Construction Industry is an most important aspect of the
growth of any country's economy. This industry gives a sound base for the
development of other sectors of an economy. For constructing huge
infrastructure and giving it the final, finishing look, lot of heavy and
light machineries are required. The construction industry is responsible for
manufacturing construction machines and these machines perform various tasks
like excavating, digging, loading, hauling, unloading, demolition, paving
and finally the construction of huge structures.
Houses, apartments, offices, schools, colleges, factories, roads, bridges
etc. all use products of the construction industry. The construction
industry's activities comprises the building of new structures, including
maintenance, repair, and improvements on these structures. The construction
industry can be divided into three major segments: Construction of
Buildings, Heavy and civil engineering construction, Specialized activities
related to construction.
Rubber Products in Construction Industry
There are wide varieties
of rubber products used in the rubber industry. First of all rubber tires
and rubber tracks are the most commonly used rubber products in the
construction industry. The excavators, the cranes, fork lifts, concrete
mixer machines, caterpillar, lift truck etc. used in various construction
purposes are all fitted with tires and tracks made of rubber. Industrial
rubber products are highly demanded in the construction industry. Various
rubber products used in the construction industry are as follows: