Below you can see our list of the 5 largest cement companies in the world. For a more comprehensive list please see this article.
5. CRH (NYSE:CRH)
Latest market cap (in billions of dollars): 23.8
Revenue for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 28.1
Profit for latest fiscal year (in millions of dollars): 1,900
Total assets for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 41.9
This Irish company is easily one of the biggest cement companies in the world, with over 85,000 employees and tens of billions in assets alone.
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4. Heidelberg Cement (FWB:HEI)
Latest market cap (in billions of dollars): 9.4
Revenue for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 10.8
Profit for latest fiscal year (in millions of dollars): 983.4
Total assets for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 44.5
A German multinational company is of course headquartered in Heidelberg. After acquiring 45% shareholding in Italian company Italcementi, it has laid claim to being one of the biggest cement companies out there, and has over 57,000 employees and activity in at least 60 countries.
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3. Anhui Conch Cement (SSE:600585)
Latest market cap (in billions of dollars): 41.7
Revenue for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 22.7
Profit for latest fiscal year (in millions of dollars): 4,900
Total assets for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 25.7
Slightly missing out on becoming the largest cement company in China is Anhui Conch Cement, which was founded in 1997. It is listed in multiple stock exchanges.
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2. China National Building Material (SEHK:3323)
Latest market cap (in billions of dollars): 10.6
Revenue for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 36.6
Profit for latest fiscal year (in millions of dollars): 1,600
Total assets for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 64.1
The love affair of China and giving the most drab names to state owned conglomerate giants continues with China National Building Material, and was founded in 1984, employing around 100,000 people right now.
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1. Lafarge Holcim (SWX:LHN)
Latest market cap (in billions of dollars): 25.5
Revenue for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 26.9
Profit for latest fiscal year (in millions of dollars): 2,200
Total assets for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 60.2
Topping the list of 5 largest cement companies in the world is Lafarge Holcim, a Swiss giant which was only founded 5 years ago after the merger of Lafarge and Holcim, two cement giants in their own right and has gone from strength to strength since. The company employs over 70,000 people and maintains a presence in at least 70 countries across the world. A fun fact about Lafarge Holcim is that it has been responsible for around 0.16% of all greenhouse gas releases from 1751 to 2016!
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