regional outlook.[71]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 38.9% of global concrete-market revenue in 2025, making it the largest regional market. The region’s position is linked to urbanization, infrastructure investment and construction activity across China, India and Southeast Asia.[71]
Segmentation
Concrete demand is commonly segmented by type, including ready-mix, precast, sustainable and high-performance concrete; by application, including reinforced and non-reinforced concrete; and by end use, including residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure. Residential construction represented 39.77% of the global market in 2025 in Mordor Intelligence’s segmentation.[73][74]
Key players & concentration
The U.S. ready-mix market remains highly fragmented: about 6,800 plants and 70,000 mixer trucks were estimated to operate in 2025. Major competitors identified in the U.S. cement and concrete supply chain include Holcim, CRH, Buzzi Unicem, Quikrete and Heidelberg Materials, but no reliable national company-share figure was identified.[72]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is supported by urbanization, infrastructure spending and residential construction, while decarbonization is driving lower-clinker mixes, alternative binders, carbon capture and low-carbon procurement. The U.S. cement market produced an estimated 82 million tons in 2025, while cement shipments were about 100 million tons valued at $17 billion; the sector continues to face idle capacity, plant upgrades and import competition.[71][50]
Consumer behavior & competition
Concrete buyers are primarily contractors, ready-mix producers, precast manufacturers and infrastructure developers, with purchasing shaped by price, delivery reliability, specification compliance and increasingly embodied-carbon data. In U.S. cement sales during 2025, an estimated 70%–75% went to ready-mixed concrete producers, 11% to concrete-product manufacturers and 8%–10% to contractors.[50][72]
M&A
In September 2026, HCP Infrastructure acquired 100% of Holton Concrete Products, a Tennessee precast concrete pipe and structures producer; financial terms were not disclosed. In California, CalPortland’s proposed acquisition of Vulcan’s ready-mix assets was valued at approximately $712 million and led to a 2026 antitrust settlement requiring divestitures and employee protections.[75][35][76]
Regulation
The EU Construction Products Regulation 2024/3110 entered into force on January 7, 2025 and became fully applicable on January 7, 2026, introducing updated sustainability, conformity and digital-product-information requirements. California’s cement strategy targets a 40% reduction in greenhouse-gas intensity from 2019 levels by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2045.[77][78]
Latest news
The latest reported transactions include HCP Infrastructure’s September 16, 2026 acquisition of Holton Concrete Products to expand lower-carbon precast capacity. Separately, a May 21, 2026 California settlement involving CalPortland and Vulcan preserved competition by requiring divestiture of three San Diego-area ready-mix plants and protection for more than 700 jobs.[75][76]

02 Ranking

Top 9 Companies in the Concrete Industry

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

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

CRH leads Gitnux's 2026 concrete ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with 39.5 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete sold in 2025. Heidelberg Materials is the highest-ranked ready-mixed concrete producer at 8.7, with leading market positions in cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in cement and materials

    CRH

    IE

    Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Cement and materials

    Why we picked it: Its ready-mix scale is supported by 5.3% revenue growth and a 14.5% operating margin in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit crh.com ↗

  2. Leader in ready-mix concrete

    Heidelberg Materials

    DE

    Ranked #2 · 8.7 · Ready-mix concrete

    Why we picked it: Its cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete footprint aligns with 1.4% revenue growth.

    See in ranking ↓Visit heidelbergmaterials.com ↗

  3. Leader in packaged concrete

    The QUIKRETE Companies

    US

    Ranked #5 · 8.4 · Packaged concrete

    Why we picked it: Its packaged concrete focus supports demand in North America, where buyers prioritize specification compliance.

