Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2023 were an estimated 6.6 million metric tons (Mt), a 2.8% decrease from shipments in February 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in February 2023, 2.1 Mt (96%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type IL).
Shipments for the year through February totaled an estimated 13.2 Mt, a slight decrease from those for the same period in 2022.
The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in February 2023 were, in descending order, Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and Arizona, in descending order) received 47.5% of February shipments.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 177,000 metric tons in February 2023, a 6.5% increase from those in February 2022. Shipments for the year through February totaled an estimated 365,000 t, an increase of 7.1% from those for the same period in 2022. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in February 2023 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, California and Tennessee; these states received 64.6% of February shipments.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 4.9 Mt in February 2023, essentially unchanged from production in February 2022. Production for the year through February totaled an estimated 10.5 Mt, essentially unchanged from the same period in 2022. The leading clinker-producing states in February 2023 were, in descending order, California, Texas, Florida, Missouri and Alabama.
