The following is a list of the world’s largest cement companies ranked by cement production in million tonnes.
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LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim
Who is the world’s largest manufacturer? Swiss multinational company LafargeHolcim is the world’s largest cement manufacturer in the world with a cement production capacity of across 180 cement production plants. LafargeHolcim as founded in 2015 by the merger of cement companies Lafarge and Holcim. LafargeHolcim has a presence in over 70 countries and currently employs 72,452 across its multiple operations. The company’s primary focus on cement, aggregates, ready mix and solutions.
Post-merger, LafargeHolcim brought in annual revenues of USD 27.76 billion. LafargeHolcim is currently headquartered in Jona, Switzerland, and ranks number 1 on this list of the top 10 cement companies in the world ranked by cement production and revenue.
Founded: 2015
LafargeHolcim Headquarters: Jona, Switzerland
LafargeHolcim Revenue: USD 27.76 billion
LafargeHolcim Annual Cement Production: 286.66 Mt/yr
LafargeHolcim Cement Production Capacity: 386.5 Mt/yr
LafargeHolcim Number of Employees: 72,452
LafargeHolcim Products
Cement
Aggregates
Buildig Materials
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Anhui Conch Cement
Anhui Conch Cement
Anhui Conch Cement is the world’s 2nd largest cement manufacturer in the world with a cement production capacity of 288 million tonnes across 32 of its plants. Anhui Conch Cement is the largest cement company in china and was founded in 1997 with headquarters currently in Wuhu, Anhui, China. The company is primarily owned by Conch Holding and last year produced 217.20 million tonnes of cement — the 2nd highest cement produced behind only LafargeHolcim.
Founded: 1997
Anhui Conch Cement Headquarters: Wuhu, Anhui, China
Anhui Conch Cement Annual Cement Production: 217.2 Mt/yr
Anhui Conch Cement, Cement Production Capacity: 288 Mt/yr
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China National Building Material (CNBM)
China National Building Material (CNBM
It is said that across its 94 plants, China National Building Material also has a cement production capacity of 406 million tonnes a year — which would make it the largest cement manufacturer in the world based on production capacity. Still, the company ranked 3rd last year behind LafargeHolcim and Anhui Conch Cement in actual cement produced at 176.22 million tonnes.
CNBM is a public traded company, engaging in cement, lightweight building materials, glass fiber, and fiber-reinforced plastic products and engineering service businesses. In addition to ranking 3rd on this list of the top 10 cement companies in the world, CNBM is also the largest producer of fiberglass in Asia.
Founded: 1984
CNBM Headquarters: Beijing, China
CNBM Cement Production Capacity: 406 Mt/yr
CNBM Annual Cement Production: 176.22 Mt/yr
CNBM Products
Cement
Gypsum
Fiberglass
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HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement is the world’s 4th largest cement manufacturer in the world producing 121.11 million tonnes of cement last year across its 79 plants. HeidelbergCement is the largest cement company in Germany and the company currently employs 55,047 throughout its operations. The company is primarily known for manufacturing cement, aggregates, concrete, asphalt, and ranks 4th on this list of the top 10 cement companies in the world based on its cement production output, in addition to potential cement production capacity and annual revenues.
Founded: 1874
Heidelberg Cement Headquarters: Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Cement Revenue: 20.38
Heidelberg Cement Annual Cement Production: 121.11 Mt/yr
Heidelberg Cement, Cement Production Capacity: 129 Mt/yr
Heidelberg Cement Products
Cement
Aggregates
Concrete
Asphalt
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Cemex
Cemex
Cemex ranks 5th on the list of the top 10 cement companies in the world producing 87.09 million tonnes of cement last year, with an estimated cement production capacity of 93 million tonnes across its 56 cement production plants. Cemex is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico. The company is primarily known for manufacturing, producing, and distributing cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in more than 50 countries.
Founded: 1906
Cemex Headquarters: Monterrey, Mexico
Cemex Revenue: USD 18 billion
Cemex Annual Cement Production: 87.09 Mt/yr
Cemex Cement Production Capacity: 93 Mt/yr
Cemex Products
Cement
Ready-mix concrete
Construction aggregates
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Italcementi
Italcementi
Italcementi is an Italian multinational company, headquartered in Bergamo, Italy, and is the world’s 6th largest cement manufacturer on this list, producing 76.62 million tonnes of cement last year. The company claims to have a cement production capacity of over 77 million tonnes across 60 cement plants.
Italcementi is primarily known for manufacturing and producing cement, aggregates, ready-made concrete, and asphalt. The company is also known as one of the top concrete companies in the world.
Founded: 1864
Italcementi Headquarters: Bergamo, Italy
Italcementi Annual Cement Production: 76.62 Mt/yr
Italcementi Cement Production Capacity: 77 Mt/yr
Italcementi Products
Cement
Construction aggregate
Ready-mix concrete
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China Resources Cement
China Resources Cement
China Resources Cement is a leading cement manufacturer in Southern China. The company produced 71.02 million tonnes of cement last year and has an annual cement production capacity of 78.3 million tonnes across its 24 cement plants. By sales volume, China Resources Cement was the 2nd largest producer of cement last year in China.
Founded: 2003
China Resources Cement Headquarters: Hong Kong, China
China Resources Cement Annual Cement Production: 71.02 Mt/yr
China Resources Cement Production Capacity: 78.3 Mt/yr
China Resources Cement Products
Cement
Concrete
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Taiwan Cement
Taiwan Cement
Taiwan Cement is 8th on this list of the top 10 cement companies in the world. Taiwan Cement is a cement company headquartered in Taiwan. The company has an annual cement production capacity of 69 million tonnes from its six plants. Last year the company produced 63.72 million tonnes of cement — making Taiwan Cement the world’s 8th largest cement manufacturer in the world.
Founded: 1946
Taiwan Cement Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan Annual Cement Production: 63.72 Mt/yr
Taiwan Cement, Cement Production Capacity: 69 Mt/yr
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Eurocement
Eurocement
Eurocement is the biggest supplier of cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates in Russia. Last year Eurocement produced 45.18 million tonnes of cement — garnering the company 9th place on this list of the top 10 largest cement companies in the world in 2020. Eurocement has a cement production capacity of 50 million tonnes with over 18 cement plants.
Founded: 2002
Eurocement Headquarters: Moscow, Russia
Eurocement Annual Cement Production: 45.18 Mt/yr
Eurocement Cement Production Capacity: 50 Mt/yr
Eurocement Number of Employees: 20,000
Eurocement Products
Cement
Construction aggregate
Concrete
Construction materials
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Votorantim Group
Votorantim Group
Closing the list of the top 10 cement companies in the world is Votorantim Cimentos, the largest cement company in Brazil.
The company has a production capacity of 45.02 million tonnes from 34 cement plants. Besides cement, Votorantim Cimentos also produces aggregates, mortar and ready-made concrete.
One of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America and the largest cement company in Brazil. Last year, the company produced 45.02 million tonnes of cement across its 41 cement plants. The company also claims to have a cement production capacity of 54.4 million tonnes a year.
Founded: 1918
Votorantim Group Headquarters: S?o Paulo, Brazil
Votorantim Group Annual Cement Production: 45.02 Mt/yr
Votorantim Group Cement Production Capacity: 54.4 Mt/yr
Votorantim Group Number of Employees: 40,922
China is the world’s largest cement producer at 2500 million tonnes of cement produced last year. India and the USA round out the top 3 at 280 and 83.3 million tonnes of cement produced annually. China produces more cement than 2nd to 10th ranking countries combined making the country the best destination to get cement produced.