Construction Materials in Western Europe

Construction Materials in Western Europe

Datamonitor's Construction Materials in Western Europe industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Construction Materials industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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* Inform your business decisions

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Market Definition

The global construction materials market includes all manufacturers of sand, gravel, aggregates, cement, concrete and bricks. The market does not include other finished or semi-finished building materials. The market has been valued at manufacturers selling price (MSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been generated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this profile, North America comprises Canada, Mexico, and the United States.South America comprises Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela.The Americas comprises North and South America.

Western Europe comprises France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Eastern Europe comprises the Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, and Poland. Europe consists of Western and Eastern Europe.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The global market consists of the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 Lafarge S.A. 18
6.2 Holcim Ltd. 21
6.3 CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. 23
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 25
7.1 Market Value Forecast 25
CHAPTER 8 Demographics 26
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 27
9.1 Methodology 27
9.2 Industry Associations 28
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 28

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Western Europe Construction Materials Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 9
Table 2: Western Europe Construction Materials Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 10
Table 3: Western Europe Construction Materials Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Lafarge S.A. 18
Table 5: Key Financials: Lafarge S.A. 20
Table 6: Key Facts: Holcim Ltd. 21
Table 7: Key Financials: Holcim Ltd. 22
Table 8: Key Facts: CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. 23
Table 9: Key Financials: CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. 24
Table 10: Western Europe Construction Materials Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 25
Table 11: Western Europe Exchange Rate, 2003 26