Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2024 were an estimated 9.34 million metric tons (Mt), a 13.2% decrease from shipments in June 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 49.5 Mt, a 5.5% decrease from those in the same time period in 2023.
Of total blended tonnage reported year-to-date in 2024, 26.5 Mt (97%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type IL); the leading destination for Type IL shipments by tonnage was Texas. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in June 2024 were, in descending order, Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Georgia, in descending order) received 37.9% of June shipments.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 180,000 metric tons in June 2024, a 17.2% decrease from those in June 2023. Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 1.12 Mt, a decrease of 8.1% from those in the same time period in 2023. The leading masonry cement-consuming States in June 2024 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, California and Tennessee; these states received 60.4% of June shipments.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 6.41 Mt in June 2024 compared with 6.33 Mt in June 2023. Production for the year through June totaled an estimated 33.6 Mt, a 6.0% decrease from that in the same time period in 2023. The leading clinker-producing states in June 2024 were, in descending order, Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama.
