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Construction Materials Industry Statistics

China produced 2.2B metric tons of cement in 2023 (52% of global)—discover what’s driving demand, pricing, and growth across the construction materials industry.
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Construction Materials Industry Statistics
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The construction materials industry at a glance

The global construction materials market was valued at $1.42 trillion in 2025 and is projected to grow at 3.9% annually through 2034, with Asia-Pacific accounting for 48.8% of the market.

$1.42T[69]
Global market size, 2025
3.9%[69]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
870M tons[70]
U.S. sand and gravel output, 2025
48.8%[69]
Asia-Pacific market share, 2025
Market size
The global construction materials market was valued at $1.42 trillion in 2025. In the United States, 2025 cement shipments were estimated at 100 million tons with a value of approximately $17 billion.[69][70]
Forecast & CAGR
The global market is forecast to reach $2.02 trillion by 2034, representing a 3.9% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2034. The market is expected to rise from $1.48 trillion in 2026.[69]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific held 48.8% of the global construction materials market in 2025. In U.S. construction sand and gravel, the 10 leading producing states accounted for approximately 54% of 2025 output.[69][70]
Segmentation
The market is commonly segmented by material type into aggregates, cement, bricks and blocks, metals, and other materials, and by end use into residential, infrastructure, commercial, and industrial construction. In the United States, 42% of construction sand and gravel in 2025 was used in portland-cement concrete aggregates, 20% for road base and coverings, and 12% for construction fill.[69][70]
Key players & concentration
The U.S. construction sand and gravel segment remained fragmented in 2025, with an estimated 3,400 companies operating 6,500 pits and more than 200 sales or distribution yards. The 10 leading producing states represented about 54% of output, indicating substantial geographic concentration even where company-level supply is dispersed.[70]
Pricing
The U.S. average mill value of cement was estimated at $160 per metric ton in 2025, up from $127 in 2021. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 6.3% year-over-year increase in the producer price index for construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone in September 2026.[70][71]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Infrastructure spending, urbanization, data-center construction, grid modernization, and demand for lower-carbon cementitious materials are supporting growth. At the same time, the U.S. market faces idle or underused cement capacity, imported-material competition, tariffs, freight constraints, and higher input prices; U.S. cement shipments fell 2.1% during the first nine months of 2025 year over year.[70][22]
Consumer behavior & competition
Construction materials demand is primarily business-to-business and tied to residential construction, infrastructure, commercial projects, and industrial development. In U.S. cement sales in 2025, ready-mixed concrete producers represented an estimated 70% to 75% of sales, concrete-product manufacturers 11%, and contractors 8% to 10%.[70]
M&A
Consolidation remained active in 2026: CRH agreed to acquire Arcosa for approximately $8.5 billion, including Arcosa’s U.S. aggregates platform, which shipped about 35 million tons of aggregates in 2025. The transaction was expected to generate $175 million in annual run-rate cost synergies by year three.[22]
Latest news
The most significant recent sector announcement identified was CRH’s June 22, 2026 agreement to acquire Arcosa for approximately $8.5 billion. CRH said the deal would strengthen its North American infrastructure position and expand its aggregates-led portfolio.[22]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Construction Materials Industry

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

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

Verdict

Saint-Gobain leads Gitnux's 2026 construction materials ranking with an Overall score of 9.2, with construction-chemicals pro forma €6.2 billion across 73 countries after Fosroc. CRH is the highest-ranked aggregates and asphalt producer at 9.1, driven by 14.5% operating margin and 5.3% revenue growth signals.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in construction chemicals

    Saint-Gobain

    FR

    Ranked #1 · 9.2 · Construction chemicals

    Why we picked it: Construction-chemicals expansion is measured with €6.2 billion pro forma sales after Fosroc.

  2. Leader in aggregates & asphalt

    CRH

    IE

    Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Aggregates & asphalt

    Why we picked it: Aggregates, cementitious materials, concrete, and asphalt combine with 14.5% operating margin.

