Top 10 Cement in the world
1. Cemax
Cemax is the number one company in cement. It is a Mexican brand. It mainly makes building materials. Its headquarters is located in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico.
Cemax manufactures and distributes cement in more than 50 countries. It was established in 1906 by Lorenzo Zambrano Gutierrez. It has 64 cement plants, 269 distribution Centers, 1348 ready-mix-concrete facilities, 246 quarry centers, and 68 marine terminals which are operated from four continents.
In this Cement company, 41000 plus employers are working. In 2021, Cemax was ranked the 1178th largest public sector company in the global by Forbes Global. In 2020, it ranked 5th as the largest building materials company worldwide.
After the death of Lorenzo Zambrano, the executive Chairman was Rogelio Zambrano Lozano, and Fernando A. Gonzalez was appointed as the CEO of the company. In 2020, its revenue was $13 billion.
2. Ultra Tech cement
It is the second-best cement company that is located in Mumbai, India. It is part of Aditya Birla Group. It was established in 1983, and K.C. Jhanwar is the managing director of this company.
It mainly manufactures grey cement, white cement, and ready-mix concrete. The installed capacity of white cement is 116.75 million tonnes per year.
It has 23 cement plants, 26 grinding units, and seven bulk terminals. It is operated in India, UAE, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka. More than 22,000 workers are working in this company, and the company’s revenue in 2021 was $6.0 billion. The Net income is $720 million.
3. Heidelberg Cement
It is a German-based multinational company that is mainly involved in making building materials. It was founded on 5th June 1874 by Johann Philipp Schiffer decker, and its headquarters is in Heidelberg, Germany.
In July 2016, this company bought a 45% Share in Italcementi. After buying a share of Italcementi, Heidelberg Cement became the first producer of construction material, the second producer of cement, and the third producer of ready-mixed concrete worldwide.
In 2020, It was ranked 678th largest company globally by Forbes. It is operated in around 60 countries with 3000 production sites.
It has 139 cement plants with a manufacturing capacity. Now, the cement is 176 million tonnes. In this company, 53000 employees are working, and its revenue was € 18.851 billion in 2019. Dr. Dominik Von Achten is the CEO and chairman of the company.
4. Lafarge Holcim
It is a Switzerland-based multinational company that is mainly involved in making cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and other building materials.
It was formed on 10th July 2015 by merging Holcim and Lafarge, which are two big companies. After combining these two companies, they sold 26.7 billion in 2019. In 2020, it was ranked the 280th largest public company globally by Forbes. It was found in around 70 countries and 2,301 operating places in 2021. It has 264 cement plants. It has around 72,000 employees. Jan Jenisch is the CEO of Holcim. Its net income was around 2.68 billion in 2021.
5. CNBM
It is also known as China National Material. It is a multinational company that mainly manufactures cement, building materials, glass fiber, plastic, and engineering services.
It was established in 1984, and its headquarters is in Beijing, China. Mr. Song Zhi Ping is the Chairperson of CNBM. CNBM is the largest cement producer company in China which also produces the largest glass fiber in Asia. It has 94 cement plants with producing capacity of 176.22 million tonnes. 1 Lakh employees are currently working in this company.
6. Anhui Conch Cement
It is China's largest manufacturing or seller of cement company which was founded in 1997, and its headquarters is in Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Mr. GUO Wen San is Chairman of China National Building Material. It has 32 plants in China with a production capacity of 288 million tonnes per year. It has 43.500 employees, and revenue is around $23 Billion. It produces 217 million tonnes of cement in a year.
7. LAFARGE
It is a France-based cement manufacturing company mainly involved in making cement, concrete, and construction aggregates.
It was established in 1833 by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge, and its main office is in Paris, France. Eric Olsen is the chairperson and CEO of Lafarge. From 10th July 2015, Lafarge has been part of Holcim, which has more than 63,000 employees working. And the net income of this cement company is 3480 crores.
8. Taiwan Cement
This company mainly manufactures cement, paper bags, and other paper products. Its headquarter is in Taiwan.
In 1945, after the separation of Taiwan from Japan.
The Taiwan Government and the Ministry of Economia Resource jointly incorporated the Taiwan Cement Limited corporation on 1st May 1946.
Nelson Chang is the chairperson of Taiwan cement. The annual capacity of cement production is 69 million tonnes. It has six plants in Taiwan. Taiwan Cement is the 8th largest cement manufacturer in the world. Its revenue was $114. 36 billion in 2021.
9. Euro cement group
It is a Russian cement company which is mainly manufacturing cement, ready-mix concrete, and building materials. It was established in 2002, and its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia. Filaret Galchev is the chairperson of the Euro cement group.
This company produces 50 million tonnes of capacity in a year, and its annual cement production is 45.18 million tonnes in a year. It has 16 cement plants in Russia. It has more than 20,000 employees, and revenue was £ 55.7 billion in 2011. It has 9th ranked in the top 10 cement companies in the world.
10. Italcementi
It is an Italian multinational company that manufactures cement, ready-mix concrete, and building materials. It was founded in 1864, and its main office is in Bergamo, Italy.
It is one of the top 10 cement companies in the world. It has an annual capacity of 77 million tonnes, and the annual production is 76.62 million tonnes.
It has 60 plants in Italy. Roberto Callieri is the CEO, and Luca Sabelli is the chairman of this company. Heidelberg Cement bought 45% of its stocks in 2015. It has more than 20,000 staff. Its revenue is $4 billion.