Challenges Facing the Concrete Industry There are still a number of challenges facing the Concrete Industry. From a political and social viewpoint, improving the sustainability of concrete construction has to be the first challenge, not because concrete solutions are poor when compared with alternatives, but due to the volume needed for the modern economy. To get a fair comparison of alternatives, sustainability has to be at the level of the structure and include all three pillars of sustainability. Finding a system for combining the different indicators is essential if sustainability is to be assessed correctly and in a holistic and comparative way. Ready Mix Concrete enables fast, good quality and reliable construction. Wastages and pilferages at sites are eliminated. Time taken in finishing the day concreting is reduced by 40 to 70 percent. Labour is reduced at the site. Ready Mix Concrete creates an ecosystem for site handling to become more convenient, eco-friendly and efficient. The cost comparisons lead to skewed results when the material cost of site concrete is directly compared with the delivered price of Ready Mix Concrete. However, after incorporating the economies achieved from the material, labor and time savings as well as a reduction in failures and corrective actions, it is easy to conclude that Ready Mix Concrete provides an economically viable alternative to all construction requirements. Apart from the short-term economics, buildings and infrastructure costs are substantially reduced when a superior and durable Ready Mix Concrete is used to reduce the overall lifecycle cost of construction. It should also be appreciated that the production of concrete needs to be done reliably and sustainably. This can be done when production facilities are equipped with a certified environment, health, and safety-related controls. The use of concrete from unorganized plants without QCI or BIS certification may appear cheaper but will be detrimental to the construction industry.