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Driving Forces Of Cement Industry

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2011 at 7:54 PM ET 250 Points
Well its complicated to guess what cement industry is upto the question i keep wondering is what are its driving forces? Any answers?
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  • Posted on 3/18/2011 at 9:11 PM Accepted
    Construction trends?
  • Posted by SteveByrneMarketing on 3/19/2011 at 4:26 AM Member
    The cement industry in what country?
  • Posted by cookmarketing@gmail. on 3/19/2011 at 9:42 PM Member
    Driving force - once contracted - 45 minutes or less to location
  • Posted by cookmarketing@gmail. on 3/19/2011 at 9:42 PM Member
    Driving force - once contracted - 45 minutes or less to location
  • Posted by Peter (henna gaijin) on 3/20/2011 at 1:21 AM Accepted
    One of the large factors for cement is cost to transport. It is so expensive that almost all cement is made reasonably local to the project.
  • Posted by fortms on 3/20/2011 at 3:31 AM Accepted
    to elaborate on Phil's answer, there are several driving forces for the cement industry:
    - residential, commerical and industrial construction projects
    - government funding for infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, utility plants, etc.
    - competition from substitutes such as steel, glass, timber, terracotta, clay, ceramics
  • Posted by J Geibel on 3/20/2011 at 9:09 PM Member
    try the Portland Cement trade group - https://www.cement.org/

    they track cement and concrete use in the US and Canada

    another source would be to get the stock analyst's reports on cement companies that are listed on the stock exchanges - here's a bunch -

    Industry: Construction materials
    Peer Group: Cement

    CEMEX S.A.B ADR - CX
    CRH PLC ADR - CRH
    EAGLE MATERIALS - EXP
    MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS - MLM
    TEXAS INDUS - TXI
    VULCAN MATERIALS - VMC
  • Posted on 3/21/2011 at 12:29 PM Author
    i really like the comments of all the ppl but folloing are close to anwser.
    >mgoodman- constuction trends
    >peter- cost of tansport
    >fortms - residential rojects,govt funding, competition

    to add a few from my experience would be
    Purchasing Power, Demand Suppy Gap, Weather & Resources, Tax Policies, Maret Size & Type. ANY NEW RESPONSES BEFOE I COSE THE QUESTION?
  • Posted by SteveByrneMarketing on 3/21/2011 at 3:48 PM Accepted
    natural disasters
    urban redevelopment
    emerging technology needs
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