Who we are
R.O.I. Economic Consulting was founded by Robert Roy in
1986. Prior to this, Rob was Chief Economist of the U.S. and Canadian
Portland Cement Associations. Rob has published forecasts of U.S.
construction and cement consumption annually since 1979. He has
established an outstanding track record for well-reasoned and accurate
forecasts.
Rob has been the North American correspondent for the International
Cement Review and GLP: The International Journal for
Gypsum, Lime & Building Products since 1990.
Rob has also been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week,
Engineering New-Record, and numerous other business and construction-related
publications. He holds a B.A. from Pomona College in
economics and mathematics and a M.S. in economics from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
R.O.I. Economic Consulting can list among its customers
virtually every major cement and aggregates company in North America and Europe,
including Alamo Cement, Ash Grove Cement, Buzzi Unicem, Capitol Aggregates,
Cemex, Cornerstone Construction, Dacotah Cement, Dragon Products, Dyckerhoff,
Eagle Materials, Essroc (Italcementi), Florida Crushed Stone, Giant Cement (Cementos
Portland SA), Hanson Aggregates, Holcim, Illinois Cement, Kiewit Materials,
Lafarge, Lehigh (Heidelberger Zement), Luck Stone, Mitsubishi Cement, Monarch
Cement, Mountain Cement, National Cement (Vicat), Oldcastle, Phoenix Cement,
Pioneer Concrete, Rinker, RMC Industries, St. Marys Cement (Votorantim),
Suwannee American Cement, Taiheiyo Cement, Texas-Lehigh Cement, Texas
Industries, Titan Cement, United Metro and Vulcan Materials.
It has done work for many companies in Asia, Europe and Latin America,
including Australian Cement Ltd., Scancem, ABB Industrial Systems,
Tarmac PLC, Heracles Overseas Inc., Lucky Cement, Canakkale Cimento,
Cementos Apasco, Marubeni Corp., Caribbean Cement, San Juan Cement, Tong
Yang Cement, and PT Semen Andalas. Banks and other financial
institutions that have been clients include J.P. Morgan, Ernst & Young,
Goldman Sachs, Dresdner Bank, and Santander Investment. Many equipment
suppliers have also been customers, including Fuller Co., F.L. Smidth,
Schwing, Humboldt Wedag, Master Builders and Polysius Corp.