  3. Leader in cement & heavy binders

    Heidelberg Materials

    DE

    Ranked #3 · 8.7 · Cement & heavy binders

    Why we picked it: Cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete span integrated heavy building materials production.

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 10 companies in the construction materials industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Saint-Gobain

Construction chemicals · FR

9.2
2

CRH

Aggregates & asphalt · IE

9.1
3

Heidelberg Materials

Cement & heavy binders · DE

8.7
4

Holcim

Ready-mixed concrete · CH

8.7
5

Martin Marietta Materials

Aggregates & asphalt · US

8.7
6

Sika

Construction chemicals, concrete admixtures and sealants · CH

8.3
7

Vulcan Materials

Aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete · US

8.3
8

Wienerberger

Bricks, roofing, pipes and facade systems · AT

8.2
9

Buzzi

Cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates · IT

8.1
10

Owens Corning

Insulation, roofing and building products · US

7.6

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

Min-ji Park. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the construction materials industry. In Construction Materials Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/construction-materials-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

U.S. crushed stone sold or used by producers

U.S. crushed stone sold or used by producers fell from 1,510 million metric tons in 2021 to 1,500 million metric tons in 2025.

1,510
Start
-0.17%
CAGR · 4y
1,500
Projected
20212025
source-verifiedpubs.usgs.gov2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption in 2026 ties most use cases to predictive maintenance and downtime reduction, while poor data quality is the stated roadblock (78% cement; 75% building-materials).

AI in the construction materials industry

  • 31% of industrial respondents planned to invest significantly more in AI in 2026 than in 2025.[1]
  • 78% of global cement-sector respondents used AI for predictive maintenance or reducing downtime in 2026.[1]
  • 74% of building-materials respondents used AI for predictive maintenance or reducing downtime in 2026.[2]
  • 78% of cement-industry respondents identified poor data quality as their primary AI-adoption roadblock in 2026.[1]
  • 49% of industrial respondents used AI for process optimisation, yield or capacity maximisation in 2026.[2]
  • 75% of building-materials respondents identified poor data quality as their primary AI-adoption roadblock in 2026.[1]

Automation in the construction materials industry

  • 35% of Australian building and construction organisations invested up to 5% of revenue in data and digitalisation.[3]
  • 78% of cement-sector respondents said new tools were greatly needed to support control-room operators.[4]
  • 22% of Australian building and construction organisations invested 5–10% of revenue in data and digitalisation.[3]
  • 10% lower raw-material wastage was reported for cement plants using smart sensors, IoT and real-time analytics.[4]
  • 64% of Australian building and construction organisations invested in data and digitalisation during 2024–25.[3]
  • 30% of cement plants worldwide had begun implementing Industry 4.0 technologies by 2025.[5]

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

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps 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.[3]

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

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[7]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[7]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[7]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[7]

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.[6]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[8]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[8]

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

  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[8]
  • Across construction businesses, 33% analyze financial data and use it to inform business decisions, while 86% capture it, in 2023.[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 capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[8]
  • Across global real estate owners and investors, 61% remain dependent on legacy technology infrastructures, according to Deloitte’s 2024 outlook survey.[10]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[9]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data capture outpaces analysis: across construction businesses, 33% analyze financial data in 2023 while 86% capture it, and 30% use building-materials data for decisions.

Business intelligence in the construction materials industry

  • 26% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used supplier and subcontractor data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 21% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used machine and equipment data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 36% of construction businesses captured and analyzed building-materials data but did not report using it directly for business decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 30% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used building-materials data for business decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 19% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used change-order and RFI data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 33% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used financial data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]

Data analytics in the construction materials industry

  • 34% of construction businesses captured and analyzed geographic-information-system data in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 39% of construction businesses captured and analyzed project-progress data in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 37% of construction businesses captured and analyzed change-order and RFI data in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 39% of construction businesses captured and analyzed safety and incident data in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 37% of construction businesses captured and analyzed supplier and subcontractor data in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 38% of construction businesses captured and analyzed client information in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]

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

  • 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.[12]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[13]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[14]
  • 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.[13]
  • 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.[14]
  • 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.[15]

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

  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[17]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[16]
  • 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.[12]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]

KPIs in the construction materials industry

  • 25% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used safety and incident data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 21% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used communication data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 27% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used project-progress data for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • 24% of construction businesses captured, analyzed and used client information for decisions in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[11]
  • More than 200 contractors and trade professionals participated in the Autodesk and Dodge Data & Analytics KPI study.[18]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Consolidation remains active in 2026, including CRH’s $8.5 billion agreement to acquire Arcosa and $175 million annual run-rate cost synergies by year three.

