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impact rendering factor driving the product demand spurt. work – saving space in landfills and saving money.
With respect to end-use, the jaw crushers market share will attain
notable proceeds from the mining sector driven by growing Demand drivers
government expenditure on the development of roads and Industries that operate crushing equipment are focusing on
highways in China and India. Jaw crushers help mine engineers lowering costs, increasing production, and becoming more
with reduced operating costs and minimized downtime for energy-efficient, as crushing equipment is a primary reason
crushing and compacting large pieces of hard material efficiently behind increased energy consumption in these industries.
and safely. On account of their long service life and robust According to Thermo Fisher, grinding and crushing of ore are
designs, they can be touted as essential equipment in all mining energy-intensive and account for about 3-5% of the world’s power
industries. The rising rate of automation across the mining sector usage. Owing to this, various vendors in the market are increasingly
will also infuse a scenario for the industry expansion. offering solutions that are energy efficient and save costs. New
The application of cone crushers in construction work and road cone crushers operating with hydraulic hold-down clamping
laying material is significantly rising. With the growing concept of facilitate industries to crush at a higher capacity with increased
recycling, current crushers can separate bitumen and aggregates power than ever before. The automatic control of cone crushers
for reuse as new asphalt. New asphalt stations can create a has augmented power draw and their throughput, owing to which
unique asphalt mix with up to 70% recycled material, and various vendors in the market are focusing on increasing the capacity of
businesses are deploying cone crushers, along with jaw crushers, their offerings.
to enhance the speed and capacity. Fact.MR study highlights that before the spread of Covid-19
The construction industry is one of the largest recyclers in the pandemic, the demand for screening equipment was extremely
country, recycling and reusing asphalt and concrete in massive high. With the situation gradually easing, the attraction towards
amounts. Today’s mobile crushers are ideal for use in a wide range automated and technologically advanced equipment
of applications, including for asphalt and concrete or for mixed acted as a major growth factor to favor the rising demand of
construction and demolition waste. screening equipment in 2021. Manufacturers are incorporating
For larger road construction or demolition projects, on-site recycling technologically advanced crushing and screening systems to
and crushing of materials can be beneficial to the project bottom improve the production efficiency.
line. Processing, screening and crushing existing concrete and India has projected an indefinite potential for growth of the
asphalt on-site eliminates unnecessary transportation costs and screening equipment market in its perimeter against the backdrop
hassles. The recycled product may be used on the current project of growing road construction and mining activities. Furthermore,
at hand, sold to another job or transported and stored for future demand for screening solutions for bulk handling and sorting

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