Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in April 2023 were an estimated 8.5 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.7% decrease from prior-year period, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in April, 3.2 Mt (96%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type IL).
Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 30.4 Mt, a 4.4% decrease from those for the same period in 2022. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in April were, in descending order, Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona, in descending order) received 40.9% of April shipments.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 189,000 metric tons (t) in April 2023, a 9.4% decrease from those the prior year. Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 777,000 t, essentially unchanged from those for the same period in 2022. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in April 2023 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, California, Tennessee and Georgia; these states received 59.8% of April shipments.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 5.9 Mt in April 2023, an 11.3% decrease from production in April 2022. Production for the year through April totaled an estimated 22.2 Mt, a decrease of 3.9% from the same period in 2022. The leading clinker-producing states in April 2023 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Alabama and Florida.