Growth in the construction materials industry

  • 1.5 billion dollars had been deployed by Arcosa on value-enhancing acquisitions since becoming independent in 2018, 2024, United States.[19]
  • 8.8 billion dollars was the announced consideration for Lowe’s acquisition of Foundation Building Materials to expand its professional-customer platform, 2025, North America.[20]
  • 175 million dollars of estimated annual run-rate cost synergies by year three were associated with CRH’s announced Arcosa transaction, 2026, North America.[21]
  • 1.2 billion dollars was the announced purchase price for Stavola’s construction-materials business, supporting Arcosa’s expansion in the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area, 2024, United States.[19]

Differentiation in the construction materials industry

  • 7 million tons of fly ash and 3 million tons of synthetic gypsum are recycled annually by Eco Material, differentiating its supplementary-cementitious-materials offering, 2025, North America.[22]
  • Five hard-rock quarries, 12 asphalt plants and three recycled-aggregate sites were included in Stavola’s vertically integrated construction-materials platform, 2024, United States.[19]
  • 6.2 billion euros of combined sales across 73 countries would give Saint-Gobain’s construction-chemicals business broader geographic and product differentiation after Fosroc, 2024, global.[23]

Mergers and acquisitions in the construction materials industry

  • 1.2 billion dollars was the announced value of Arcosa’s acquisition of Stavola’s construction-materials business, 2024, United States.[19]
  • 52.50 dollars per share was the announced consideration for Quikrete’s acquisition of Summit Materials, 2024, North America.[24]
  • 227 million dollars was the enterprise value for KPS Capital Partners’ acquisition of Crane Composites, 2024, global.[25]
  • 2.1 billion dollars was the announced value of CRH’s acquisition of Eco Material Technologies, 2025, North America.[22]
  • 8.8 billion dollars was the announced value of Lowe’s acquisition of Foundation Building Materials, 2025, North America.[20]
  • 3.9 billion dollars was the purchase price for Owens Corning’s completed acquisition of Masonite, 2024, global.[26]

Strategic partnerships in the construction materials industry

  • Seven million tons of fly ash are processed and recycled annually through Eco Material’s partnerships with electric utilities, 2025, North America.[22]
  • Three million tons of synthetic gypsum and other materials are processed and recycled annually through Eco Material’s utility partnerships, 2025, North America.[22]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints remain measurable: 92% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring in 2025, and 41% cited missing credentials as a challenge.

Hiring in the construction materials industry

  • 92% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring for open positions in 2025.[27]
  • More than 11,000 people worked in the European Union lime sector, according to International Labour Organization reporting.[28]
  • 41% of U.S. construction companies cited missing credentials as a hiring challenge in 2025.[27]
  • 48% of U.S. construction companies reported new hires failing to show up or quickly quitting in 2025.[27]
  • About 13,000 people worked in U.S. cement production in 2022, according to the International Labour Organization.[28]

Employee retention in the construction materials industry

  • Holcim reported a 9% voluntary employee turnover rate in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim reported 11,756 employees leaving the company in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim reported 21 average training hours per non-management employee in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim reported 89% of managers receiving annual performance reviews in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim reported 23 average training hours per employee in 2024.[29]

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.[30]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[31]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]

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

  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]
  • 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.[12]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[10]

Upskilling in the construction materials industry

  • Holcim delivered 1,517,445 total employee training hours in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim non-management employees averaged 21 training hours each in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim provided 580,527 training hours to management-level employees in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim management employees averaged 29 training hours each in 2024.[29]
  • Holcim provided 936,918 training hours to non-management employees in 2024.[29]