    See in ranking ↓Visit quikrete.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 9 companies in the concrete industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

CRH

Cement and materials · IE

9.1
2

Heidelberg Materials

Ready-mix concrete · DE

8.7
3

Votorantim Cimentos

Ready-mix concrete · BR

8.6
4

Holcim

Ready-mix concrete · CH

8.6
5

The QUIKRETE Companies

Packaged concrete · US

8.4
6

UltraTech Cement

Cement and ready-mix concrete, India · IN

8.4
7

Buzzi

Cement and ready-mix concrete, Europe and Americas · IT

8.1
8

Amrize

Cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates, North America · US

7.9
9

Titan

Cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates, global · CY

7.8

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 11, 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

Julian Richter. (2026, February 13). Top 9 companies in the concrete industry. In Concrete Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/concrete-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

U.S. cement shipments to final customers, including exports

U.S. cement shipments to final customers, including exports grew from 104,580 thousand metric tons in 2020 to 111,092 thousand metric tons in 2022.

104.6K
Start
+3.07%
CAGR · 2y
111.1K
Projected
20202022
source-verifiedpubs.usgs.gov2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI and automation interest is measurable, but data quality limits adoption: 78% of cement respondents cite poor data quality as a roadblock in 2026.

AI in the concrete industry

  • 11% of contractors were very or somewhat likely to adopt AI-driven robotics and automation within five years in 2025.[1]
  • 50% of cement-industry respondents said their companies use AI for tracking energy, reducing losses and minimizing waste in 2026.[2]
  • 78% of cement-industry respondents cited poor data quality as a primary AI-adoption roadblock in 2026.[2]
  • 22% of contractors were very or somewhat likely to adopt predictive-analytics AI tools within five years in 2025.[1]
  • 18% of contractors were very or somewhat likely to adopt generative-design AI within five years in 2025.[1]
  • 48.1% of construction project managers used AI daily or more often in a March–June 2026 survey.[3]

Automation in the concrete industry

  • 32% of surveyed contractors had piloted or trialed an automation solution on at least one jobsite in 2026.[4]
  • 12% of surveyed contractors had piloted or trialed a jobsite automation solution in 2025.[4]
  • 79% of surveyed contractors reported using jobsite robotics to some degree in 2026.[4]

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

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[5]
  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[5]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[5]

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

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[1]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[1]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[1]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[1]

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

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[5]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[7]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[7]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[7]

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

  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[8]
  • Across construction businesses, 33% analyze financial data and use it to inform business decisions, while 86% capture it, in 2023.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[10]
  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[11]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[8]

IoT in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction-industry IoT stakeholders, approximately 70% rated IoT as important for construction over the next 5–10 years, according to a 2025 survey.[12]
  • Across smart-building technology adopters, 39% use cloud-based building-management or automation systems, while 20% use hybrid systems, in 2024.[13]
  • Across U.S. and Canadian buildings, 90% of surveyed owners, operators, and managers reported smart capabilities in 2024.[13]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Digital operations show scale in tooling and expert systems at Heidelberg Materials, with 31% alternative-fuel rate tracked across cement operations in 2024.

Business intelligence in the concrete industry

  • More than 70 Heidelberg Materials plants had introduced the Planner digital solution by 2024.[14]
  • Almost 100 Heidelberg Materials cement plants used the root-cause-failure-analysis digital solution in 2024.[14]
  • Up to 5% energy savings were associated with Heidelberg Materials’ expert systems in mills and kilns in 2024.[14]
  • More than 280 expert systems were in operation across Heidelberg Materials’ Group in 2024.[14]
  • More than 300 active monthly users, on average, used Heidelberg Materials’ root-cause-failure-analysis tool in 2024.[14]

Data analytics in the concrete industry

  • 31% was Heidelberg Materials’ alternative-fuel rate in 2024, a production metric tracked across its cement operations.[14]
  • More than 40 Heidelberg Materials plants had wired or wireless sensors installed on critical equipment in 2024.[14]
  • 0.9% of Heidelberg Materials’ Group revenue was represented by research and development expenditure in 2024.[14]
  • €182.8 million was Heidelberg Materials’ research and development expenditure in 2024, including digital technologies and product optimisation.[14]
  • €53.4 million of development costs were capitalised by Heidelberg Materials in 2024.[14]

