The global market for construction aggregates is expected to increase 5.2 percent annually through 2015 to 48.3 billion metric tons. The Asia/Pacific region will grow the fastest, followed by Eastern Europe and the Africa/Mideast region. Recycled, secondary and other aggregates will grow the fastest from a small base.

This study analyzes the 37.4 billion metric ton world construction aggregates industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by product (e.g., sand, crushed stone, gravel), market (nonbuilding, nonresidential building, residential building), application (e.g., hydraulic concrete, road base and coverings, asphaltic concrete), world region and for 19 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 31 industry players, including HeidelbergCement, Lafarge and CRH.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   World Economic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Overview					      11
		   World Population Outlook					      12
		   Urban Population Outlook					      13
		World Construction Outlook					      15
		   Nonbuilding Construction					      18
		   Nonresidential Building Construction				      20
		   Residential Building Construction				      22
		World Paved Road Overview					      24
		Construction Aggregates Pricing Patterns			      27
		Technology Trends						      29
		Legal & Regulatory Environment					      32

	III.	OVERVIEW							      37
		General								      37
		World Construction Aggregates Market				      38
		   Demand by Region						      38
		   Demand by Type						      44
		      Sand							      46
		      Crushed Stone						      48
		      Gravel							      51
		      Other							      53
		   Demand by Market						      58
		      Nonbuilding Construction					      60
		      Nonresidential Building Construction			      62
		      Residential Building Construction				      64
		   Demand by Application					      66
		      Hydraulic Concrete					      68
		      Road Base & Coverings					      69
		      Asphaltic Concrete					      70
		      Other							      70
		Production & Trade Overview					      71

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      73
		General								      73
		Construction Aggregates Demand					      75
		United States							      78
		Canada								      82
		Mexico								      87

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							      92
		General								      92
		Construction Aggregates Demand					      94
		Germany								      97
		France								     101
		Italy								     105
		Spain								     109
		United Kingdom							     113
		Other Western Europe						     117

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     122
		General								     122
		Construction Aggregates Demand					     124
		China								     128
		India								     133
		Japan								     137
		South Korea							     142
		Indonesia							     146
		Australia							     150
		Other Asia/Pacific						     154

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     162
		Central & South America						     162
		   General							     162
		   Construction Aggregates Demand				     164
		   Brazil							     167
		   Other Central & South America				     170
		Eastern Europe							     176
		   General							     176
		   Construction Aggregates Demand				     178
		   Russia							     181
		   Poland							     185
		   Other Eastern Europe						     189
		Africa/Mideast							     193
		   General							     193
		   Construction Aggregates Demand				     196
		   Iran								     199
		   Turkey							     203
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     207