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

  • In North American construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.67 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[33]
  • Construction employees scored 4.20 out of 5 on engagement-related measures in 2024, up from 3.92 in 2022, in WebMD Health Services’ survey of 3,653 workers.[34]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, the average employee eNPS was +24 in the 2026 benchmark.[33]
  • 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.[35]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Meaningful Work received the highest driver score at 8.45 out of 10 in 2026.[33]

DEI in the construction materials industry

  • 18% of Holcim’s global workforce were women in 2024.[29]
  • 21% of Heidelberg Materials employees in Canada were women in 2023, according to an industry benchmark.[36]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Digital customer-experience adoption is broad: 93% of surveyed industrial manufacturing and construction companies experimented with or implemented at least one use case in 2024.

Customer experience in the construction materials industry

  • 93% of surveyed industrial manufacturing and construction companies were experimenting with or implementing at least one digital customer-experience use case in 2024.[10]
  • 86% of surveyed industrial manufacturing and construction executives wanted an improved digital customer interface from suppliers in 2024, United States.[10]
  • 69% of U.S. consumers said phone communication meets expectations when dealing with building-trade companies in 2026.[37]
  • 57% of U.S. consumers said email communication meets expectations when dealing with building-trade companies in 2026.[37]
  • 83% of U.S. building-trade companies said email drives conversion in 2026.[37]

Customer acquisition in the construction materials industry

  • 45.4% of surveyed building companies used a CRM system to follow up leads automatically in 2023.[38]
  • 93% of construction end-buyers would recommend promotional products to similar companies, according to a 2024 survey.[39]
  • 81% of construction end-buyers using promotional products said lead generation was a goal in 2024.[39]
  • 12.1% of surveyed building companies using CRM selected HubSpot for lead follow-up in 2023.[38]
  • 45.9% of surveyed building companies said generating quality leads was their biggest challenge in 2024.[38]

Customer loyalty in the construction materials industry

  • 32% of U.S. construction and home-services consumers ranked dependable quality as a leading factor determining company loyalty in 2026.[37]
  • 81% of construction end-buyers using promotional products said increasing loyalty was a goal in 2024.[39]
  • 30% of U.S. construction and home-services consumers ranked brand trust as a leading factor determining company loyalty in 2026.[37]
  • 35% of surveyed tradespeople said brand content had led them to recommend a product to another tradesperson in 2026.[40]
  • 36% of U.S. construction and home-services consumers ranked response speed as the leading factor determining company loyalty in 2026.[37]

Lead generation in the construction materials industry

  • 45.9% of surveyed building companies identified generating quality leads as their biggest challenge in 2024.[38]
  • 40% of the marketing budgets of construction end-buyers using promotional products was spent on promotional products in 2024.[39]
  • 6.5% of building companies publishing one blog article annually achieved a contract markup of at least 33% in the 2024 report.[38]
  • 45.4% of surveyed building companies used automated CRM lead follow-up in 2023.[38]
  • 93% of construction end-buyers would recommend promotional products to similar companies in 2024.[39]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Promotional products remain a spending category: 40% of construction end-buyers’ marketing budgets went to promotional products in 2024.

Marketing in the construction materials industry

  • 40% of construction end-buyers’ marketing budgets went to promotional products in 2024.[39]
  • 66% of construction end-buyers using promotional products said they were very important to their company’s marketing strategy in 2024.[39]
  • 50.8% of U.S. builders never posted on Instagram in 2024.[38]
  • 43.5% of surveyed builders never posted on Facebook in 2024.[38]
  • 66.5% of surveyed builders created no articles during the year covered by the 2024 report.[38]

