Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2024 were an estimated 7.79 metric tons (Mt), a 12.3% decrease from shipments in November 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Shipments for the year through November totaled an estimated 95.9 Mt, a 5.6% decrease from those in the same time period in 2023. Of total blended tonnage reported year-to-date in 2024, 55.4 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 November were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, Florida, California, North Carolina and Ohio, in descending order) received 41.0% of shipments in November.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 170,000 metric tons in November, a 6.2% decrease from those in November 2023. Shipments for the year through November totaled an estimated 2.05 Mt, a decrease of 6.6% from those in the same time period in 2023. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in November 2024 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia; these states received 62.9% of shipments in November.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 6.41 Mt in November, a 4.0% decrease from production in November 2023. Production for the year through November totaled an estimated 65.6 Mt, a 6.5% decrease from that in the same time period in 2023. The leading clinker-producing states in November 2024 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama.