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

  • 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.[15]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[15]
  • 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.[16]
  • 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.[17]
  • 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.[18]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[17]

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

  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[19]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[20]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[20]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[20]
  • 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.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[20]

KPIs in the concrete industry

  • 37 kilograms per tonne was the factory-waste generation rate reported by UK precast and masonry members in 2023.[21]
  • 258 kilograms per tonne was JSW Cement’s reported carbon-dioxide net-emission intensity in the 2024–25 financial year.[22]
  • 63% of JSW Cement’s wastewater was recycled in the 2024–25 financial year.[22]
  • 31% was Heidelberg Materials’ alternative-fuel rate in 2024, compared with 30% in 2023.[14]
  • 62.89% was JSW Cement’s grinding-utilisation rate in the 2024–25 financial year.[22]
  • 30% was JSW Cement’s reduction in freshwater-withdrawal intensity reported for the 2024–25 financial year.[22]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Low-carbon product programs are tracked through branded mixes: Holcim reported 30% lower CO2 emissions for ECOPact versus ordinary concrete.

Growth in the concrete industry

  • 12% was Heidelberg Materials Europe’s compound annual growth rate in RCO between 2019 and 2025.[23]
  • CHF 7.2 billion was Holcim Europe’s net sales in 2024.[24]
  • 8% to 10% annual RCO growth is Heidelberg Materials’ North America regional target from the 2024 base year.[23]
  • 13 bolt-on acquisitions were completed by Holcim in its region during 2024.[24]
  • CHF 15.7 billion was Holcim’s net sales in 2025, according to its sustainable-offering overview.[24]
  • CHF 3.6 billion was Holcim Asia, Middle East and Africa’s net sales in 2024.[24]

Differentiation in the concrete industry

  • 50% is the maximum material-use reduction claimed for Holcim’s TectorPrint 3D-concrete-printing ink.[24]
  • 30% lower CO2 emissions is the minimum stated reduction for Holcim’s ECOPact concrete compared with ordinary concrete.[24]
  • 15% of Holcim Mexico’s concrete sales were ECOPact in 2024.[25]
  • 29% of Holcim’s ready-mix net sales came from ECOPact across 30 markets in 2024.[24]
  • 56% of Holcim Mexico’s cement sales were ECOPlanet in 2024.[25]
  • 26% of Holcim’s cement net sales came from ECOPlanet in 2024.[24]

Mergers and acquisitions in the concrete industry

  • 13 acquisitions were completed by Holcim in its region during 2024 to expand its footprint in attractive markets.[24]
  • 5 distribution terminals were included in Heidelberg Materials’ Giant Cement acquisition announced in 2024.[23]
  • 800,000 tonnes was the annual cement capacity included in Heidelberg Materials’ Giant Cement acquisition announced in 2024.[23]
  • €120 million was the enterprise value of Cementir Holding’s Nymølle Stenindustrier acquisition in Denmark in 2026.[26]
  • €30 million was the enterprise value of Cementir Holding’s 25.4% acquisition of Sinai White Portland Cement in Egypt in 2024.[26]
  • €18 million was the enterprise value of Cementir Holding’s NB Beton Group acquisition in Denmark in 2024.[26]

Strategic partnerships in the concrete industry

  • 4 low-carbon-concrete start-ups entered partnerships with cement manufacturers through the GCCA challenge in 2024.[27]
  • 90-plus companies were involved in the First Movers Coalition’s low-carbon cement initiative by 2024.[28]
  • 7% of global emissions is the approximate share attributed to concrete in the GCCA’s 2024 partnership announcement.[27]
  • 2 joint ventures for ready-mixed concrete and aggregates operate in Hong Kong within Heidelberg Materials’ Asia-Pacific network.[23]
  • 2 cement joint ventures in mainland China are part of Heidelberg Materials’ Asia-Pacific network.[23]
  • 30% lower CO2 emissions is the reduction target for Ecocem ACT technology across Bouygues Construction’s global concrete supply chain partnership.[29]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce signals show ongoing change-order pressure: U.S. general contractors reported increased change-order frequency in 2026, according to a survey of nearly 200 contractors.

