Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2025 were an estimated 9.55 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.3% decrease from shipments in August 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled an estimated 66.6 Mt, a 3.4% decrease from those for the same period in 2024.
Of total blended tonnage reported year-to-date in 2025, 40.8 Mt (95%) 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 August 2025 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan: these states accounted for 39.2% of cement produced. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, in descending order) received 38.5% of shipments in August.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 188,000 metric tons in August 2025, a 2.4% decrease from those in August 2024. Shipments for the year through August totaled an estimated 1.44 Mt, a decrease of 4.6% from those for the same period in 2024. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in August 2025 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and California; these states received 54.8% of shipments in August.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 6.37 Mt in August 2025, a 2.3% decrease from that in August 2024. Production for the year through August totaled an estimated 43.8 Mt, a 6.3% decrease from the same period in 2024. The leading clinker-producing states in August 2025 were, in descending order, Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama.
