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Top cement stocks
For the purposes of this list, we are differentiating between concrete -- the finished product used for home foundations, roads, and bridges -- and cement, which is the mixture of minerals combined with water and aggregates to make concrete. Think of this as a list of companies that make those raw materials, not the companies that mix them together and sell concrete.


Company Market Capitalization Description
CRH (NYSE:CRH) $34.19 billion A world leader in basic materials and one of the most active consolidators in the industry.
Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) $24.08 billion A U.S.-focused supplier that is heavily reliant on the Sun Belt but is looking to expand nationally.
James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) $15.07 billion A maker of cement-based building products that are more durable than what they are replacing.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) $7.99 billion A Mexican company with a global footprint and an emphasis on sustainability.
Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) $5.08 billion A supplier of construction products, including cement, primarily to the U.S. residential market.
Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA) $1.22 billion A Latin American specialist poised to take advantage of that region’s continued development.
 
Cemex
Cemex is Latin America’s largest supplier of cement and sells a range of basic materials and aggregates throughout its native Mexico, the U.S., and around the world. Cemex is one of the best cement stocks to buy for true global exposure, with operations spanning more than 50 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Cemex has also been a leader in terms of sustainability, pledging to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and to reduce dust emissions by 95%. Its efforts should help it to win business from all-important government customers trying to balance the need for construction with climate priorities.
 

CEMEX Successfully Turns CO2 Into Carbon Nanomaterials
Mon, April 25, 2022, 7:30 AM
In this article:


  • CEMEX has successfully converted CO2 into carbon nanomaterials in a laboratory setting.

  • Carbon nanomaterials have several potential commercial applications in fields such as building materials, electronics, agriculture, and biomedicine.

  • CEMEX is the first company in the cement industry to introduce this technology, which could be a game-changer in decarbonizing cement production.
MONTERREY, Mexico, April 25, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ("CEMEX") announced today that it has successfully tested a process that converts flue gases emitted by the cement kiln into carbon nanomaterials, thereby transforming "bad" carbon into "good" carbon. Due to their unique mechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties, carbon nanomaterials have several potential applications in a wide array of industries, from construction to biomedicine.


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CEMEX has successfully converted CO2 into carbon nanomaterials in a laboratory setting. It is the first company in the cement industry to introduce this technology, which could be a game-changer in decarbonizing cement production.

This technology was born out of Smart Innovation, CEMEX’s internal open innovation platform, and was one of the winners of the 2019 innovation competition. CEMEX’s Research and Development area continued to develop the concept. Recently, the team has achieved promising results, a carbon conversion rate of 50%, in a lab setting. The next step is to scale the technology in a cement plant pilot within a year. A key pillar of CEMEX’s flagship decarbonization program, Future in Action, is discovering and investing in scalable technologies and innovations to achieve carbon neutrality.

"This breakthrough technology is significant for CEMEX, not only because it offers the potential to commercialize carbon emissions, but because it demonstrates the value of our Smart Innovation platform," said Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX. "The path to carbon neutrality will be built with innovation,
 
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