America’s cement supply works because it is balanced — domestic production and imports together. The American Concrete Coalition represents the family-owned American businesses that turn cement into the concrete America is built from.
The American Concrete Coalition represents the family-owned American companies that mix cement with aggregate and water to produce the concrete that builds our nation’s infrastructure, housing, and public spaces.
Our members are concrete producers — not cement manufacturers. We are the downstream businesses that depend on a stable, adequate supply of cement to fulfill contracts, meet project schedules, and compete for public and private work, including projects governed by the Buy American Act.
The policies we advocate for serve not only our member companies but the homeowners, taxpayers, and communities that ultimately bear the cost when cement supply tightens, construction budgets rise, or infrastructure projects slow down.
The overwhelming majority of domestic cement suppliers are multinational companies that simply have operations in North America. ACC members are actual family-owned American companies — the businesses that turn cement into the concrete America is built from, and that bear the cost when supply tightens.
Family-owned American concrete producers. We buy cement and produce concrete for American projects.
Largely foreign-owned cement manufacturers. ~89% of U.S. cement production capacity is foreign-owned.
When cement supply is constrained or costs spike, those pressures flow downstream to concrete producers, homebuilders, and contractors — and ultimately to the cost of building homes, farms, schools, roads, and public infrastructure.
America’s cement supply has relied on a combination of approximately 80% domestic production and 20% imports for decades. This balance is not new — it has supported a thriving American concrete industry through varying economic conditions. Restricting imports would disrupt this proven structure without a viable near-term alternative.
According to the most recent USGS data, approximately 89% of U.S. cement production capacity is foreign-owned. The American Cement Association (ACA), which advocates for import restrictions, is composed largely of foreign-owned companies. Policymakers should understand who benefits from restricting cement imports — and who bears the cost.
The ACC is not asking for a policy change. We are asking the administration to maintain the status quo. Building a new integrated cement plant takes approximately a decade from announcement to commercial operation. If domestic supply is disrupted, replacing that capacity is measured in years, not months — making policy stability operationally essential.
ACC members supply the concrete that builds grain elevators, livestock facilities, irrigation systems, and the rural roads that connect American farms to markets. The American farmer is one of the largest end-users of our industry’s product. A stable, balanced cement supply keeps construction costs predictable across this entire chain.
Source: USGS, most recent available data. As of 2019, all top five U.S. cement producers were foreign-owned.
Holcim’s Ste. Genevieve, MO facility — one of the largest plants in North America — illustrates this timeline. Replacing lost supply is not a short-term option.
The downstream concrete industry — the family-owned businesses ACC represents — drives the majority of this economic contribution.
Sources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries; PCA Flash Report, June 3, 2005; industry data
The following fact sheets and policy analyses are available for download and distribution to legislators, staff, and agency contacts.
The case for maintaining a balanced cement supply — 80% domestic, 20% imports.
Download PDFAn examination of ownership concentration in U.S. cement production.
Download PDFAn analysis of the industry's 2005 domestic capacity pledges.
Download PDFThe ACC is built by family-owned American concrete businesses who have chosen to stand together for a stable, balanced cement supply. These are companies with deep roots in their communities — and a stake in getting cement policy right.
ACC members are not confined to one region — they serve communities from the West Coast to the Northeast Corridor, from the Northern Plains to West Texas. This national footprint illustrates why a stable, balanced cement supply matters to every corner of the country.
The American Concrete Coalition represents family-owned American concrete businesses — the companies that turn cement into the concrete America is built from. If your company relies on a stable cement supply to fulfill contracts and serve your community, we want to hear from you.
ACC membership is open to concrete producers — companies that purchase cement as an input and produce ready-mix or other concrete products — as well as individuals who share our commitment to a stable, balanced cement supply. Cement manufacturers are not eligible.