Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September were an estimated 9.5 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.7% decrease from shipments in September 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in September 2023, 5.3 Mt (98%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type IL).
Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 80.7 Mt, a 2.6% decrease from those for the same period in 2022. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, in descending order) received 37.2% of September shipments.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 188,000 metric tons in September 2023, a 12% decrease from those in the prior-year period and an 8.6% decrease from the five-year average in September (2018-2022). Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 1.8 Mt, a 5.3% decrease from those for the same period in 2022. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in September were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, California, Tennessee and Georgia; these states received 60.0% of September shipments.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 6.8 Mt in September 2023, a 2.7% decrease from production in September 2022. Production for the year through September totaled an estimated 56.3 Mt, a 3.8% decrease from the same period in 2022. The leading clinker-producing states in September were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama.
