Cement is a powder stuff which is used to bind other hard materials together after mix with sand and water. It is the most important substance used in the construction it has two types first type is non hydraulic cement which will not set in wet conditions or underwater it needs air to become hard and second is hydraulic cement which is quite durable in water and safe from chemical attack. It has very old history ancient Romans made cement from crushed rock, mixed it with burnt lime as binder and used it for construction. The common type of cement used in the world in produced by heating limestone with small quantities of other materials in very big factories. It is main ingredient used in every construction such as buildings, bridges, houses etc that’s why its demand is increase every year because population is increasing day by day and they are building new houses, offices and buildings.
There are many cement producing countries in the world but among all those countries China is the largest producer. If you want to know about the other top production countries then see the list below of top 10 cement producing countries in the world.
Rank | Country | Production (Million Tonnes) |
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1. | China | 2,483.18 |
2. | India | 285.83 |
3. | USA | 80.36 |
4. | Iran | 77.95 |
5. | Indonesia | 74.32 |
6. | Brazil | 72.57 |
7. | Turkey | 71.63 |
8. | Russia | 67.39 |
9. | Vietnam | 66.81 |
10. | Japan | 55.35 |
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