Digital marketing in the construction materials industry

  • 45.4% of surveyed building companies used CRM software to follow up leads automatically in 2023.[38]
  • 13% of building companies using CRM used Buildertrend in 2023.[38]
  • More than 80% of surveyed industrial manufacturing and construction companies were using or planning to invest in CRM, cloud computing, IoT, robotics or automation in 2024.[10]
  • More than 70% of surveyed industrial manufacturing and construction companies were using or planning to use AI, machine learning, IoT or generative AI to enhance customer experience in 2024.[10]
  • 12.1% of building companies using CRM used Houzz Pro in 2023.[38]

Branding in the construction materials industry

  • 31% of surveyed tradespeople said brand content led them to recommend a product to a customer in 2026.[40]
  • Only 50% of surveyed tradespeople considered existing brand content very effective in 2026.[40]
  • 39% of surveyed tradespeople said clear, practical information usable on the job was effective brand content in 2026.[40]
  • 41% of surveyed tradespeople said short, concise content was effective in 2026.[40]
  • 36% of surveyed tradespeople preferred trade influencers as the face of brand content in 2026.[40]

Social media in the construction materials industry

  • 45.1% of Australian builders never posted on Facebook in 2024.[38]
  • 30.3% of U.S. builders posted on Facebook once per week in 2024.[38]
  • 18.1% of U.S. builders posted on Facebook two to six times per week in 2024.[38]
  • 37.0% of New Zealand builders never posted on Facebook in 2024.[38]
  • 42.7% of U.S. builders never posted on Facebook in 2024.[38]

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

  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[41]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[41]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[41]
  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[42]
  • 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.[43]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational utilization and energy intensity are tracked: cement production uses 45% of a typical cement facility’s electrical energy, including finishing, mixing, packing, and transport.

Process optimization in the construction materials industry

  • 85% was average capacity utilization at James Hardie’s US fiber-cement and fiber-gypsum plants in fiscal 2024.[24]
  • 88% was average capacity utilization at James Hardie’s Asia-Pacific fiber-cement and fiber-gypsum plants in fiscal 2024.[24]
  • 36.7% of CEMEX’s global cement fuel mix came from alternative fuels in 2024, supporting kiln-process optimization and fossil-fuel substitution.[24]
  • 29.1 million cubic feet of laminated veneer lumber was produced by Boise Cascade in 2024, compared with 25.2 million cubic feet in 2023.[24]
  • 68% was average capacity utilization at James Hardie’s European fiber-cement and fiber-gypsum plants in fiscal 2024.[24]

Operational efficiency in the construction materials industry

  • $260 million in cost avoidance was generated by CEMEX’s alternative-fuel use in 2024, including avoided fossil-fuel and carbon-market costs.[24]
  • 45% of a typical cement facility’s electrical energy was used for cement production, including finishing, mixing, packing and transport, according to IFC guidance.[44]
  • 2,978 MJ per tonne of cementitious material was Heidelberg Materials’ energy consumption in 2024, down from 2,981 MJ per tonne in 2023.[45]
  • 25% of a typical cement facility’s electrical energy was used for clinker production, according to IFC guidance.[44]
  • 80–120 kWh per tonne of cement was the typical electrical-energy-use range for cement facilities in the IFC’s 2022 industry guidance.[44]

Quality management in the construction materials industry

  • 76% of CEMEX cement sites had ISO 9001 certification in 2021.[24]
  • 82% of CEMEX cement sites had ISO 14001 certification in 2021.[24]
  • 48% of CEMEX aggregates sites had ISO 14001 certification in 2021.[24]
  • 92% of CEMEX’s ready-mix sites had an EMS equivalent to ISO 14001 in 2021.[24]
  • 98% of CEMEX cement sites had an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system in 2021.[24]

Supply chain in the construction materials industry

  • 234 million equivalent lineal feet of I-joists were sold by Boise Cascade in 2024.[24]
  • 1.517 billion square feet of plywood was sold by Boise Cascade in 2024.[24]
  • 38 owned and leased distribution facilities formed Boise Cascade’s nationwide US building-materials distribution network in 2024.[24]
  • 1.988 billion square feet of plywood and parallel laminated veneer was produced by Boise Cascade in 2024.[24]
  • 37% of Martin Marietta’s 2024 aggregates shipments were sold for highway and other public-infrastructure projects in the United States.[24]

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

  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[3]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[3]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[3]
  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[3]
  • $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.[46]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

U.S. cement pricing is rising: the average mill value was estimated at $160 per metric ton in 2025, up from $127 in 2021.

