There are various top companies that are present in the USA. In this post, I will talk about the top 10 cement companies in the USA.
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United States Of America (USA) is the leading cement manufacturer in the world. More than 30 states in the US have cement-producing facilities and there are 96 integrated cement producing plants and 8 eight grinding facilities. As per the data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the US produced approx 86 to 90 million tons of Portland cement every year.
Before starting a description of top cement companies in the USA, let us get a brief idea of cement manufacturing in America.
In a typical integrated cement plant, two processes are done to manufacture the cement in the plant.
- Clinkerization
- Grinding
Different types of cement are produced in these cement plants such as:
- Portland Cement
- High Alumina Cement
- White Cement
- Blended Cement
- Slag Cement
- Masonry cement
Portland cement is the most popular cement in the field of the construction industry.
There are two types of Portland cement.
- Ordinary Portland Cement
- Pozzolana Portland Cement
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Top 10 Cement Companies in the USA.
I have listed the top ten cement companies in the USA.
- LafargeHolcim
- Cemex
- Lehigh Hanson
- Buzzi Unicem
- Martin Marietta
- Ash Grove Cement
- Eagle Materials
- Essroc Cement
- St. Marys Cement
- Argos Cement
1. LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim was founded in 2015 as a result of the merger of the Swiss cement company Holcim and the French construction company Lafarge. 220 major cement companies in the US.
LafargeHolcim currently has offices in more than 70 countries worldwide, employs more than 70 thousand people in multiple locations, and is the largest cement plant in the United States.
LafargeHolcim Cement Group focuses on cement, ready-mixed, aggregates, and mortars.
After the merger, LafargeHolcim’s annual sales were $27.76 billion. Lafargeholcim is currently headquartered in Chicago.
LafargeHolcim Cement Group has 13 cement plants in the United States with an annual production capacity of 22 MT (million tonnes).
LafargeHolcim Cement is available in paved and bulk, masonry, specialty, blended, mortar, slag, custom gypsum and includes Portland cement, environmentally friendly cement, cement lime, fly ash, and binder.
Both Holcim and Lafarge have over 100 years of experience in their respective fields.
Some of the special projects LafargeHolcim has completed in the United States are the first Santa Cruz crossroads linking Minnesota with Wisconsin and the World Trade Center in New York.
2. Cemex
Cemex is ranked 5th in the list of the top 10 cement companies in the world. Cemex produced 87.09 million tonnes of cement last year and is estimated to have a cement capacity of 93 million tonnes at 56 cement plants worldwide.
Cemex is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico.
Cemex is mainly known for the production, production, and distribution of cement, aggregate, and ready-mixed concrete in 50 countries around the world.
Cemex recently received an Energy Star Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2019.
The Cemex Group is known for its projects in Orlando and Arizona. One of Cemex’s most famous projects is to build a concrete volcano at Orlando’s Universal Theme Park.
Cemex, based in Houston, Texas, manufactures cement-lime mixtures and plastics, gypsum, Portland cement, and masonry cement.
Their masonry cement includes colored, high-strength, and masonry mortars.
Cemex is primarily produced in Mexico and is the leading cement manufacturer in the United States. Cemex has 11 cement plants across the United States.
3. Lehigh Hanson
Heidelberg Cement, the world’s fourth-largest cement company, produced 121.11 million tons of cement at 79 factories around the world last year.
Heidelberg Cement is the largest cement company in Germany and currently employs 55,047 people.
Heidelberg Cement is mainly known for the production of cement, concrete, aggregate, and asphalt.
The Lehigh Hanson Company was founded in 1887 as a cement manufacturing company in the United States. Shortly thereafter, Lehigh Hanson was acquired by Heidelberg, the world’s leading German cement manufacturer.
In 2007, Heidelberg Cement also acquired the British construction company Hanson to form Lehigh Hanson, based in Texas.
Lehigh Hanson operates 19 cement plants in the United States.
Lehigh Hanson offers cement products including blended, portland cement, slag, fly ash, environmentally friendly cement, brick and color brick, white, oil well, and photocatalytic cement. The company is based in Irving, Texas.
4. Buzzi Unicem
Buzzi Unicem Cement is an Italian company that is one of the leading cement manufacturers in the United States.