Hiring in the concrete industry

  • 11,756 employees left Holcim during 2024.[24]
  • 57,020 dollars was the 2024 median annual wage for U.S. cement masons and concrete finishers.[30]
  • 1.6% growth was projected for U.S. cement-mason and concrete-finisher employment from 2024 to 2034.[30]
  • 204.8 thousand cement masons and concrete finishers were employed in the United States in the 2024–2034 occupational projection baseline.[30]
  • 17% of Holcim’s global workforce were new hires in 2024.[24]

Employee retention in the concrete industry

  • 18% was Holcim’s overall employee turnover rate in 2024.[24]
  • 89% of Holcim managers received an annual performance review in 2024.[24]
  • 9% was Holcim’s voluntary employee turnover rate in 2024.[24]
  • 68% was the reported average retention rate for the construction industry in 2025.[31]
  • 77 studies were included in a 2024 systematic review of construction employee turnover research.[32]

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.[33]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[35]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]

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

  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[10]
  • 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.[16]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]

Upskilling in the concrete industry

  • 936,918 training hours were completed by Holcim non-management employees in 2024.[24]
  • 580,527 training hours were completed by Holcim management employees in 2024.[24]
  • 29 hours was Holcim’s average annual training time per management employee in 2024.[24]
  • 21 hours was Holcim’s average annual training time per non-management employee in 2024.[24]
  • 26 hours was the average training time for female Holcim managers in 2024.[24]

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

  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[36]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, the average employee eNPS was +24 in the 2026 benchmark.[37]
  • Across real estate organizations represented in Culture Amp’s benchmark, 73% of employees were engaged based on data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[38]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[37]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[37]

DEI in the concrete industry

  • 2.2% of U.S. electricians were women in 2022.[39]
  • 18% of Holcim’s total workforce were women in 2024.[24]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Buyer experience and retention appear in customer metrics: Hanson Cement bulk-cement NPS rose from +20 to +55 in spring 2019.

Customer retention in the concrete industry

  • Hanson Cement’s bulk-cement Net Promoter Score rose from +20 to +55 in the spring 2019 survey in the UK.[40]
  • 78% of Hanson Cement bulk-cement customers were very satisfied in the spring 2019 survey, the highest level since the tracking program began in 2014.[40]
  • More than 98% of independent ready-mix companies surveyed in the UK said they were likely or extremely likely to continue using Hanson Cement in 2019.[40]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Industry audiences were quantified in 2024 campaign reporting, including 10,996 site visitors and 524 clicks for a concrete-product supplier campaign in the United States.

Marketing in the concrete industry

  • 2,391 contractors working in both residential and commercial concrete were included in Concrete Contractor magazine’s email-marketing audience in January–June 2024 in the United States.[41]
  • 6,867 other concrete, polishing and decorative-concrete contractors were included in Concrete Contractor magazine’s email-marketing audience in January–June 2024 in the United States.[41]
  • 3,085 commercial concrete and trade contractors were included in Concrete Contractor magazine’s email-marketing audience in January–June 2024 in the United States.[41]
  • 13.1% of Concrete Contractor magazine’s email-marketing audience consisted of commercial concrete and trade contractors in January–June 2024 in the United States.[41]
  • 4.5% of Concrete Contractor magazine’s email-marketing audience consisted of architectural and design firms in January–June 2024 in the United States.[41]

