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1 Market overview

1.1 Introduction

The cement market encompasses the production, distribution and sale of this construction material. Cement is used in different segments such as residential construction, non-residential construction and various infrastructures. There are several types of cement, such as

Portland cement: clinker (a mixture of clay and limestone that has been heated) ground into a fine powder that is mixed with gypsum and other additives.
Aluminous cement: made from materials containing alumina and resistant to acids and sulfates, ideal for industrial applications.
Fast-setting cement: water-based and fast-setting, ideal for emergency repairs.

Worldwide, the cement market is largely dominated by Asia, which accounts for over 60% of total consumption. In addition, emerging countries such as India and China are the main drivers of global demand due to their growing infrastructure and urban housing construction. The CAGR for the cement market is around 5%. By way of comparison, around 150,000 kilograms of cement areprocessed every second worldwide.

In Germany, the cement market is mature and well-established, with annual production of around 30 million tonnes. However, demand for cement in Germany is strongly influenced by public infrastructure projects and housing construction. The German cement industry is also characterized by high environmental standards and, in particular, by a growing demand for more environmentally-friendly types of cement. Typical customers in the German cement market are construction companies, property developers and public institutions.

Several companies are active in this market, the main ones being :

HeidelbergCement
Dyckerhoff
Schwenk Zement

Many companies are investing in the research and development of low-carbon footprint cements, such as geopolymer cements. Developments in this market reflect environmental concerns as well as the evolving needs of customers and regulators. New forms of cement, such as those based on industrial or agricultural waste, are gaining in popularity because of their reduced environmental impact.

2 Demand analysis

3 Market structure

4 Offer analysis

5 Regulations

6 Positioning the players

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Share of world cement production by region
Cement production trends
Main European cement producers
Cement sales forecast
German cement industry sales
Foreign trade in cement
Main cement exporting countries
Main cement importing countries
Customer structure in the cement industry
Breakdown of cement consumption by construction sector
Number of people employed in the cement industry
Cement sales by type of cement
Producer price index for cement
Building permits for non-residential construction (new buildings)
Fees for the Jesenwang construction waste landfill
Use of raw materials by the German cement industry

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Latest news

Eqiom's cement plant in Pas de Calais to ramp up production and reduce carbon emissions - 27/02/2024

Site opened in 1884. 135 employees at the northern site.
Production of 800,000 tonnes of cement per year.
Subsidiary of CRH manufacturer Eqiom - a company with 76,000 employees.
Eqiom operates 175 sites with a total of 1,500 employees.

Vicat Produits Industriels modernizes its Eure-et-Loir plant at a cost of 8 million euros - 12/10/2023

Production line expanded from 150,000 to 300,000 tonnes of mortar and adhesive capacity at Vicat Produits Industriels (VPI).
Sales of Vicat, the group specializing in building materials, in 2022: 3.642 billion euros.
Total number of Vicat employees in 2022: 9900.

making cement from raw clay | Vicat and Materrup make cement from clay. - 28/08/2023

Vicat, the cement group, and start-up Materrup plan to build a raw clay cement plant with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year by 2024.
The plant will be built by the Borda Occitanie joint venture, equally owned by Vicat and Materrup.
The plant will eventually create 10 jobs and require an investment of nearly €7 million.
Materrup, founded in 2018, opened its first plant in March 2022 with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year and employs 18 people.
Materrup plans to build ten cement plants in France and a further ten in Europe.

Imerys: Europe's lithium giant. - 30/06/2023

Collaboration between Imerys 80% and British Lithium 20% to mine the UK's largest lithium deposit at St Austell
. Imerys will become Europe's leading lithium producer, with over 20% of European production capacity expected by 2030.
A 50 kWh battery for a medium-sized car requires around 40 kg of lithium.
Demand for lithium in Europe is set to rise from 80,000 tonnes in 2022 to 300,000 tonnes in 2030.
The UK project plans to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent per year, enough to power 500,000 vehicles a year.
Cornwall's lithium deposit is estimated at 161 million tonnes of lithium oxide, giving the mine an estimated life of over thirty years.
Annual production from the new mine could generate sales of 800 million euros
In addition, the Imerys project in Auvergne is scheduled to be operational in 2028, with plans to extract 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year, enough to equip 700,000 electric vehicles per year.

Imerys to mine UK's largest lithium deposit with British Lithium - 29/06/2023

Shareholding in the joint venture: Imerys holds 80% and British Lithium 20%.
Location of lithium deposit: Cornwall, in the south-west of the UK.
Objective: to become the UK's leading integrated producer of lithium carbonate for batteries.

CO2 capture by Vicat in 2027 - 27/06/2023

Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant belonging to the Vicat group, established in 1922.
Current production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes of cement per year, with a maximum capacity of 2 million tonnes.
Objective to capture 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year, given that the plant currently emits around 800,000 tonnes of CO2.
Second-generation Oxyfuel technology studied in collaboration with two German cement manufacturers (Heidelberg Materials and Schwenk) and an Italian group (Buzzi Unicem) via the CI4C joint venture.
Since September 2020, Vicat has been testing a device developed in partnership with Carbon8 Systems, in which the family-owned group has become a minority shareholder, to transform kiln dust into lightweight aggregates.

Companies quoted in this study

This study contains a complete overview of the companies in the market, with the latest figures and news for each company. :

Holcim

HeidelbergCement

Vicat Groupe

Imerys

EQIOM Bétons (CRH Group)

Dyckerhoff

Hornbach

Obi

Bauhaus

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