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     214
		General								     214
		Industry Composition						     215
		Market Share							     218
		Production & Processing						     222
		Marketing & Distribution					     225
		Cooperative Agreements						     228
		Mergers, Acquisitions, & Industry Restructuring			     231
		Company Profiles						     234
		   AB Sydsten, see Cementir Holdings
		   AfriSam South Africa, see Holcim
		   Aggregate Industries, see Holcim
		   Akcansa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret, see HeidelbergCement
		   Al Futtaim Tarmac Quarry Products, see Anglo American
		   Alamo Cement, see Buzzi Unicem
		   Alliance Construction Materials, see HeidelbergCement
		   Anglo American plc						     236
		   Asamer Holding AG						     239
		   Bardon Aggregates, see Holcim
		   Boral Limited						     240
		   Brett (Robert) & Sons Limited				     242
		   Buzzi Unicem SpA						     244
		   Cadman, see HeidelbergCement
		   Callanan Industries, see CRH
		   Carmeuse Group SA						     246
		   Cementir Holdings SpA					     247
		   CEMEX SAB de CV						     249
		   Charles Luck Stone Center, see Luck Stone
		   Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA					     253
		   Ciments Francais, see Italcementi
		   Civil and Marine Holdings, see HeidelbergCement
		   CRH plc							     256
		   Dunai Kavicsuezemek, see HeidelbergCement
		   Dyckerhoff, see Buzzi Unicem
		   Essroc Cement, see Italcementi
		   Eurovia, see VINCI Group
		   Fisher Sand & Gravel Company					     264
		   Gorazdze Kruszywa Sp zoo, see HeidelbergCement
		   Granite Construction Incorporated				     265
		   Hanson, see HeidelbergCement
		   HeidelbergCement AG						     266
		   Holcim Limited						     274
		   Irving Materials Incorporated				     282
		   Italcementi SpA						     283
		   Lafarge SA							     285
		   Lasselsberger GmbH						     290
		   Lattimore Materials, see Holcim
		   Lava Mining and Quarrying, see Lafarge
		   LB Minerals Sro, see Lasselsberger
		   Lehigh Cement, see HeidelbergCement
		   Luck Stone Corporation					     291
		   Martin Limestone, see New Enterprise Stone & Lime
		   Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated			     293
		   Metromix, see HeidelbergCement
		   Meyer Material, see Holcim
		   Mineral Resource Technologies, see CEMEX
		   NCC AB							     295
		   New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Incorporated		     296
		   Nordkalk, see Rettig Group
		   NorStone, see HeidelbergCement
		   Northstone NI, see CRH
		   Oldcastle Materials, see CRH
		   Olsztynskie Kopalnie Surowcow Mineralnych zoo, see CRH
		   Pennsy Supply, see CRH
		   Pioneer Materials, see CRH
		   PJ Keating, see CRH
		   Ready Mix USA, see CEMEX
		   Rettig Group Limited						     299
		   Roadstone Dublin, see CRH
		   Roadstone Provinces, see CRH
		   Rogers Group Incorporated					     300
		   Rudus, see CRH
		   Sagrex Holding, see HeidelbergCement
		   Sand & Grus Jehander, see HeidelbergCement
		   Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, see CRH
		   Separation Technolgies, see Titan Cement
		   St. Marys Cement, see Votorantim Group
		   Staker & Parsons Companies, see CRH
		   Taiheiyo Cement Corporation					     302
		   Tarmac, see Anglo American
		   Texas Industries Incorporated				     303
		   Tilcon Connecticut, see CRH
		   Titan Cement Company SA					     305
		   Vicat Group SA						     307
		   VINCI Group							     308
		   Votorantim Participações SA					     310
		   Vulcan Materials Company					     312
		Other Companies Mentioned in Study				     314


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Population by Region					      13
	3	World Urban Population by Region				      15
	4	World Construction Expenditures by Type & Region		      17
	5	World Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures by Region		      20
	6	World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
		   by Region							      22
	7	World Residential Building Construction Expenditures
		   by Region							      24
	8	World Paved Roads by Region					      26
	9	World Construction Aggregates Pricing Patterns			      28

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Region			      41
	2	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Type			      45
	3	World Sand Demand by Region					      48
	4	World Crushed Stone Demand by Region				      51
	5	World Gravel Demand by Region					      53
	6	World Demand for Other Construction Aggregates by Type
		   & Region							      57
	7	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Market			      59
	8	World Nonbuilding Construction Aggregates Demand
		   by Region							      62
	9	World Nonresidential Building Construction Aggregates
		   Demand by Region						      64
	10	World Residential Building Construction Aggregates Demand
		   by Region							      66
	11	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Application		      67

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Construction Aggregates Market Environment	      74
	2	North America: Construction Aggregates Demand			      77
	3	United States: Construction Aggregates Market Environment	      80
	4	United States: Construction Aggregates Demand			      82
	5	Canada: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		      84
	6	Canada: Construction Aggregates Demand				      86
	7	Mexico: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		      89
	8	Mexico: Construction Aggregates Demand				      91

