Cement

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study
• Portland Cement
• Blended Cement
• Special / Other Cements

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

• Introduction
• Table 1: Worldwide Leading Consumers of Cement by Country (in ' 000 tonnes): 2003-2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Market Overview
• Emerging Economies for Sustainable Growth
• Developed Economies in Need of a Rebound
• Portland to Stay Strong, Blended to Make Progress
• Ready-Mix Concrete to Lead Demand
• Production Dynamics
• Table 2: Worldwide Cement Production by Region (in ' 000 tonnes): 2003-2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: Worldwide Cement Production by Region: Percentage Share Breakdown for 2007 and 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 4: Worldwide Leading Producers of Cement by Country (in ' 000 tonnes): 2003- 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 5: Worldwide Leading Producers of Cement by Country: Percentage Share Breakdown for 2007 and 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Global Cement Capacity
• Table 6: Worldwide Cement Production Capacity (in Million Tonnes): 2003-2012F (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Per Capita Cement Consumption
• Table 7: Per Capita Cement Consumption (in Kgs): 2007
• Industry Structure
• The Feisty Five
• Table 8: Global Cement Market - Percentage Share Breakdown by Leading Cement Companies including Lafarge, Holcim, Cemex, HeidelbergCement, and Italcementi: 2007 and 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Market Trends

• East Asia, the Middle East - The Emerging Production Base
• Markets Up for Grabs
• Emergence Through Consolidation and Vertical Integration
• The Drive Towards Energy Efficiency

3. Product Overview

• Cement Production
• Capital-Intensive
• Energy-Intensive
• Low Labour-Intensive
• Cement Types
• Portland Cement
• Portland Cement Standards
• Portland Cement Types
• Ordinary Portland Cement
• Moderate Sulfate Resistance Cement
• Rapid Hardening Cement
• Low Heat of Hydration Cement
• High Sulfate Resistance Cement
• Air-entraining Portland Cement
• Blended Cement
• Blended Cement Standards
• The European EN 197-1 Specifications for Composite Cements
• Blended Cement Types
• Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement
• Portland Silica Fume Cement
• Portland Pozzolana Cement
• Portland Flyash Cement
• Pozzolana Cement
• Special / Other Cements
• Masonry Cement
• Expansive Cements
• High Alumina Cement
• White Cements
• Colored Cements
• Water Proof Cement
• Eco Cement

4. Cement Markets

• Ready-mix Concrete Producers
• Concrete Products Producers
• Other Markets

5. Cement End-Users

• Residential Building Construction
• Non-residential Building Construction
• Non-building Construction

6. Environmental Concerns and Considerations

• Pollution
• Global Warming
• Cement Sustainability Initiative - A Solution in Sight

