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Modern approaches of manufacturing competitive building materials in the 
construction industry 
In world economy construction materials industry consists of a wide range of 
companies involved in the mining, quarrying, and processing of raw materials used for both 
heavy and building construction. Materials such as cement, sand and gravel, clay, concrete, 
and marble are used in this industry. The details of the manufacturing report were healthy 
with new orders, production and employment sub-indices also picking up last month. New 
export orders however registered a decline led by the apparel and leather industries and 
primary metals sector. ―Five of six big industry sectors continued to expand export activity 
during the period, in spite of comments noting the strength of the US Dollar,‖ Timothy Fiore, 
chair of ISM, said
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Britain‘s construction sector has been struggling for the past year as a number of big 
infrastructure projects have come to an end. Uncertainty over the outcome of the Brexit 
negotiations has also led companies to delay investment, while bad weather in the first few 
months of the year shut down activity on building sites
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Figure 1. Leading manufacturers of construction materials worldwide as of May 11, 
2018, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars) 
Source: Official data of statista.com 
France‘s Saint-Gobain S.A. was among one of the largest construction materials 
manufacturers in the world. The company was founded in 1665 as a glass and mirror 
manufacturer during the height of the mirror‘s popularity among the upper class population an 
overarching the building and construction industry is potential well served by the materials 
manufacturing and distribution sector. However, the ability of the materials sector to respond 
effectively to the demands on it will depend on investor and business confidence - and 
government has a role in facilitating an enabling environment for private sector delivery. This 
statistic gives a ranking of the leading manufacturers of construction materials worldwide as 
of May 11, 2018. With 2018 revenue of approximately 19 billion U.S. dollars, China's Anhui 
Conch Cement was ranked sixth. The French company, Saint-Gobain, was ranked first among 
construction material manufacturers based on revenue
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