Pricing strategy in the construction materials industry

  • $21 per ton was the 2024 price assumption used for blended aggregates in Titan America’s resource and reserve estimates.[24]
  • 18% was CRH Americas Building Solutions’ 2024 adjusted-EBITDA growth, with positive pricing offsetting higher labor and raw-material costs.[24]
  • $136 per ton was the 2024 price assumption used for cement in Titan America’s resource and reserve estimates.[24]
  • 2% was CRH’s full-year 2024 revenue growth, supported by positive pricing momentum across its building-materials businesses.[22]
  • 13% was revenue growth in CRH’s Americas Building Solutions in 2024, driven partly by price increases and acquisitions.[24]

Cost reduction in the construction materials industry

  • 36.7% was CEMEX’s alternative-fuel substitution rate in 2024, reducing consumption of conventional fuels and associated carbon costs.[24]
  • Less than 1% was the year-over-year decline in Boise Cascade’s materials, labor and other operating expenses in 2024.[24]
  • 3.5 GJ per ton of clinker was the modeled thermal-energy benchmark for a modern dry-process cement kiln in a 2026 cement operating-cost model.[24]
  • $15.7 million was Boise Cascade’s reduction in materials, labor and other operating expenses in 2024 versus 2023.[24]
  • 15% of modeled cement operating expenses was attributable to additives costing $11.76 per ton in the cited cement operating-cost model.[24]

Profitability in the construction materials industry

  • 24.9% was Holcim North America’s recurring EBIT margin in 2024.[29]
  • CHF 5.049 billion was Holcim’s recurring EBIT in 2024, up 10.8% in local currency.[29]
  • 19.5% was CRH’s adjusted-EBITDA margin in 2024, up 180 basis points year over year.[22]
  • 17.8% was Holcim Europe’s recurring EBIT margin in 2024.[29]
  • 9.9% was CRH’s net-income margin in 2024, up 110 basis points year over year.[22]

Financial planning in the construction materials industry

  • CHF 3.801 billion was Holcim’s free cash flow after leases in 2024, with 57% cash conversion.[29]
  • CHF 1 billion was Holcim’s completed share-buyback amount in 2024, part of its capital-allocation planning.[29]
  • 15.3% was CRH’s 2024 return on net segment assets.[22]
  • 11.2% was Holcim’s return on invested capital reported for 2025.[29]
  • CHF 973 million was Holcim’s 2025 capital expenditure reported in its investor key figures.[29]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Lower-embodied-carbon product development is quantified, including Kingspan launching 35 proprietary products by end of 2025.

Product development in the construction materials industry

  • 12 lower-embodied-carbon products were brought to market by Kingspan in 2024.[47]
  • Over 500 startups formed part of Holcim’s global open-innovation ecosystem in 2023.[29]
  • 35 proprietary lower-embodied-carbon products had been launched by Kingspan by the end of 2025.[47]
  • 309 patent families supported Holcim’s building-material innovation activities in 2025.[29]
  • 710 new products were launched by Holcim in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023.[29]

Product lifecycle in the construction materials industry

  • More than 5,500 tonnes of materials were recovered through Kingspan’s takeback and recycling schemes in 2025.[48]
  • 1.1 billion PET bottles were recycled into Kingspan manufacturing processes in 2024.[49]
  • 20 product takeback and recycling schemes are Kingspan’s target for 2030.[47]
  • 10 product takeback and recycling schemes were facilitated by Kingspan in 2025.[48]
  • Up to 2,000 tonnes of polycarbonate can be recycled annually at Kingspan’s daylighting facility in Kingscourt.[47]

