Research and Markets: Cement Industry in the United States Is Expected To Increase to a Value of $11,298.8 Million by End Of 2016

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jdvzcc/cement_in_the) has announced the addition of the "Cement in the United States" report to their offering.

Cement in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States cement market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• For the purposes of this Profile, cement is taken to be hydraulic cement (e.g. Portland cement) used for construction and similar purposes. Volumes are for the annual consumption of cement within the specified geography, whether produced domestically or imported. The profile focuses on manufacturers, so volumes include cement sold by them in dry form, cement sold as a component of ready-mix concrete slurry, and so on. Values are calculated by multiplying total volumes by the average annual bulk price of dry cement per tonne. All currency conversions were carried out using constant average annual 2011 exchange rates.
• The U.S. cement market had total revenues of $6,769.8 million in 2011, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -13.6% between 2007 and 2011.
• Market consumption volumes decreased with a CARC of -11.2% between 27 and 211, to reach a total of 72.5 million tonnes in 211.
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 10.8% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $11,298.8 million by the end of 2016.

Companies Mentioned

- CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.

- HeidelbergCement AG

- Holcim Ltd.

- Lafarge S.A.

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