7. Recent Industry Activity

• Lafarge Completes Orascom Cement Acquisition
• ASEC Cement Acquires 35% Stake in Zahana Cement
• Holcim Increases Stake in ACC
• ACC Acquires Stake in Alcon
• CPC Acquires Business Assets of IMIX
• CPC Takes Over SSMC Holding Corp.
• Venezuela Acquires Cemex' s Operations
• CPC Takes Over Union Asphalt
• Eurocement Acquires Minor Stake in Holcim
• Lafarge Acquires Minority Interest in Meftah Cement Plant
• Heidelberg Merges Indian Subsidiaries with Mysore Cements
• Titan Group Acquires 50% Stake in Adocim Cimento
• Votorantim Cement Acquires Minority Stake in Cementos Bio Bio
• Hilal Takes Over Gulf Readymix
• Unicon Completes Acquisition of Kudsk & Dahl
• Hilal Cement Acquires Kuwait German Readymix
• China Shuangji Acquires Zhaoyuan Shuangji
• Ash Grove Cement Completes Holliday Sand Acquisition
• Alexandria Portland Acquires Titan Baton
• Holcim to Acquire Remaining Stake in ACIL
• Mitsubishi Acquires Robertson' s Ready Mix
• PJ Corporation Acquires HC Asia Holding
• Lafarge Acquires Memphis Cement Terminal
• Vicat Group Takes Over Walker Group
• OCI Acquires Stake in Sangwon Cement
• Vulcan Materials Takes Over Florida Rock Industries
• ASEC Cement Holding Gains Majority Stake in GRD Cement
• Rinker Materials Completes Two Acquisitions
• Cemco Acquires Further Stake in Holcim
• Holcim Acquires Additional Shareholding in Serbian Unit
• Shuangma Cement to Acquire Stake in Dujiangyan Lafaji
• CRH to Take Over 26% Stake in Yatai Cement
• Titan Cement Acquires Shareholding in Henan Tianrui
• Huaxin Cement Concludes Capital Increase to Holcim
• D.G. Khan Cement to Acquire Pioneer Cement
• Holcim Spain to Acquire Tarmac Iberia
• RATM to Acquire Mika-Cement
• Dangote Cement to Acquire Sinoma' s Cement Plants
• Binani Cement to Acquire an African Cement Company
• ADAG Plans Acquisitions to Enter Cement Market
• Votorantim Merges with Prairie
• Holcim Vietnam and Cotec to Merge
• Jaykaycem to Merge with JK Cement
• Socam Announces Joint Venture with Lafarge
• Italcementi Enters Joint Venture to Construct Cement Plant
• Ecocem and ArcelorMittal Sign Agreement for Joint Company
• Vicat Group Joins Sagar Cements in Joint Venture
• SAIL and JAL Announce Joint Venture for Cement Production
• Iraq Inks Joint Venture Agreement to Up Cement Capacity
• Iran and Algeria Ink Agreement to Establish Cement Plant
• HeidelbergCement, Italcementi Sign Licensing Agreement
• Lafarge and C.B.M.I. Sign Agreement
• Ciments Francais and Muhaidib Partner for New Cement Venture
• Dalian Dongtai Signs Agreement with Xiaoyetian Cement
• S.M. Wilson Secures Continental Cement Contract
• Sri Lanka to Award Cement Plant Contract to Aditya Birla Group
• Birla Signs MoU to Set-up Cement Unit
• Global Investment Enters into an Agreement with Bina Holding
• FLSmidth Secures Contract for Cement Line
• United Cement Signs Import Contracts
• JK Lakshmi Cement Establishes 3 RMC Plants in Gujarat
• Ohorongo Cement Constructs New Cement Plant
• ACC to Scale-Up RMC Business
• Holcim Hungaria to Construct Cement Facility
• Asia Cement Commences Cement Plant Construction
• Lafarge to Expand Business in Syria
• Derba Midroc Commences Cement Production
• Lafarge to Expand Indian Cement Production Capacity
• India Cements to Augment Capacity
• Lafarge to Commerce Operations at Indian Plant
• Binani Cement to Double Capacity
• Prakash Industries Announces New Cement Plant in India
• Votorantim Builds New Production Line
• Cimpor Cimentos to Build New Cement Plant
• SCG Cement Inaugurates New Cement Plant in Cambodia
• New Cement Factory Planned in Yemen
• Holcim Romania Commissions New Kiln Line
• Cementos Yura to Step Up Cement Production Capacity
• Huarun Cement Begins First Phase Construction
• New Cement Plant Proposed for Athi River
• Holcim to Expand Cement Plant in Boyaca Department
• Votorantim Cimentos to Expand Brazilian Cement Distribution Operations
• Indocement and SG Plan to Increase Cement Production
• Ispat to Establish New Cement Plant
• Bastas Cimento Adds New Production Line
• Deccan Cements Announces Capacity Expansion Underway
• Binani Cement Expands Production Capacity in China
• Orient Paper to Expand Cement Business