Digital marketing in the concrete industry

  • 10,996 site visitors were recorded during a digital campaign for a concrete-product supplier in the United States.[42]
  • 524 clicks were recorded in a digital campaign for a concrete-product supplier in the United States.[42]
  • 77,388 people were reached by a digital campaign for a concrete-product supplier in the United States.[42]
  • 5.08% was the click-through rate reported for a Google campaign run for a concrete-product supplier in the United States.[42]
  • 452 conversions were recorded in a digital campaign for a concrete-product supplier in the United States.[42]

Social media in the concrete industry

  • 20,509 Facebook fans were recorded for Concrete Contractor magazine’s social-media community in its 2024 year-to-date report.[41]
  • 10,452 Twitter followers were recorded for Concrete Contractor magazine’s social-media community in its 2024 year-to-date report.[41]
  • 1,004 LinkedIn followers were recorded for Concrete Contractor magazine’s social-media community in its 2024 year-to-date report.[41]
  • 2,507 Instagram followers were recorded for Concrete Contractor magazine’s social-media community in its 2024 year-to-date report.[41]
  • 4,500 concrete contractors were identified as having listings on LinkedIn in a 2024 construction-social-media article covering the United States and North America.[43]

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

  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[44]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 41% said in 2025 they were more likely to hire a real estate agent with a social media presence.[44]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[45]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[45]
  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[46]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational throughput indicators are concrete-specific, including an estimated 114 minutes average ready-mix delivery round-trip time in 2023.

Process optimization in the concrete industry

  • 47 aggregates quarries were operated by CEMEX in the United States at December 31, 2024.[47]
  • 14.1 million tons per year was CEMEX’s installed U.S. cement capacity at December 31, 2024.[47]
  • 82% of CEMEX’s operating U.S. aggregates quarries were utilized in 2024 after operational streamlining.[47]
  • 86% of CEMEX’s U.S. ready-mix concrete plants were utilized in 2024 after capacity adjustments and plant rationalization.[47]
  • 290 ready-mix concrete plants were operated by CEMEX in the United States at December 31, 2024.[47]

Operational efficiency in the concrete industry

  • 630 round trips were completed per mixer truck by the average NRMCA participant in 2023.[48]
  • 114 minutes was the average ready-mix delivery round-trip time for the average NRMCA participant in 2023.[48]
  • 38.8% was the 2023 pretax return on assets for the top quartile of NRMCA participants.[48]
  • $29.42 per cubic yard was the average delivery cost for the average NRMCA participant in 2023.[48]
  • 12.8% was the 2023 average pretax return on assets for NRMCA ready-mixed concrete participants.[48]

Quality management in the concrete industry

  • 8% of output was covered by environmental product declarations for the top profitability quartile of NRMCA participants in 2023.[48]
  • 1% of sales volume came from flowable-fill products for the top profitability quartile of NRMCA participants in 2023.[48]
  • 2% of sales volume came from flowable-fill products for the average NRMCA participant in 2023.[48]
  • 7% of sales volume came from road projects for the top profitability quartile of NRMCA participants in 2023.[48]
  • 11% of sales volume came from road projects for the average NRMCA participant in 2023.[48]

Supply chain in the concrete industry

  • 41.9 million tons of aggregate were produced in Florida’s Lake Belt region in fiscal 2023.[49]
  • 700,000 tons was the annual fly-ash recovery capacity announced for one Alabama power-plant agreement serving concrete projects in 2024.[49]
  • 110 million tons of cement were shipped in the United States in 2024, with an estimated value of $17 billion.[50]
  • 3% was the year-over-year decline in fly-ash imports in calendar 2023, according to Florida supply-chain reporting.[49]
  • 8% to 10% of U.S. cement sales went to contractors in 2024.[50]

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.[51]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[6]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[6]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[6]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[6]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and cost snapshots tie to regional structural concrete prices, including Florida’s forecast average structural-concrete price of $1,583 per cubic yard for 2026.

