CEMENT

[:ru]Большаков Э. Л.[:en]Bolshakov, E. L.[:] [:ru]канд. техн. наук, председатель комитета по цементу, бетону и сухим смесям Российского союза строителей, президент ГК «АЛИТ», Санкт-Петербург, Россия[:en]Cand. Eng. Sc., Chairman on cement, concrete and dry building mixtures of the Russian Union of Builders, the President of GC “ALIT”, St. Petersburg, Russia[:]

Alitinform №4-5 (16) 2010 г. 14-21 p.

Abstract

For the last 20 years, the Russian cement market has gone through an unstable period of its development, facing both, drop in volumes and stagnation, and a sharp increase of consumption with record high cement prices. In this context, stabilization of cement industry development in medium and long-term prospect is the most crucial problem. In order to solve this problem, the experts society, key players of the cement market, and state authorities should work out a strategy of further development of the industry. This strategy should take into account the world trends and Russian specific conditions and create a fundament for stability of cement supplies to consumers, avoiding the market overheat in case the excess of production capacities appears, or in a contrary case.