Cement is a binder used in construction that sets, hardens and adheres to other materials to bind them together, and is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel aggregate into concrete and mortar. The cement industry is a major global manufacturing sector: world production of cement was about 4.4 billion tonnes in 2021, with roughly half produced in China, followed by India and Vietnam. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Who buys the cement that the industry produces?
Mostly ready-mixed concrete producers: an estimated 70 to 75 percent of United States sales in 2023.
Most cement is sold to makers of concrete rather than used on its own. In the United States in 2023, the US Geological Survey estimated that 70 to 75 percent of cement sales went to ready-mixed concrete producers, 11 percent to concrete product manufacturers, 8 to 10 percent to contractors and 5 to 12 percent to other customer types.
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Source Wikidata: Antea Cement
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Source Wikipedia, Hanil Networks
Source Semapa (Wikipedia)
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification StandardGICS: Construction Materials
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A cement is a binder used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
Wikidata: Cement Industry
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Cement Industry
Wikidata: Antea Cement
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By implementing circular economy strategies in five sectors alone: cement, aluminum, steel, plastics, and food, 9.3 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent (equal to all current emissions from transportation) can be reduced.
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Wikipedia, Hanil Networks
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Hanil Networks Co., Ltd is an IT company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and a member of Hanil Cement Group.
Semapa (Wikipedia)
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Semapa - Sociedade de Investimento e Gestão (English: Semapa - Investment and Management Company) is a Portuguese conglomerate holding company with interests in the cement, pulp and paper and environmental services sectors.
BUA Cement (Wikipedia)
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BUA Cement PLC is a publicly listed firm headquartered in Nigeria, it produces and markets cement products in the country.
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