Construction Materials in South America

Construction Materials in South America industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2010-14, and forecast to 2019). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the South America construction materials market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

The construction materials market consists of cement, aggregates, and bricks. The cement segment includes hydraulic cement (e.g. Portland cement), but excludes solid concrete. The aggregates segment includes sand, gravel and crushed rocks and stones used in construction, but excludes industrial sand (used in glass making etc) and similar materials. The bricks segment includes building blocks and pipes made from fired clay or conrete. Other finished or semi-finished building materials and components are classified in the building products market.

The South American construction materials market is expected to generate total revenues of $51,392.8m in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2% between 2010 and 2014.

The sand, gravel and other aggregates segment is expected to be the market's most lucrative in 2014, with total revenues of $23,790.1m, equivalent to 46.3% of the market's overall value.

The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 12.6% for the five-year period 2014 – 2019, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $93,220.2m by the end of 2019.

Scope

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key construction materials market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the South America economy

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What was the size of the South America construction materials market by value in 2014?

What will be the size of the South America construction materials market in 2019?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America construction materials market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Companies mentioned

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., Holcim, Lafarge S.A. and Votorantim Group

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 2

Market value 2

Market value forecast 2

Category segmentation 2

Geography segmentation 2

Market rivalry 2

Market Overview 6

Market definition 6

Market analysis 6

Market Data 7

Market value 7

Market Segmentation 8

Category segmentation 8

Geography segmentation 9

Market Outlook 10

Market value forecast 10

Five Forces Analysis 11

Summary 11

Buyer power 12

Supplier power 13

New entrants 14

Threat of substitutes 15

Degree of rivalry 16

Leading Companies 17

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. 17

Holcim 20

Lafarge S.A. 23

Votorantim Group 26

Appendix 29

Methodology 29

Industry associations 30

Related MarketLine research 30

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South America construction materials market value: $ million, 201014 7

Table 2: South America construction materials market category segmentation: $ million, 2014 8

Table 3: South America construction materials market geography segmentation: $ million, 2014 9

Table 4: South America construction materials market value forecast: $ million, 201419 10

Table 5: CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.: key facts 17

Table 6: CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.: key financials ($) 18

Table 7: CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.: key financials (MXN) 18

Table 8: CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.: key financial ratios 18

Table 9: Holcim: key facts 20

Table 10: Holcim: key financials ($) 21

Table 11: Holcim: key financials (CHF) 21

Table 12: Holcim: key financial ratios 21

Table 13: Lafarge S.A.: key facts 23

Table 14: Lafarge S.A.: key financials ($) 24

Table 15: Lafarge S.A.: key financials (€) 24

Table 16: Lafarge S.A.: key financial ratios 24

Table 17: Votorantim Group: key facts 26

Table 18: Votorantim Group: key financials ($) 27

Table 19: Votorantim Group: key financials (BRL) 27

Table 20: Votorantim Group: key financial ratios 27

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South America construction materials market value: $ million, 201014 7

Figure 2: South America construction materials market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 8

Figure 3: South America construction materials market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 9

Figure 4: South America construction materials market value forecast: $ million, 201419 10

Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the construction materials market in South America, 2014 11

Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the construction materials market in South America, 2014 12

Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the construction materials market in South America, 2014 13

Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the construction materials market in South America, 2014 14

Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the construction materials market in South America, 2014 15

Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the construction materials market in South America, 2014 16

Figure 11: CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.: revenues & profitability 19

Figure 12: CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.: assets & liabilities 19

Figure 13: Holcim: revenues & profitability 22

Figure 14: Holcim: assets & liabilities 22

Figure 15: Lafarge S.A.: revenues & profitability 25

Figure 16: Lafarge S.A.: assets & liabilities 25

Figure 17: Votorantim Group: revenues & profitability 28

Figure 18: Votorantim Group: assets & liabilities 28

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