• JSW Cement to Expand Cement Business
• Semen Bosowa to Increase Cement Production Capacity
• Dalmia Cement to Expand Production Capacity
• Binani Cement to Set up International Subsidiary
• Cessa to Augment Cement Production Capacity
• An Phu Cement to Build a Cement Plant
• Schwenk Group to Set up Cement Plant in Namibia
• Star Cement Announces Cement Capacity Expansion
• Sephaku Cement and Dangote Cement to Build Cement Plant in South Africa
• The 1st Lao Cement Plant to Enhance Cement Production Capacity
• Binani and Mysore Cements to Set Up Two Cement Projects
• Cimentos de Portugal to Undertake Capacity Expansion
• JSW to Build Cement Plant in West Bengal
• Jaypee Group Launches Sixth Cement Plant in Haryana
• Vicat Group and Kazkommerts Break Ground for New Cement Plant
• Binani Cement Adds New Grinding Unit
• Vicat Commissions New Kiln in Egypt
• New Cement Plant Proposed in Dhamar Province in Yemen
• BBMG to Raise Funds Through Initial Public Offering
• Votorantim Cement Opens New Distribution Center
• Cemex to Sell Subsidiaries
• Cemex Plans Select Assets Divestment
• Pretoria Portland Divests Stake in Company
• Grasim Divests Stake in Shree Digvijay Cement
• Lafarge Divests Stake in Lafarge Titan to Titan
• Italcementi to Sell Assets to Sibirskiy
• Strabag to Withdraw from Cement Joint Venture
• HeidelbergCement Acquires Hanson
• Holcim Acquires St. Lawrence Cement
• Italcementi Acquires the Entire Fuping Cement
• Suez Cement Ups Stake in Hilal Cement
• Cimpor Acquires Majority Stake in Cementos Otorongo
• CRH Acquires Harbin Sanling Cement Plant in China
• JK Cement Acquires Nihon Nirman
• CMS Cement Acquires Sarawak Clinker
• Mitica Acquires Minority Stake in Titan Cement
• CRH Completes Cementbouw Acquisition
• Hydra Properties Acquires Minority Stake in RAK Cement
• Binani Cement Acquires Minority Stake in Chinese Plant
• Cemex Acquires Rinker
• CRH Acquires Stake in Denizli Cement and Paver Systems
• Granite Construction Takes Over Raisch Products
• Interbeton to Acquire Domiki Beton
• India Cements and Visaka Cement Complete Merger
• Aalborg Portland Group Forms Joint Venture with BMT
• SAIL and Jaiprakash Associates Form Joint Venture
• OCI and Khayyat Group Announce Joint Venture
• Strabag to Form Joint Venture with BaselCement
• Binani to Establish Cement Joint Venture with Nalco
• Lafarge Yunnan Government and Sign Cooperation Agreement
• Titan Subsidiary Signs Turnkey Contract for New Cement Plant
• ACC Enters into Agreement with Shiva Cement
• UNICEM to Commence Cement Production
• JSW Group to Enter into Cement Production
• Union Cement and Gulf Cement Complete Capacity Expansion
• Lafarge Shui On Announces New Production Line Inauguration
• CEMEX Undertakes Expansion of Bayano Plant
• CEMEX to Establish New Plant in Arizona
• Votorantim to Set Up New Cement Factory
• Cemex Divests U.S. Assets to CRH
• Taiheiyo Cement to Liquidate Kashima Remicon Group Companies
• Gujarat Ambuja Divests Minority Stake in Ambuja Cement
• Vietnam Machinery Company Constructs Cement Factory
• Portland Launches Expansion Project to Double Cement Production Capacity
• Nghi Son to Build Cement Distribution Terminal
• Ambuja Cement to Double Capacity of Solan Plant
• Binani Cement Starts Production at Grinding Unit
• Ash Grove Cement Begins Construction of New Plant in Arkansas
• Burnpur Cement to Expand Capacity and Product Portfolio
• ASEC to Set Up Grey Cement Unit in Egypt
• Aditya Birla Group to Expand Cement Production Capacity
• Suez Cement Group Expands Operations in Ready-mix Concrete
• JK Lakshmi to Expand Cement and Ready-Mix Concrete Business
• Nghi Son to Build Second Production Line for Cement Plant
• PPC to Expand Gaborone Facilities
• Lehigh Cement to Expand and Modernize Cement Plant
• OCI Announces Construction of Greenfield Cement Plant
• OCI Establishes New Cement Plant
• HeidelbergCement Brings New Cement Plant On Stream in China
• Votorantim Announces Brazilian Plant Expansion Program
• PPC to Expand and Upgrade Inland Cement Milling Project
• CEMEX to Build Cement Manufacturing Plant in Arizona
• HeidelbergCement to Divest Cement Companies to Damnaz Cement

