The building materials company CRH reported 11.27 billion U.S. dollars of revenue in 2020 from its Americas regional division, which includes the United States, Canada, and Brazil.
Cement manufacturers in North America: Cemex spotlight
One of the biggest cement manufacturers in North America is Cemex SAB de CV, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico. The Mexican building material company was established in 1906 under the name, Cementos Hidalgo. Nowadays, Cemex holds an international portfolio of operations in more than 30 countries on four continents. In addition to cement, the company also produces and distributes ready-mix concrete and clinker, an intermediate cement product made from limestone, clay, and iron oxide. In a ranking of the leading manufacturers of construction materials worldwide based on sales, Cemex was ranked eleventh with revenue of nearly 12.9 billion U.S. dollars as of May 2021. As of 2021, the total global cement production capacity of Cemex amounted to 91.4 million metric tons. In comparison, the total U.S. cement production volume in 2021 amounted to an estimated 92 million metric tons.
Cement consumption in the United States
In the construction industry today, cement is an important building material. It is mostly used for the production of concrete. Cement can be characterized as either hydraulic or non-hydraulic, based on the ability of the cement to set in the presence of water. Hydraulic cements become adhesive through a chemical reaction that occurs between the ingredients of the dry cement and water. In 2020, the imports of hydraulic cement to the United States for consumption amounted to approximately 19 million metric tons. In the same year, the United States' consumption of non-hydraulic cement amounted to 102 million metric tons.
Ranking of selected cement manufacturers in FY 2020, based on North American revenue
(in billion U.S. dollars)
The figures for HeidelbergCement, Buzzi Unicem, and CRH have been converted from euros to U.S. dollars at a rate of 1 euro = 1.22824 U.S. dollars (correct as of December 31, 2020).
CEMEX:The figure is taken from Cemex’s Integrated Report 2020 (page 22). The net sales figures for Mexico and United States have been added together.
HeidelbergCement:The figure is taken from HeidelbergCement's Annual Report 2020 (page 32) LafargeHolcim: The figure is taken from LafargeHolcim's Full Year 2020 Results Analyst Presentation (page 21). The figure was coverted from Swiss francs to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of 1 Swiss franc = 1.13247 U.S. dollars (correct as of December 31, 2020). Buzzi Unicem:The figure is taken from Buzzi Unicem’s Annual Report 2020 (pages 25 and 26). The figures for Mexico and United States have been added together.
CRH:Based on sales figure from the Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, and Brazil. The figure is taken from CRH’s Annual Report 2020 (page 40).
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