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Table 1 - Hydraulic Cement – World Leading Producers (million metric tons) [1] Country 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Brazil 72 70 69 64 59 52 52 46 40 37 38 40 38 40 39 China (PRC) 2,500 2,420 2,210 2,100 1,880 1,630 1,390 1,350 1,200 1,040 934 813 705 627 583 Egypt 50 50 46 44 48 47 40 38 29 29 28 29
The US was the world's third-largest producer of cement, after China and India. The US cement industry includes 99 cement mills in 34 states, plus two plants in Puerto Rico. The industry directly employed 10,000 workers in 2015. Ten percent of the cement used in the United States in 2015 was imported. [1]
To keep up with this huge global demand, cement production is currently at around 150 tonnes per second. As a result, the global cement industry already accounts for around 8% of global CO 2 emissions. [9] In 2021, worldwide emissions from making cement hit nearly 2.9 billion tonnes of CO 2. [10] This is twice the level recorded in 2002.
The Global Cement and Concrete Association is an international industry association that was established in 2018. [1] As of 2018, organized and led by five major multinational cement companies, it represented about 35% of the global industry for Cement and Concrete. [ 2 ]
Many depend on circumstances. A major component is cement, which has its own environmental and social impacts and contributes largely to those of concrete. The cement industry is one of the main producers of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. [2] Concrete causes damage to the most fertile layer of the earth, the topsoil.
In 2008, 2009, 2015 and 2016 output fell in the majority of steel-producing countries as a result of the global recession. In 2010 and 2017, it started to rise again. Crude steel production contracted in all regions in 2019 except in Asia and the Middle East. India is the 2nd leading producer of iron and steel industries. [citation needed]
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]
Today, the Dangote Group is a diversified conglomerate, headquartered in Lagos, with interests across a range of sectors in Africa. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Current interests include cement, sugar, flour, salt, seasoning, pasta, beverages and real estate, with new projects in development in oil and natural gas, telecommunications, fertilizer and steel.