8. Product Launches

• Taiheiyo Cement Introduces Grand Premium Cement
• Derba Midroc Introduces Dejen Cement
• CEMEX Expands Cement Portfolio with Two New Products
• Orient Cement Introduces Birla Excel

9. Focus on Select Players

• Aditya Birla Group (India)
• Buzzi Unicem SpA (Italy)
• Table 9: Buzzi Unicem Cement Manufacturing Plants and Cement Manufacturing Capacity (in ' 000 tonnes): 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V. (Mexico)
• Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA. (Portugal)
• CRH (Ireland)
• HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)
• Holcim Ltd. (Switzerland)
• Italcementi S.P.A (Italy)
• Lafarge North America, Inc. (US)
• Lafarge S.A. (France)
• Orascom Cement (Egypt)
• Siam Cement Public Company Limited (Thailand)
• St. Lawrence Cement Group (Canada)
• Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. (Japan)
• Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (Japan)
• Votorantim Cimentos Ltda. (Brazil)

10. Global Market Perspective

• Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 11: World 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 12: World Historic Review Analysis for Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Cement Demand by Cement Type
• Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Portland Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 14: World 10-Year Perspective for Portland Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 15: World Historic Review Analysis for Portland Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Blended Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 17: World 10-Year Perspective for Blended Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 18: World Historic Review Analysis for Blended Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Special / Other Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 20: World 10-Year Perspective for Special / Other Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 21: World Historic Review Analysis for Special / Other Cement by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Cement Demand by End-use Sector
• Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement Demand in Residential Sector by Select Geographic Markets - China, India, US, Italy, France, Germany, South Africa Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement Demand in Non-Residential Sector by Select Geographic Markets - China, India, US, Italy, France, Germany, South Africa Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 24: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement Demand in Non-Building Sector by Select Geographic Markets - China, India, US, Italy, France, Germany, South Africa Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

• A. Market Analysis
  • Industry Overview
  • Market Overview
  • Market Outlook
  • Residential Construction the Worst Hit
  • Non-residential and Non-building Construction Suffers
  • Construction Starts Slow Cement Demand
  • Table 25: US Construction Starts (in US$ billion): 2006-2009E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • The Price Factor
  • Capacity Expansions to Sustain Long-term Growth
  • A Key Import Market
  • Cement Trade
  • Table 26: US Cement Trade Statistics (in ' 000 metric tons): 2006, 2007, and 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 27: US Hydraulic Cement Imports by Ten Leading Countries of Origin: Jan-Sep 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 28: US White Cement Imports by Leading Countries of Origin: Jan-Sep 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 29: US Cement Imports by Ten Leading Countries of Origin (in US$ ' 000): 2006 and 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 30: US Cement Exports by Ten Leading Countries of Destination (in US$ ' 000): 2006 and 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Escalating Energy Costs Worries Cement Makers
  • Cement Industry Concerns
  • Leading Cement Makers
  • Key Players
  • Buzzi Unicem USA
  • ESSROC Cement Corporation
  • Lafarge North America, Inc.
  • Texas Industries Inc.
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • CPC Acquires Business Assets of IMIX
  • CPC Takes Over SSMC Holding Corp.
  • CPC Takes Over Union Asphalt
  • Votorantim Merges with Prairie
  • Vulcan Materials Company Takes Over Florida Rock Industries
  • Rinker Materials Completes Two Acquisitions
  • Ash Grove Cement Completes Holliday Sand Acquisition
  • Mitsubishi Acquires Robertson' s Ready Mix
  • Lafarge Acquires Memphis Cement Terminal
  • Vicat Group Takes Over Walker Group
  • S.M. Wilson Secures Continental Cement Contract
  • Granite Construction Takes Over Raisch Products
  • Ash Grove Cement Begins Construction of New Plant in Arkansas
  • CEMEX to Establish New Plant in Arizona
  • Lehigh Cement to Expand and Modernize Cement Plant
  • CEMEX to Build Cement Manufacturing Plant in Arizona
  • Cemex Divests U.S. Assets to CRH
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 31: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 32: US 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 33: US Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 34: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-use Sectors - Residential Building, Non- Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 35: US 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End-use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

