Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2024 were an estimated 5.89 million metric tons (Mt), a 14.3% decrease from revised shipments in January 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in January 2024, 2.7 Mt (98%) was estimated to be portland-limestone…
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The Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage released 2023 figures that showed unusually high amounts of cement moved across the dock last year, a potential sign of growing activity in construction, reported the Anchorage Daily News.
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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…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2023 were an estimated 10.5 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in June 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in June 2023, 4.7 Mt (95%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement…
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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).
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2023 were an estimated 8.7 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.0% decrease from shipments in March 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in March 2023, 3.2 Mt (96%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2022 were an estimated 7.3 million metric tons (Mt), an 8.9% decrease from shipments in December 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year totaled an estimated 110 Mt, a slight increase from those in 2021.
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Publicly traded U.S. cement producers just reported results, and those results are a mixed bag. At Summit Materials, Cement Segment net revenues increased 23.6% to $97.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Cement Segment adjusted cash gross profit margin increased to 47.1% in the fourth quarter, compared to 42.7% in the prior-year period as strong pricing gains more than…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2022 were an estimated 10.7 million metric tons (Mt), an 8.8% increase from shipments in October 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through October totaled an estimated 94.0 Mt, an increase of 4.6% from those…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2022 were an estimated 10.3 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.7% increase from shipments in September 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 83.2 Mt, an increase of 4.1% from those…
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