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The changed & changing North American cement situation
The North American cement industry is comprised of four regional components: the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Although they are inter-connected in several aspects, each has its own distinctive characteristics and considerations. The US cement situation has featured internationalisation, then rationalisation and consolidation. Strong demand recovery since 1991 has led to sold out plants and spot shortages, which have provided support for realised industry price increases. Improved returns are leading to reinvestment in productivity and capacity. The question remains as to the status of renewed importing and company business posture when faced with another cyclical downturn. Canadian cement making is a much more concentrated and vertically integrated enterprise than that of the USA. It is finally recovering from recession, in part due to exported tonnage's shipped across the border. The industry can continue to benefit from that country's turnaround and growth prospects in the American market. Mexican cement has enjoyed a sustained growth in consumption, with the industry's two dominant producers launching back-to-back capacity expansions and additions. Currently the condition faced is of uncertainty, due to severe currency devaluation and economic problems. Most noteworthy has been the CEMEX Group's continuing aggressive globalisation agenda, which has led to its ranking as fourth largest manufacturer in the world. The islands of the Caribbean cement industry represent smaller domestic markets and plants compared to the others. However, they too have witnessed growing dominance and concentration by major international organisations. The region's growth potential exists in its existing low levels of per capita cement usage, and the 'what could be' associated with the Cuban economy.
The changed & changing North American cement situation
The North American cement industry is comprised of four regional components: the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Although they are inter-connected in several aspects, each has its own distinctive characteristics and considerations. The US cement situation has featured internationalisation, then rationalisation and consolidation. Strong demand recovery since 1991 has led to sold out plants and spot shortages, which have provided support for realised industry price increases. Improved returns are leading to reinvestment in productivity and capacity. The question remains as to the status of renewed importing and company business posture when faced with another cyclical downturn. Canadian cement making is a much more concentrated and vertically integrated enterprise than that of the USA. It is finally recovering from recession, in part due to exported tonnage's shipped across the border. The industry can continue to benefit from that country's turnaround and growth prospects in the American market. Mexican cement has enjoyed a sustained growth in consumption, with the industry's two dominant producers launching back-to-back capacity expansions and additions. Currently the condition faced is of uncertainty, due to severe currency devaluation and economic problems. Most noteworthy has been the CEMEX Group's continuing aggressive globalisation agenda, which has led to its ranking as fourth largest manufacturer in the world. The islands of the Caribbean cement industry represent smaller domestic markets and plants compared to the others. However, they too have witnessed growing dominance and concentration by major international organisations. The region's growth potential exists in its existing low levels of per capita cement usage, and the 'what could be' associated with the Cuban economy.
The changed & changing North American cement situation
Lagebericht der nordamerikanischen Zementindustrie
Grancher, R.A. (author)
1996
6 Seiten, 4 Tabellen
Conference paper
English
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