• A. Market Analysis
  • Industry Overview
  • Market Overview
  • Exports and Imports
  • Table 36: Canadian Cement Exports by Leading Countries of Destination (in US$ million): 2003-2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 37: Canadian Cement Imports by Leading Countries of Origin (in US$ ' 000): 2003-2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Canadian Exports Face Threat from Emerging Asian Markets
  • Strategic Corporate Development
  • Holcim Acquires St. Lawrence Cement
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 38: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 39: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 40: Canadian Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Industry Overview
  • Trade
  • Table 41: Japanese Cement Exports by Country of Destination (in ' 000 tonnes): 2006 and 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Key Players
  • Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.
  • Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
  • Strategic Corporate Development
  • Taiheiyo Cement to Liquidate Kashima Remicon Group Companies
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 42: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 43: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 44: Japanese Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Table 45: European Cement Production by Leading Cement Producing Countries (in ' 000 tonnes): 2003 - 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 46: Per Capita Cement Consumption: 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Key Players
  • Buzzi Unicem SpA (Italy)
  • Table 47: Buzzi Unicem Cement Manufacturing Plants and Cement Manufacturing Capacity (in ' 000 tonnes): 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA. (Portugal)
  • CRH (Ireland)
  • HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)
  • Holcim Ltd. (Switzerland)
  • Italcementi S.P.A (Italy)
  • Lafarge S.A. (France)
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Eurocement Acquires Minor Stake in Holcim
  • Titan Group Acquires 50% Stake in Adocim Cimento
  • Holcim Hungaria to Construct Cement Facility
  • Holcim Romania Commissions New Kiln Line
  • Vicat Group and Kazkommerts Break Ground for New Cement Plant
  • Bastas Cimento Adds New Production Line
  • Ecocem and ArcelorMittal Sign Agreement for Joint Company
  • Strabag to Withdraw from Cement Joint Venture
  • Italcementi to Sell Assets to Sibirskiy
  • HeidelbergCement Acquires Hanson
  • Interbeton to Acquire Domiki Beton
  • Mitica Acquires Minority Stake in Titan Cement
  • CRH Completes Cementbouw Acquisition
  • Titan Subsidiary Signs Turnkey Contract for New Cement Plant
  • Strabag to Form Joint Venture with BaselCement
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 48: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, Turkey and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 49: European 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, Turkey and Rest of Europe Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 50: European Historic Review for Cement by Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, Turkey and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 51: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 52: European 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 53: European Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 54: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 55: French 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 56: French Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 57: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-use Sectors - Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 58: French 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End- use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Trade
  • Table 59: German Cement Imports by Leading Country of Origin (in ' 000 tonnes) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 60: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 61: German 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 62: German Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 63: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-use Sectors - Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 64: German 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End-use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 65: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 66: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 67: Italian Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 68: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-use Sectors - Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 69: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End- use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. United Kingdom

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 70: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 71: UK 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 72: UK Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Spain

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 73: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 74: Spanish 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 75: Spanish Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/ Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Russia

• A. Market Analysis
  • Industry Overview
  • Market Overview
  • Market Outlook
  • Construction Industry Boom
  • Capacity Expansion Underway
  • Table 76: Concentration of Cement Production Capacity Between EuroCement, Itera/BazEl, Inteko, Lafarge, HeidelbergCement, Dyckerhoff, and Others: 2011 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Import Duty Cut Creates Stir
  • Turkish Suppliers Flood Russian Market
  • Table 77: Russian Cement Imports (in ' 000 tonnes): 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 78: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 79: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 80: Russian Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/ Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4g. Turkey

• A. Market Analysis
  • Turkish Cement Demand Slows Down
  • Turkey Plans Cement Exports to Beat Domestic Slowdown
  • Table 81: Turkish Cement Exports by Country of Destination including Iraq, Russia, Syria, Spain, Italy, France, Israel, US and Albania (in ' 000 tonnes): 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 82: Turkish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement Market with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 83: Turkish Historic Review for Cement Market with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4h. Rest of Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Romania to Build New Capacity
  • Belarus to Focus on Expanding Cement Production
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 84: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 85: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 86: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

• Market Analysis
• Table 87: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 88: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 89: Asia-Pacific Historic Review Analysis for Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 90: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Portland Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 91: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Portland Cement by Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 92: Asia-Pacific Historic Review Analysis for Portland Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 93: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Blended Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 94: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Blended Cement by Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 95: Asia-Pacific Historic Review Analysis for Blended Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 96: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Special / Other Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 97: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Special / Other Cement by Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 98: Asia-Pacific Historic Review Analysis for Special / Other Cement by Region - China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5a. China

