World Cement to 2013 report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=130223&rt=World-Cement.html ) says that the Global demand to rise 4.1% annually through 2013. Global demand for hydraulic cement is forecast to rise 4.1 percent per year to 3.5 billion metric tons in 2013, valued at $246 billion. Gains will be fueled by rising investments in infrastructure among the developing [...]

World Cement to 2015: Analysis of Production, Consumption & Trade for Individual Countries: The world cement industry has undergone extensive changes in recent years, with Varying economic growth and construction sector expansion funding very different Patterns of development for individual countries. Trade volumes and patterns have continued to be largely determined by regional supply/demand imbalances, [...]

The world cement industry is a complex structure of local, national, regional and global markets and cement/clinker movements. The structure is ever changing, being closely tied to changes in a range of variables – including macro-economic growth, housing sector booms, public spending levels, trade protectionism, and transportation costs. With a relatively small number of multinational [...]