Germany's Heildeberg Cement, France's Lafarge, France's Schwenck Holcim, and Germany's Dyckerhoff dominate the cement industry in the European Union. These companies exist in a market structure called a(n):

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An oligopoly is a market structure characterized by a small number of firms that have significant market power, but which compete against each other. The dominance of the cement industry in the European Union by a few large companies like Heidelberg Cement, Lafarge, Schwenck Holcim, and Dyckerhoff is a classic example of an oligopoly, where these companies have significant control over prices and market supply.