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Demand Drivers
  • Production Dynamics
  • Table 99: Chinese Cement Production Statistics (in ' 000 tonnes): 2003 to 2008E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Table 100: China Cement Market - Percentage Share Breakdown by Leading Cement Companies including Anhui Conch Cement, China Shanshui Cement, China National Building Material, Holcim, Tangshan Jidong Cement, and Others: 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Government Ban Benefits Ready-mix Concrete Market
  • Investment and Price Increases Keep Industry Growth Optimistic
  • Obsolete Capacity Elimination to Drive Industry Consolidation
  • Cement Exports Sink
  • Table 101: China' s Cement Exports (in ' 000 tonnes): 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Industry Concentration On the Horizon
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • China Shuangji Acquires Zhaoyuan Shuangji
  • Shuangma Cement to Acquire Stake in Dujiangyan Lafaji
  • CRH to Take Over 26% Stake in Yatai Cement
  • Lafarge and C.B.M.I. Sign Agreement
  • Socam Announces Joint Venture with Lafarge
  • Huarun Cement Begins First Phase Construction
  • Dalian Dongtai Signs Agreement with Xiaoyetian Cement
  • BBMG to Raise Funds Through Initial Public Offering
  • Binani Cement Expands Production Capacity in China
  • Huaxin Cement Concludes Capital Increase to Holcim
  • Italcementi Acquires the Entire Fuping Cement
  • Binani Cement Acquires Minority Stake in Chinese Plant
  • CRH Acquires Harbin Sanling Cement Plant in China
  • Lafarge Yunnan Government and Sign Cooperation Agreement
  • Lafarge Shui On Announces New Production Line Inauguration
  • HeidelbergCement Brings New Cement Plant On Stream in China
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 102: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 103: Chinese 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 104: Chinese Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 105: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-use Sectors - Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 106: Chinese 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End- use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 107: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Market - Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Construction Contractors, Concrete Products Producers, Consumer, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 108: Chinese 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Markets - Percentage Breakdown of Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Construction Contractors, Concrete Products Producers, Consumer, and Other Markets Annual Demand for Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 109: Chinese Historic Review for Cement by Market - Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Construction Contractors, Concrete Products Producers, Consumer, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5b. India

• A. Market Analysis
  • Industry Overview
  • Market Overview
  • Market Outlook: Short-term
  • Market Outlook: Long-term
  • Heading Towards an Uncertain Future
  • Cement Industry M&A Valuation to Dip
  • Mini Cement Plants Spell Success
  • Investors Keen to Explore Limestone Reserves
  • The Mini-Cement Industry
  • International Cement Players Eye Indian Pie
  • 2007 - A Year of M&As
  • Government Backs Infrastructure, Drives Cement Growth
  • Major Capacity Expansions On the Horizon
  • Table 110: Capacity Additions by Select Cement Makers (in million tonnes): FY2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Market Leaders Space Encroached Upon
  • Escalating Production Costs Pressurize Margins
  • Capacity Utilization Cutbacks - The Need of the Hour
  • Indian Government Bans Cement Exports
  • Cement Exports Ban to Affect Imports
  • Growing Demand Squeezes Exports
  • Industry Fears Impending Price Decline
  • Capacity Expansions Face Challenge
  • A Fragmented Marketplace
  • Table 111: Indian Cement Market - Percentage Share Breakdown by Holcim (ACC and Ambuja Cement), Birla Group (Grasim and UltraTech), India Cements, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Installed Capacity
  • Table 112: Indian Cement Installed Capacity (in ' 000 tonnes): 2007 to 2010F (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 113: Indian Cement Production Capacity Concentration: FY2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Holcim Increases Stake in ACC
  • ACC Acquires Stake in Alcon
  • Heidelberg Merges Indian Subsidiaries with Mysore Cements
  • Holcim to Acquire Remaining Stake in ACIL
  • ADAG Plans Acquisitions to Enter Cement Market
  • Jaykaycem to Merge with JK Cement
  • JSW to Build Cement Plant in West Bengal
  • JK Lakshmi Cement Establishes 3 RMC Plants in Gujarat
  • FLSmidth Secures Contract for Cement Line
  • Lafarge to Expand Indian Cement Production Capacity
  • India Cements to Augment Capacity
  • Lafarge to Commerce Operations at Indian Plant
  • Binani Cement to Double Capacity
  • Prakash Industries' New Cement Plant in Chhattisgarh
  • Ispat to Establish New Cement Plant
  • Dalmia Cement to Expand Production Capacity
  • Binani Cement to Set up International Subsidiary
  • Birla Signs MoU to Set-up Cement Unit
  • Binani and Mysore Cements to Set Up Two Cement Projects
  • SAIL Joins JAL in a Joint Venture for Cement Production
  • Jaypee Group Launches Sixth Cement Plant in Haryana
  • Binani Cement Adds New Grinding Unit
  • Vicat Group Joins Sagar Cements in Joint Venture
  • ACC to Scale-Up RMC Business
  • Deccan Cements Announces Capacity Expansion Underway
  • Orient Paper to Expand Cement Business
  • JSW Cement to Expand Cement Business
  • Grasim Divests Stake in Shree Digvijay Cement
  • India Cements and Visaka Cement Complete Merger
  • Gujarat Ambuja Divests Minority Stake in Ambuja Cement
  • JK Cement Acquires Nihon Nirman
  • Binani to Establish Cement Joint Venture with Nalco
  • Ambuja Cement to Double Capacity of Solan Plant
  • Binani Cement Starts Production at Grinding Unit
  • Burnpur Cement to Expand Capacity and Product Portfolio
  • Aditya Birla Group to Expand Cement Production Capacity
  • JK Lakshmi to Expand Cement and Ready-Mix Concrete Business
  • JSW Group to Enter into Cement Production
  • ACC Enters into Agreement with Shiva Cement
  • SAIL and Jaiprakash Associates Form Joint Venture
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 114: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 115: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 116: Indian Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 117: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-use Sectors - Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 118: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End-use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 119: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Market - Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Construction Contractors, Concrete Products Producers, Consumer, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 120: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Markets - Percentage Breakdown of Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Construction Contractors, Concrete Products Producers, Consumer, and Other Markets Annual Demand for Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 121: Indian Historic Review for Cement by Market - Ready-mix Concrete Producers, Construction Contractors, Concrete Products Producers, Consumer, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5c. South Korea

