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To: scion who wrote (92)	9/27/2006 12:29:36 PM
From: scion	Respond to of 1681

The world's five largest cement producers are the four West European groups ; Lafarge, Holcim, HeidelbergCement, and Italcementi, together with Cemex from Mexico. Apart from producing cement, these companies have also diversified into several other building materials sub-sectors such as aggregates, concrete products, plasterboards, etc. Transport costs make markets for cement predominantly local. However, some global trade does exist and in some cases it is economically viable to ship cement around the world. International competition is mainly a threat for individual plants, and within the EU increasing imports from Eastern Europe does affect local market conditions. This increase in productivity is a result of the introduction of larger scale production units. These use advanced operation automation and therefore require fewer, but higher qualified, staff. The number of people employed in the cement industry in the European Union (25) is now close to 60,000 72.14.253.104