Typical lifetimes and investment cycles in key heavy industries

Last updated 20 Jul 2020

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Typical lifetimes for steel, cement and chemicals assets are 40 years, 40 years and 30 years respectively. Shaded area is indicative of the distribution of lifetimes within an asset class.

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