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Table 4 - Hydraulic Cement – production – Europe and Central Eurasia (thousand metric tons) [3] Country: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Albania 2,000 1,800 1,300 1,110 918 889 600 575 530 578 348 — 180 106 84 200 200 Armenia 438 422 488 467 770 722 625 605 501 384 355 275 219 287 314 ...
As at year-end 2012, the global cement industry consisted of 5673 cement production facilities, including both integrated and grinding, of which 3900 were located in China and 1773 in the rest of the world. Total cement capacity worldwide was recorded at 5245 Mt in 2012, with 2950 Mt located in China and 2295 Mt in the rest of the world. [6]
The enlarged group has activities in over 50 countries with 51,000 employees working at almost 3,000 production sites. Heidelberg Materials operates around 130 cement plants with an annual cement capacity of around 170 million tonnes, around 1,300 ready-mixed concrete production sites, and just under 600 aggregates quarries. [2]
Concrete production is the process of mixing together the various ingredients—water, aggregate, cement, and any additives—to produce concrete. Concrete production is time-sensitive. Once the ingredients are mixed, workers must put the concrete in place before it hardens.
An independent research effort of AEA Technology to identify critical issues for the cement industry today concluded the most important environment, health and safety performance issues facing the cement industry are atmospheric releases (including greenhouse gas emissions, dioxin, NO x, SO 2, and particulates), accidents, and worker exposure ...
The main field of activity of thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH is the cement industry. The company offers both individual machines and complete plants for cement production. In addition, thyssenkrupp Polysius provides services along the entire life cycle of cement plants, including inspections, maintenance and the supply of innovative OEM spare parts.
The company's name is an abbreviation of Cement Roadstone Holdings, and was formed through the merger in 1970 of Cement Ltd (established in 1936) and Roadstone Ltd (established in 1949). [3] According to Jonathan Guthrie of the Financial Times, it is pronounced "Cee Orr Haitch". [4] The company went public on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1973. [5]
As of 2014, Holcim's annual production capacity was 215 million tons. [3] It has a BBB credit rating according to Fitch Ratings, affirmed on March 11 2024. [5] Holcim is the cement market leader in Australia, Azerbaijan, India, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Latin America. It is among the top few producers throughout Europe, North America, and Asia ...