Pricing strategy in the concrete industry

  • 8.2% was the compound annual growth rate of U.S. ready-mixed concrete revenue per yard from 2019 through 2023.[48]
  • $1,583 per cubic yard was Florida’s forecast average structural-concrete price for 2026.[52]
  • 17% was the forecast year-over-year increase in Florida’s average structural-concrete price for 2025.[52]
  • $179.95 per cubic yard was the weighted-average U.S. ready-mix selling price reported by the Concrete Financial Insights Index in 2025.[53]
  • $1,749 per cubic yard was Florida’s forecast average structural-concrete price for 2025.[52]

Cost reduction in the concrete industry

  • 12.8% was Titan America’s increase in adjusted EBITDA in 2024, attributed partly to operational excellence and material, energy, and fuel cost reductions.[47]
  • 16% was the increase in NRMCA operating cost per yard from 2019 through 2023.[48]
  • $48.59 per cubic yard was the average NRMCA operating cost in 2023, up from $38.72 in 2019.[48]
  • 7% was the increase in ready-mix wages per cubic yard reported for 2023.[48]
  • 12% was the share of CEMEX’s U.S. cement cash manufacturing cost represented by power in 2024.[47]

Profitability in the concrete industry

  • $14.59 per cubic yard was average NRMCA pretax profit in 2023.[48]
  • 17.2% was the top-quartile NRMCA participant’s pretax profit as a percentage of sales in 2023.[48]
  • $17.22 per cubic yard was average pretax profit for NRMCA companies producing 300,000 to 500,000 cubic yards annually in 2023.[48]
  • 2.3% was the bottom-quartile NRMCA participant’s pretax profit as a percentage of sales in 2023.[48]
  • $10.06 per cubic yard was the lowest regional NRMCA pretax profit, recorded in the South Central region in 2023.[48]

Financial planning in the concrete industry

  • 13% was the illustrative expected return on other debt in NRMCA’s ready-mixed concrete financing example.[48]
  • 13% of the illustrative NRMCA industry financing mix was other debt, including payables.[48]
  • 12% was the illustrative expected return on equity in NRMCA’s ready-mixed concrete financing example.[48]
  • 10% was the illustrative expected return on bank debt in NRMCA’s ready-mixed concrete financing example.[48]
  • 12.0% was the illustrative blended weighted-average cost of capital presented by NRMCA for ready-mixed concrete companies.[48]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Circularity and low-carbon offerings are quantified, including an estimated 127 million metric tonnes of concrete recycled annually in the United States.

Product development in the concrete industry

  • 6 patents were filed by JSW Cement during the 2024–25 financial year.[22]
  • 600 new products were launched by Holcim in 2023 across building-materials and construction-solution categories.[24]
  • 11 laboratories supported CEMEX’s research and development network in 2024.[54]
  • 776 full-time-equivalent employees worked in Heidelberg Materials’ research and development function in 2024.[14]
  • 20 new products were launched by JSW Cement during the 2024–25 financial year.[22]

Product lifecycle in the concrete industry

  • 590 gigatonnes was the estimated global in-use stock of concrete in 2020.[55]
  • 127 million metric tonnes of concrete were estimated to be recycled annually in the United States in the EPA’s cited industry estimate.[56]
  • More than 99% of factory waste from UK precast and masonry members was recycled or reused in 2023.[21]
  • 11.9% of aggregates used in UK precast and masonry manufacture came from secondary or recycled sources in 2023.[21]
  • 1.3% of aggregates used in UK precast and masonry manufacture was recycled concrete aggregate in 2023.[21]

After-sales in the concrete industry

  • 51% of U.S. ready-mixed concrete survey respondents reported customer-problem resolution costs above zero and up to $0.20 per cubic yard in 2024.[48]
  • $0.25 per cubic yard was the weighted-average cost for U.S. ready-mixed concrete producers to resolve customer problems in 2024.[48]
  • $0.21 per cubic yard was the weighted-average cost for U.S. ready-mixed concrete producers to resolve customer problems in 2023.[48]
  • 20% of U.S. ready-mixed concrete survey respondents reported customer-problem resolution costs above $0.20 and up to $0.50 per cubic yard in 2024.[48]

