Reportlinker.com has announced the availability of a new report titled, "US Cement Industry Analysis", in its range of report offerings. The report offers a forecast on the industry discussing the driving forces of yester years, current challenges and chances of growth. The report offers a logical analysis of the industry to assist in effective decisions of the clients.
The report states that the US construction industry, which supported the growth of the cement industry for over two decades suffered a set back due to recession and dormancy in construction activities resulting in reverse growth for the cement industry. Consequent to the improving economy from the recession, the country achieved a GDP growth of 2.6% in 2010 from the 2.5% growth in 2009. The report anticipates that the improving economy along with the balanced level of cement prices will improve the construction activities and demand for cement in the ensuing years.
The report finds that the slow pace of improvement in housing and commercial construction activities will pick up pace in the future to benefit the cement sector due to revival of demand for the product. It also states that the improving infrastructure investments along with increased demand from every vertical of the industry segment will assist the cement industry to achieve a CAGR of approximately 8.5% in the 2011-2015 periods.
The report finds that at the regional front, the places in South Atlantic, which includes Georgia, Florida, Washington DC and Delaware and South Central states such as Northern and Southern Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, leads the country in cement manufacturing and intake. More over the availability of raw materials and the incentives offered by the states have made the region to receive investments from both international and domestic cement companies.
The report is anticipated to assist the clients to have an insight about the cement industry in the USA, its market dynamics at the macro level to assist in their investment decisions.
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