After-sales in the construction materials industry

  • One centralized customer-information database was used by LIXIL to connect customer-service and e-commerce data in 2025.[50]
  • One AI-powered digital ecosystem, HOLCIM+, was launched by Holcim to support ordering, delivery scheduling, tracking and direct communication in 2024.[29]
  • Approximately 210,000 customer inquiries per month were handled by LIXIL customer and repair centers in 2025.[50]
  • 100% of LIXIL customer-service centers used surveys to gather feedback from customers who contacted support, requested repairs or visited showrooms in 2025.[50]
  • Four product takeback schemes and six recycling schemes were in place at Kingspan in key markets in 2025.[47]

Value proposition in the construction materials industry

  • 45% of visitors to Holcim’s Innovation Hub in 2025 were customers, demonstrating direct customer involvement in its value proposition.[29]
  • 63% of Kingspan’s 2024 value creation came through direct channels and 37% through distribution.[47]
  • 85% of Kingspan’s 2024 value creation was attributed to energy efficiency and conversion.[47]
  • 55% of Kingspan’s 2024 product mix was insulated panels.[47]
  • €8.6 billion was Kingspan’s 2024 revenue from energy-efficient and sustainable building-envelope solutions.[47]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Carbon attribution stays central: in 2024, 51% of concrete emissions were attributed to cement calcination, and 8% of global emissions were attributed to cement production.

Sustainability in the construction materials industry

  • 11.9% of aggregates used in UK precast and masonry manufacture came from secondary or recycled origins in 2023.[51]
  • 18% of buildings’ emissions in 2023 were associated with construction materials such as cement and steel globally.[52]
  • 32% of global energy use came from buildings in 2023, while buildings contributed 34% of global CO2 emissions, according to UNEP and GlobalABC.[52]
  • 164 million tonnes of primary aggregates were produced in Great Britain in 2023.[53]
  • 90 billion tonnes is the projected annual global use of construction materials by 2050, up from 40 billion tonnes in 2010.[28]

ESG in the construction materials industry

  • 96.21% of votes cast approved Heidelberg Materials’ management-board remuneration system at the 2024 annual general meeting.[54]
  • 49,000 employees worked for Heidelberg Materials across approximately 2,350 production locations in around 50 countries.[54]
  • 12% of Heidelberg Materials’ reported compliance incidents concerned discrimination or harassment in 2024.[54]
  • 9% of Heidelberg Materials’ reported compliance incidents concerned corruption or conflicts of interest in 2024.[54]
  • 35% of Heidelberg Materials’ reported compliance incidents concerned employee relations in 2024.[54]

Ethics in the construction materials industry

  • 48 closed CRH hotline investigations resulted in disciplinary action in 2024.[22]
  • 8% of CRH hotline concerns in 2024 involved fraud and theft.[22]
  • 6% of CRH hotline concerns in 2024 involved conflicts of interest.[22]
  • 4% of CRH hotline concerns in 2024 involved bribery or antitrust/competition issues.[22]
  • 441 concerns were raised or managed through CRH’s global hotline in 2024.[22]

CSR in the construction materials industry

  • 49% of Heidelberg Materials’ 2024 compliance cases were found to be unfounded.[54]
  • 24% of CRH’s 2024 hotline concerns related to health, safety and environment, covering issues raised by employees and external stakeholders.[22]
  • 26% of Heidelberg Materials’ 2024 compliance cases had no final investigation result or could not yet be assessed at the reporting deadline.[54]
  • 369 concerns were reported through CRH’s hotline in 2022.[22]
  • 338 concerns were reported through CRH’s hotline in 2023.[22]

Circular economy in the construction materials industry

  • 1.3% of aggregates used in UK precast and masonry manufacturing were recycled concrete aggregate in 2023.[51]
  • 323 thousand tonnes of recovered aggregates were used by Dyckerhoff for concrete production in 2024.[55]
  • 419 thousand tonnes of recovered water were used by Dyckerhoff in 2024.[55]
  • 76.6% was Dyckerhoff’s clinker-to-cement ratio in 2024.[55]
  • 31% of Great Britain’s construction-aggregate supply came from recycled or secondary sources in 2023, totaling 74.3 million tonnes.[53]