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Construction Aggregates Market Environment	      94
	2	Western Europe: Construction Aggregates Demand			      96
	3	Germany: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		      99
	4	Germany: Construction Aggregates Demand				     101
	5	France: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     103
	6	France: Construction Aggregates Demand				     105
	7	Italy: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     107
	8	Italy: Construction Aggregates Demand				     109
	9	Spain: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     111
	10	Spain: Construction Aggregates Demand				     113
	11	United Kingdom: Construction Aggregates Market
		   Environment							     115
	12	United Kingdom: Construction Aggregates Demand			     117
	13	Other Western Europe: Construction Aggregates Market Environment     119
	14	Other Western Europe: Construction Aggregates Demand		     121

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Construction Aggregates Market Environment	     124
	2	Asia/Pacific: Construction Aggregates Demand			     127
	3	China: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     131
	4	China: Construction Aggregates Demand				     133
	5	India: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     135
	6	India: Construction Aggregates Demand				     137
	7	Japan: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     139
	8	Japan: Construction Aggregates Demand				     141
	9	South Korea: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     144
	10	South Korea: Construction Aggregates Demand			     146
	11	Indonesia: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     148
	12	Indonesia: Construction Aggregates Demand			     150
	13	Australia: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     152
	14	Australia: Construction Aggregates Demand			     154
	15	Other Asia/Pacific: Construction Aggregates
		   Market Environment						     156
	16	Other Asia/Pacific: Construction Aggregates Demand		     158
	17	Other Asia/Pacific: Construction Aggregates Demand
		   by Country							     159

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America: Construction Aggregates Market 
		   Environment							     164
	2	Central & South America: Construction Aggregates Demand		     166
	3	Brazil: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     168
	4	Brazil: Construction Aggregates Demand				     170
	5	Other Central & South America: Construction Aggregates
		   Market Environment						     172
	6	Other Central & South America: Construction Aggregates Demand
		   								     174
	7	Eastern Europe: Construction Aggregates Market Environment	     178
	8	Eastern Europe: Construction Aggregates Demand			     180
	9	Russia: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     183
	10	Russia: Construction Aggregates Demand				     185
	11	Poland: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     187
	12	Poland: Construction Aggregates Demand				     189
	13	Other Eastern Europe: Construction Aggregates Market 
		   Environment							     191
	14	Other Eastern Europe: Construction Aggregates Demand		     193
	15	Africa/Mideast: Construction Aggregates Market Environment	     195
	16	Africa/Mideast: Construction Aggregates Demand			     198
	17	Iran: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     201
	18	Iran: Construction Aggregates Demand				     203
	19	Turkey: Construction Aggregates Market Environment		     205
	20	Turkey: Construction Aggregates Demand				     207
	21	Other Africa/Mideast: Construction Aggregates Market 
		   Environment							     209
	22	Other Africa/Mideast: Construction Aggregates Demand		     211

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Construction Aggregates Sales by Company, 2010		     217
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     230
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     233

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Construction Expenditures by Region, 2000-2020		      18
	2	World Construction Aggregates Prices, 2000-2020			      29

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Region			      42
	2	Increase in Annual Construction Aggregates Demand
		   from 2010 to 2015 by Region					      42
	3	World Mining Equipment Demand Projected 2010-2015
		   Annual Rate of Growth					      43
	4	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Type, 2000-2020		      45
	5	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Market,
		   2000-2020							      60
	6	World Construction Aggregates Demand by Application,
		   2000-2020							      68

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Construction Aggregates Demand by Country, 
		   2000-2020							      78

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Construction Aggregates Demand by Country, 
		   2000-2020							      97

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Construction Aggregates Demand by Country,
		   2000-2020							     128

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Eastern Europe: Construction Aggregates Demand by Country, 
		   2000-2020							     181
	2	Africa/Mideast: Construction Aggregates Demand by Country, 
		   2000-2020							     199

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Construction Aggregates Market Share by Company,
		   2010								     218