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Profile of the Cement Industry in Asian Industrializing Countries 37
In 1992, the energy consumption of the cement industry represented 16.73% of industrial
sector’s energy consumption and 4.95% of total national energy consumption in the
Philippines.
5.2.3 Production trend
Among the countries under study, China is the world’s largest cement producer. Both
China and India are cement exporting countries. The trends of cement production in the
countries under this study are shown in Figure 5.1.
Cement (Million Tons)
Million Tons
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
China
0
1980 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Years
Philippines' Cement Production
10
8
6
4
2
0
1980 1985 1991 1992 1993
Years
Million Tons
Figure 5.1. Trends of cement production
India
Sri Lanka's Cement Production
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1970 1980 1990 1992
Years
From the figure, it can be seen that the cement production of China has been increasing
very rapidly since 1990. The average growth rate of cement production was about 11%
from 1985 to 1993 and 20.6% from 1990 to 1993.
The production of Indian cement industry has been gradually increasing and the average
growth rate has been about 7.25% from 1985 to 1993.