Carbon footprint in the construction materials industry

  • 15% of the construction industry’s carbon emissions came from metals in 2022.[56]
  • 12.2 gigatonnes of CO2 was the construction industry’s global carbon footprint in 2022.[56]
  • 33% of global carbon emissions were attributable to the construction industry in 2022.[56]
  • 512 kilograms of CO2 per tonne of cementitious material was Heidelberg Materials’ net Scope 1 emissions in 2025.[54]
  • 5.4% was the increase in buildings’ operational CO2 emissions between 2015 and 2023, according to the 2024–2025 global status report.[52]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Cross-border footprint expansion is reflected in pro forma scale and distribution coverage, including Saint-Gobain’s Fosroc-related €6.2 billion pro forma annual sales across 73 countries.

Globalization in the construction materials industry

  • 30 countries are served by KPS Capital Partners’ portfolio companies in engineered and construction materials, which generated approximately 23.7 billion dollars of annual revenue, 2024, global.[25]
  • 487 million dollars was Fosroc’s expected 2024 sales, with the acquisition intended to strengthen Saint-Gobain’s presence in India and the Middle East, 2024, global.[23]
  • 115 countries and territories are covered by RPM International’s Construction Products Group distribution footprint, 2025, global.[67]
  • €6.2 billion in pro forma annual sales across 73 countries is expected for Saint-Gobain’s construction-chemicals business following the Fosroc acquisition, 2024, global.[23]

Supplier management in the construction materials industry

  • 54 million dollars of expected year-three synergies include purchasing economies on raw materials and vertical integration of polymer production after Saint-Gobain’s Fosroc acquisition, 2024, global.[23]
  • 7 million tons of fly ash and 3 million tons of synthetic gypsum and other materials are processed and recycled annually through Eco Material’s partnerships with electric utilities, 2025, North America.[22]
  • 2.1 billion dollars is the agreed consideration for Eco Material Technologies, which CRH said would secure long-term supply of critical cementitious materials, 2025, North America.[22]

Stakeholder management in the construction materials industry

  • 350-plus employees were included in Heidelberg Materials’ acquisition of a construction materials business containing quarries, asphalt plants and recycling operations, 2024, United States.[68]
  • 40,000 professional customers are served by Foundation Building Materials through its U.S. and Canadian network, 2025, North America.[20]
  • 370-plus locations in the United States and Canada serve Foundation Building Materials’ professional customers, 2025, North America.[20]

Distribution channels in the construction materials industry

  • 6.5 billion dollars of pro forma revenue was generated by Foundation Building Materials in 2024 through its interior-building-products distribution business, 2024, North America.[20]
  • 40,000 professional customers are reached through Foundation Building Materials’ distribution platform, 2025, North America.[20]
  • 370-plus locations form Foundation Building Materials’ distribution network across the United States and Canada, 2025, North America.[20]

Key questions about the Construction Materials Industry

What is the global construction materials market size in 2025?
The global construction materials market was valued at $1.42 trillion in 2025.
How fast is the global construction materials market expected to grow through 2034?
The market is projected to grow at 3.9% annually through 2034, reaching $2.02 trillion by 2034.
Which companies lead the construction materials industry?
Saint-Gobain leads Gitnux's 2026 construction materials ranking with an Overall score of 9.2, with construction-chemicals pro forma €6.2 billion across 73 countries after Fosroc. CRH is the highest-ranked aggregates and asphalt producer at 9.1, driven by 14.5% operating margin and 5.3% revenue growth signals.
What data quality issues are slowing AI adoption in cement and building materials?
In 2026, 78% of cement-sector respondents and 75% of building-materials respondents cited poor data quality as their primary AI-adoption roadblock.
How fragmented is the U.S. construction sand and gravel segment in 2025?
In 2025, an estimated 3,400 companies operated 6,500 pits and more than 200 sales or distribution yards.
How much cement is in concrete mixtures and what role does cement calcination play in emissions?
Typical mass share of cement in concrete mixtures is 10–15%. In 2024, 51% of concrete emissions were attributed to cement calcination.
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