Value proposition in the concrete industry

  • 31% of Holcim’s ready-mix concrete net sales came from ECOPact in 2025.[24]
  • 36% of Holcim’s cement net sales came from ECOPlanet in 2025.[24]
  • At least 30% lower carbon dioxide emissions were offered by Holcim’s ECOPact concrete compared with local ordinary Portland cement concrete of the same strength class in 2024.[24]
  • 45% of visitors to Holcim’s Innovation Hub in 2025 were customers.[24]
  • 79.7% of JSW Cement’s portfolio was classified as green products in the 2024–25 financial year.[22]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability outcomes are tracked as emissions and recycled volumes, including 12.8% CO2 reduction per tonne of cementitious product for CRH in 2024 versus its 2020 baseline.

Sustainability in the concrete industry

  • 8 million tonnes of construction-demolition materials were recycled by Holcim in 2025 globally.[24]
  • 98% of CRH companies had waste-management plans in 2024 globally.[57]
  • 36% of cement net sales came from ECOPlanet low-carbon cement in 2025 globally.[24]
  • 179 litres of freshwater were withdrawn per tonne of cementitious material by Holcim in 2025 globally.[24]
  • 31% of ready-mix concrete net sales came from ECOPact low-carbon concrete in 2025 globally.[24]

ESG in the concrete industry

  • 94% of Holcim employees participated in the company’s employee survey in 2025 globally.[24]
  • 36% of Holcim total net sales came from advanced branded solutions in 2024 globally.[24]
  • 1 fatality among directly employed workers was reported by CRH in 2024 globally.[57]
  • 1.6 was CRH’s directly employed lost-time-injury frequency rate in 2024 globally.[57]
  • 8 EU Innovation Fund grants supported Holcim carbon-capture, utilisation and storage projects in 2025.[24]

Circular economy in the concrete industry

  • 10.2 million tonnes of construction-demolition materials were recycled by Holcim in 2024 globally.[24]
  • 405.2 million tonnes of recycled concrete aggregate were generated in the United States annually, according to NIST’s 2023 report.[12]
  • 44 US states used recycled concrete aggregate in 2017, with unstabilized subbase and backfill the most common applications.[12]
  • 71.2 million tonnes of recycled concrete aggregate were disposed of in the United States annually.[12]
  • 25% to 40% of recycled concrete aggregate became fines depending on the crushing process in the United States.[12]

Carbon footprint in the concrete industry

  • 12.8% was CRH’s reduction in CO₂ emissions per tonne of cementitious product from its 2020 baseline in 2024.[47]
  • 527 kilograms of specific CO₂ emissions were produced per tonne of cementitious material by Heidelberg Materials in 2024 globally.[23]
  • 590 kilograms of gross specific CO₂ emissions were produced per tonne of cementitious product by CRH in 2024 globally.[57]
  • 30% lower CO₂ emissions are delivered by Holcim ECOPlanet cement compared with ordinary Portland cement.[24]
  • 30% lower CO₂ emissions are delivered by Holcim ECOPact concrete compared with standard CEM I concrete in the same strength class.[24]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Production footprints are measured by volumes and locations, including CRH’s annualized international ready-mixed-concrete sales volume of 21.1 million cubic yards in 2024.

