MATERIALS
Cement, Aggregates & Concrete
World’s Most Productive Companies
Cement, Aggregates & Concrete
Cement, Aggregates, and Concrete supplies the heavy building materials behind construction and infrastructure. Productivity tracks construction demand, plant utilization, and logistics across heavy, local supply chains.
2025 was a softer year, with the group about 10% below its 2019 baseline. James Hardie stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 1.14. None of the companies improved on the year, a broad-based decline.
Cement, Aggregates & Concrete World's Most Productive Companies
Productivity Snapshot
- Cement, Aggregates & Concrete ranks ninth of ten Materials peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.90, about 10% below its 2019 baseline.
- 0 of 9 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: James Hardie (1.14).
- 2025 was a hard year, with none of the nine companies improving as construction demand cooled, though James Hardie held well above the group.
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