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 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.