Globalization in the concrete industry

  • 21.1 million cubic yards was CRH’s annualized international ready-mixed-concrete sales volume in 2024.[57]
  • 136.0 million tons was CEMEX’s worldwide aggregates sales volume in 2024.[68]
  • 44.0 million cubic metres was CEMEX’s worldwide ready-mix concrete sales volume in 2024.[68]
  • 22 countries is Heidelberg Materials’ active presence in its Europe group area in 2025.[23]
  • 15 countries is Heidelberg Materials’ active presence in its Africa-Mediterranean-Western Asia group area in 2025.[23]

Cultural adaptation in the concrete industry

  • 9 countries and multiple operating models describe Heidelberg Materials’ Asia-Pacific presence, including cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and joint ventures in 2025.[23]
  • 30 markets is the footprint of Holcim’s ECOPact concrete brand in 2024.[24]
  • 15 countries with different maturity levels form Heidelberg Materials’ geographically diversified Africa-Mediterranean-Western Asia portfolio in 2025.[23]
  • 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 was potentially mitigated by Holcim Mexico’s sustainable construction solutions in 2024.[25]
  • 660,000 cubic metres of low-carbon concrete was used by Holcim in Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel in 2024.[24]

Supplier management in the concrete industry

  • 124 U.S. locations form CRH Eco Material Technologies’ network for fly ash, pozzolans, synthetic gypsum and green cement in 2025.[57]
  • 150-plus recycling centers supported Holcim’s construction-demolition-materials supply system globally in 2024.[24]
  • 10.2 million tons of construction and demolition materials were recycled by Holcim in 2024.[24]
  • 2.4 billion tons of aggregates were produced in the United States in 2024, according to USGS data cited by CEMEX.[69]
  • 14 rail terminals serve CRH’s Marble Falls quarry across Central and East Texas, the Gulf Coast and Louisiana in 2025.[57]

Stakeholder management in the concrete industry

  • 600-plus aggregates quarries were operated by Heidelberg Materials in 2023.[23]
  • 22,958 full-time-equivalent employees worked in Heidelberg Materials’ Europe group area at December 31, 2024.[23]
  • 4,500 employees worked for CRH across 153 Texas locations in 2025.[57]
  • 400 employees worked at CRH’s Texas cementitious-materials operations in 2025.[57]
  • 1,700-plus ready-mixed-concrete production sites were operated by Heidelberg Materials in 2023.[23]

Distribution channels in the concrete industry

  • 13 flexible production units supported retail stores and masonry contractors in the fiscal year 2023 filing.[47]
  • 20 million blocks annually was the stated capacity of the Pennsuco block plant in Florida in 2023.[47]
  • 165-plus operating locations serve APG’s concrete masonry, dry-mix and hardscape customers across 40 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces.[70]
  • 290 ready-mix plants and 33 distribution centers formed CEMEX’s U.S. operating network at December 31, 2024.[69]
  • 70,000 ready-mix concrete mixer trucks delivered concrete in the United States at December 31, 2024, according to NRMCA estimates cited by CEMEX.[69]

Key questions about the Concrete Industry

How big is the global concrete market in 2026?
The global concrete market is estimated at $1.97 trillion in 2026, with Grand View Research estimating $1.9666 trillion for 2026.
What is the market growth outlook for 2026–2033?
The global market is projected to reach $2.5533 trillion by 2033, representing a 3.8% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the concrete industry?
CRH leads Gitnux's 2026 concrete ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with 39.5 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete sold in 2025. Heidelberg Materials is the highest-ranked ready-mixed concrete producer at 8.7, with leading market positions in cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete.
How are technology and AI adoption shifting in the cement and contractor ecosystem?
In 2025, 11% of contractors were likely to adopt AI-driven robotics and automation within five years; in 2026, 50% of cement-industry respondents said they use AI for tracking energy and reducing losses. Poor data quality was cited as a primary roadblock by 78% of cement-industry respondents in 2026.
How fragmented is the U.S. ready-mix market?
In 2025, about 6,800 plants and 70,000 mixer trucks were estimated to operate in the U.S., and U.S. ready-mix output is described as a highly fragmented $45 billion industry.
What regulation affects digital product information for construction products?
EU Construction Products Regulation 2024/3110 entered into force on January 7, 2025 and became fully applicable on January 7, 2026, introducing updated sustainability, conformity and digital-product-information requirements.
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