• Market Analysis
• Table 122: South Korean Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 123: South Korean 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 124: South Korean Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5d. Rest of Asia-Pacific

• A. Market Analysis
  • Australia
  • Market Overview
  • Indonesia
  • Market Overview
  • Industry Set for Expansion
  • Competition
  • Table 125: Indonesia Cement Market - Percentage Share Breakdown by Leading Cement Companies including Semen Gresik, Indocement, Holcim Indonesia, and Others: 2007 and 2008 (H1) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 126: Cement Production Capacity (in ' 000 tonnes) by Company: 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Vietnam
  • Market Overview
  • Pakistan
  • Market Overview
  • Pakistan Eyes Export Markets
  • Capacity Set for Major Expansion
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • D.G. Khan Cement to Acquire Pioneer Cement
  • OCI Acquires Stake in Sangwon Cement
  • Asia Cement Commences Cement Plant Construction
  • Cemco Acquires Further Stake in Holcim
  • Holcim Vietnam and Cotec to Merge
  • SCG Cement Inaugurates New Cement Plant in Cambodia
  • Indocement and SG Plan to Increase Cement Production
  • Semen Bosowa to Increase Cement Production Capacity
  • An Phu Cement to Build a Cement Plant
  • Sri Lanka to Award Cement Plant Contract to Aditya Birla Group
  • Aalborg Portland Group Forms Joint Venture with BMT
  • Vietnam Machinery Company Constructs Cement Factory
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 127: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 128: Rest of Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 129: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Latin America

• A. Market Analysis
  • Mexican Cement Consumption Increases
  • Brazil to Up Cement Capacity
  • Peru Cement Industry Set to Expand
  • Key Players
  • CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V. (Mexico)
  • Votorantim Cimentos Ltda. (Brazil)
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Venezuelan Government Acquires Cemex' s Operations
  • Votorantim Cement Acquires Minority Stake in Cementos Bio Bio
  • Votorantim Builds New Production Line
  • Holcim to Expand Cement Plant in Boyaca Department
  • Votorantim Cimentos to Expand Brazilian Cement Distribution Operations
  • Cessa to Augment Cement Production Capacity
  • Cemex Plans Select Assets Divestment
  • Cementos Yura to Step Up Cement Production Capacity
  • Cimpor Acquires Majority Stake in Cementos Otorongo
  • CEMEX Undertakes Expansion of Bayano Plant
  • Votorantim to Set Up New Cement Factory
  • Votorantim Announces Brazilian Plant Expansion Program
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 130: Latin America Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 131: Latin America 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 132: Latin America Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

