Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2021 were an estimated 8.0 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.4% increase from shipments in December 2020, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 107 Mt, a 4.2% increase from those for the same period in 2020.
The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in December 2021 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and North Carolina) received 42% of December shipments.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 189,000 metric tons in December 2021, a 4.2% increase from those in December 2020. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 2.4 Mt, a slight increase from those for the same period in 2020. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in December 2021 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and California; these states received 65% of December shipments.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 7.0 Mt in December 2021, a 3.2% decrease from production in December 2020. Production for the year through December totaled an estimated 79.2 Mt, essentially unchanged from the same period in 2020. The leading clinker-producing states in December 2021 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Pennsylvania; these states accounted for 50% of December clinker production.
