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Crushed and broken stone mining and quarrying involve the extraction of crushed and broken stone through mining and quarrying processes. Crushed stone finds applications in concrete aggregate and serves as a flux in blast furnaces. The quarrying process involves breaking apart rock through drilling and blasting.
The primary categories within crushed and broken stone mining and quarrying encompass limestone mining, granite mining, and other types of crushed stone mining. In the context of limestone mining, it specifically refers to operations where the principal resource mined is the primary calcium or magnesium carbonate. This includes materials such as shell and coquina, along with the associated processing facility, water control system, and settling ponds. Mining methods include both underground mining and surface mining.
Tariffs are influencing the crushed stones market by increasing costs of imported quarrying equipment, crushing machinery, explosives, and transportation components. Construction and infrastructure projects in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported heavy equipment. These tariffs are increasing operational costs and project budgets. However, they are also promoting local quarry development, regional equipment sourcing, and improved domestic aggregate supply chains.
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The crushed stones market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $4.12 billion in 2025 to $4.41 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of urban construction activities, growth in road and highway development, increasing use of concrete in infrastructure, availability of quarrying resources, expansion of industrial construction demand.
The crushed stones market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $6.1 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising investments in large-scale infrastructure projects, growing demand for sustainable construction materials, expansion of automated quarrying technologies, increasing focus on efficient material logistics, rising use of aggregates in renewable energy infrastructure. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for construction aggregates, rising use of crushed stone in infrastructure projects, expansion of mechanized quarrying operations, growing focus on quality-controlled aggregates, enhanced adoption of efficient blasting techniques.
Anticipated expansion in the crushed stone market is linked to the growing demand for concrete materials in the upcoming years. Concrete materials, constituting various elements used in concrete manufacturing, play a pivotal role in construction. Crushed stones, also referred to as aggregates, are essential components in concrete, serving as the foundational material for this versatile construction substance. They contribute strength, stability, and texture to concrete, influencing its overall performance and aesthetic. As of August 2023, based on data from the UK Department for Business and Trade, ready-mixed concrete sales experienced a 9.6% increase in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the preceding quarter of 2022, underscoring the surging demand for concrete materials that propels the crushed stone market.
Major companies in the crushed stones market are focusing on introducing advanced crushing solutions to enhance operational efficiency, productivity, and product quality. Crushing solutions are specialized equipment designed to break down and process raw stone into aggregates suitable for construction, infrastructure, and other industrial uses. For instance, in February 2024, Finlay, a UK-based manufacturer of mobile crushing and screening equipment, launched the J 1170+ and J 1170AS+ jaw crusher models, engineered to provide higher production capacity, improved reduction ratios, and greater versatility for crushed stone processing at quarries and mining sites. These new models allow mining and construction companies to achieve more efficient aggregate production and produce higher-quality materials for infrastructure projects.
In October 2024, Arcosa, Inc., a US-based infrastructure, transportation, and construction materials company, completed the acquisition of the crushed stone and aggregates business of Stavola Holding Corporation for US$1.2billion. Through this acquisition, Arcosa, Inc. aims to strengthen its position in the crushed stones market by incorporating Stavola Holding Corporation's network of five hard rock natural aggregates quarries, twelve asphalt plants, and three recycled aggregates sites, thereby expanding its product portfolio and geographic presence in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Stavola Holding Corporation is a US-based construction materials company with vertically integrated aggregates and asphalt operations serving the Northeastern United States.
Major companies operating in the crushed stones market are CRH plc, Holcim Group, Cemax S.A.B. de C.V., Vulcan Materials Company, Martin Marietta Materials Inc., Lehigh Hanson Inc., Buzzi Unicem USA Inc., Granite Construction Inc., Lhoist North America Inc., Summit Materials LLC, Luck Stone Corporation, Hanson Aggregates Limited, The Shelly Co., Ash Grove Cement Company, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc., The H&K Group Inc., Dolese Bros. Co., Rogers Group Inc., HeidelbergCement AG, Vecellio & Grogan Inc., York Building Products Co. Inc., New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc., Tilcon New York Inc., The Kraemer Company, Wendling Quarries Inc., National Lime and Stone Company, Boxley Materials Company, Eucon Corporation, Bluegrass Materials Company, Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc.
Western Europe was the largest region in the crushed stones market in 2025. The regions covered in the crushed stones market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the crushed stones market report are China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.
The crushed and broken stone mining and quarrying market includes revenues earned by entities by constructing or building roads and getting used in chemical applications. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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