7. Middle East & Africa

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Iran Cement Market
  • Saudi Arabia Cement Market
  • Saudi Arabia: Expansive Capacity Expansions
  • Table 133: Saudi Arabian Proposed New Capacity Additions (in ' 000 tonnes per annum)
  • UAE Cement Market
  • UAE to Double Cement Capacity by 2011
  • Table 134: UAE Cement Capacity Expansions (in ' 000 tonnes): 2008E and 2011P (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • UAE Cement Imports
  • Table 135: UAE Cement Imports - Percentage Share Breakdown by Leading Country of Origin including China, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Others: 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • GCC Heading Towards Surplus Capacity
  • GCC Pricing Scenario
  • Competitive Scenario
  • Table 136: Saudi Arabian Cement Market - Percentage Share Breakdown by Volume of Cement Production and Sales for Saudi Cement, Yamama Cement, Yanbu Cement, Southern Cement, Eastern Cement, Qassim Cement, Arabian Cement, and Tabuk Cement: 2007 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Dubai Cement Market
  • Iraq Cement Market
  • Egypt: An Emerging Cement Market
  • South Africa Cement Market
  • Residential Construction Drives Cement Demand
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Lafarge Completes Orascom Cement Acquisition
  • ASEC Cement Acquires 35% Stake in Zahana Cement
  • Lafarge Acquires Minority Interest in Meftah Cement Plant
  • Hilal Takes Over Gulf Readymix
  • Hilal Cement Acquires Kuwait German Readymix
  • Alexandria Portland Acquires Titan Baton
  • ASEC Cement Holding Gains Majority Stake in GRD Cement
  • Holcim Spain to Acquire Tarmac Iberia
  • RATM to Acquire Mika-Cement
  • Binani Cement to Acquire an African Cement Company
  • Dangote Cement to Acquire Sinoma' s Cement Plants
  • Italcementi Enters Joint Venture to Construct Cement Plant
  • Ciments Francais and Muhaidib Partner for New Cement Venture
  • Iran and Algeria Ink Agreement to Establish Cement Plant
  • Iraq Inks Joint Venture Agreement to Up Cement Capacity
  • Global Investment Enters into an Agreement with Bina Holding
  • Sephaku Cement and Dangote Cement to Build Cement Plant in South Africa
  • Vicat Commissions New Kiln in Egypt
  • Lafarge to Expand Business in Syria
  • Schwenk Group to Set up Cement Plant in Namibia
  • New Cement Factory Planned in Yemen
  • New Cement Plant Proposed for Athi River
  • Cimentos de Portugal to Undertake Capacity Expansion
  • New Cement Plant Proposed in Dhamar Province in Yemen
  • Star Cement Announces Cement Capacity Expansion
  • OCI Announces Construction of Greenfield Cement Plant
  • OCI Establishes New Cement Plant
  • Pretoria Portland Divests Stake in Company
  • Lafarge Divests Stake in Lafarge Titan to Titan
  • Suez Cement Ups Stake in Hilal Cement
  • Hydra Properties Acquires Minority Stake in RAK Cement
  • CRH Acquires Stake in Denizli Cement and Paver Systems
  • OCI and Khayyat Group Announce Joint Venture
  • Union Cement and Gulf Cement Complete Capacity Expansion
  • UNICEM to Commence Cement Production
  • PPC to Expand and Upgrade Inland Cement Milling Project
  • Portland Launches Expansion Project to Double Cement Production Capacity
  • ASEC to Set Up Grey Cement Unit in Egypt
  • PPC to Expand Gaborone Facilities
  • HeidelbergCement to Divest Cement Companies to Damnaz Cement
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 137: Middle East & Africa Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Geographic Region - Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Rest of Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 138: Middle East & Africa 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Geographic Region - Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Rest of Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006, 2009, and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 139: Middle East & Africa Historic Review Analysis for Cement by Geographic Region - Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Rest of Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 140: Middle East & Africa Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 141: Middle East & Africa 10-Year Perspective for Cement by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 142: Middle East & Africa Historic Review for Cement by Product Segment - Portland Cement, Blended Cement, and Special/Other Cement Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2001 through 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 143: South Africa Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Cement by End-Use Sector - Residential Building, Non-residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tonnes for Years 2006 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 144: South Africa 10-Year Perspective for Cement by End-Use Sector - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Demand for Residential Building, Non-residential Building, and Non-building Construction Markets for 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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