Buzzi Unicem’s US headquarters are located in Pennsylvania. Buzzi Unicem owns seven cement plants in the United States with a total annual production capacity of 9 million tonnes.
Verge Unisem mainly specializes in Portland cement and masonry cement, supplying a wide range of concrete products to road companies and companies.
Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Buzzi Unicem offers Portland Cement, Masonry, Portland Lime, and CSA Cement in red, gray, black, and tan by type. They also produce fast hardening repair and ready mix concrete.
Buzzi Unicemcement has seven cement plants in the United States with a total production capacity of 9 million tonnes.
5. Martin Marietta
Martin Marietta Cement Company, headquartered in North Carolina, is one of America’s leading cement manufacturers.
Martin Marietta Cement specializes in the production of ready-mixed concrete, cement, aggregates, and other cement-related products.
Martin Marietta Cement Company is one of the largest cement companies in the United States.
Martin Marietta has factories in 27 US states and offices in the Bahamas and Canada.
6. Ash Grove Cement
Ash Grove came primarily from an American company but is now acquired by CRH plc, which is essentially an Irish building materials company.
Ash Grove is one of America’s leading cement companies with over 135 years of experience in the United States and is known for producing high-quality cement.
Ash Grove Cement Company has eight cement plants in the United States, all ISO 14001:2004 certified.
Ash Grove Cement, located in Overland Park, Texas, is a subsidiary of CRH. We offer masonry, stabilized soil IV, slag, oil well, and fly ash cement types.
Ash Grove also supplies packaged cement products for commercial, industrial, and domestic use.
7. Eagle Materials
Eagle Materials Cement is one of the largest cement companies in the United States. Eagle Materials has seven cement plants in the United States. And our headquarters are in Texas.
Eagle Materials manufactures cardboard, gypsum, aggregate, wallboard, and concrete.
Based in Dallas, Texas, Eagle Materials Cement supplies cement, aggregate, wallboard, concrete, and proppant for oil and gas.
Eagle Materials currently has an annual cement production of 5 million tonnes (million tonnes).
Eagle Materials cement products for infrastructure, industrial, commercial, residential, and energy applications are manufactured in the United States.
Eagle Materials has continuously upgraded its plant to increase its production capacity.
8. Essroc Cement
Essroc Cement is a subsidiary of Italcementi Cement. Essroc cement is a multinational cement manufacturer and manufacturer headquartered in Bergamo, Italy.
Essroc Cement is the 6th largest cement producer in the world.
Esroxy Cement produced 76.62 million tons of cement last year.
Essroc Cement claims to have a cement production capacity of over 77 tonnes (million tonnes) at its 60 cement plants in the United States.
Essroc Cement is mainly known for the production of ready-mixed concrete, aggregate, cement, and asphalt. Essroc Cement is also known as one of the world’s leading concrete companies.
Essroccement was the fifth largest cement company in the world until it was acquired by Heidelberg in 2016.
Essroc Cement was originally acquired by Heidelberg after changing its name to Coplay Cement.
Essroc Cement was merged with Lehigh Hanson. Essroc currently operates through Lehigh’s lines of business.
9. St. Marys Cement
The company’s surname Marys started in Canada and Ontario but has since expanded to the United States. Currently, St. Marys Cement has six cement plants, four in the United States and two in Canada.
In 1991, the company was acquired or owned by Brazilian cement manufacturer Votorantim Cimentos.
The annual production of St. Mary’s cement is about 5 million tonnes.
Some of St. Mary’s famous and iconic projects are the CN Tower, Darlington Nuclear Power Plant, and the Maple Leaf Gardens.
10. Argos Cement
Argos Cement, headquartered in Colombia, is the world’s leading cement manufacturer. Argos Cement is one of the largest cement companies in the United States.
Argos has four cement plants in the United States and is the fourth-largest cement producer in the southeastern United States.
Argos mainly provides masonry, concrete, aggregate, and cement.
Argos USA Corporation supplies paving and bulk bricks, portland, mortar, and stucco cement as well as concrete mixes, cement additives, and cement lime.
Their Portland cement and masonry cement are available in different colors depending on the type and Portland cement is available in IIL grades.
Argos Cement USA is certified by the National Ready Mix Concrete Association GreenStar.
Conclusion:
These were the top cement companies in the USA. If you have any question, you can comment below.
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