The Portland Cement Association, an organization that monitors US cement consumption, predicted recently that the amount of cement used in construction and industry will rise 8.1% in 2014. That comes on the heels of an anticipated 4.5% growth in cement construction in 2013. PCA attributed the steady increase to pent up demand that will be released as the most recent economic recession ebbs, causing businesses to spend more freely on infrastructure and to reinvest in capital.