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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Quarterly Reports a Mixed Bag
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…
Read MoreOctober Cement Shipments Up 8.8%
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…
Read MoreSeptember Cement Shipments Climb 5.7%
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…
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Remain Steadfast
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2022 were an estimated 9.6 million metric tons (Mt), essentially unchanged from shipments in July 2021, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 62.0 Mt, an increase of 3.3% from those for the…
Read MoreCement Shipments Jump 7% in June
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2022 were an estimated 10.8 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.0% increase from shipments in June 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 52.4 Mt, an increase of 4.0% from those…
Read MoreCement Shipments Jump 19% in February
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2022 were an estimated 6.8 million metric tons (Mt), a 19% increase from shipments in February 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through February totaled an estimated 13.4 Mt, an increase of 7.9% from those…
Read MoreCement Shipments Rise 5.4% in December
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2021 were an estimated 8.0 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.4% increase from shipments in December 2020, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 107 Mt, a 4.2% increase from those in…
Read MoreThe Cement Industry in Argentina Is Reactivated
By Mauro Nogarin According to the new financial report published by the Central Bank, the Argentine economy this year will register an increase of 4% if the country closes the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to refinance its $45 billion dollar debt. Regarding inflation, one of the main macroeconomic problems that is more difficult to solve, for this…
Read MoreCement Industry in Latin America Grows Despite Difficulties
By Mauro Nogarin The construction industry in the last eight months of 2021 was the only sector that stabilized the economies in Latin America. In general, both public and private works have created very important sources of work, when other productive sectors were affected by the pandemic.
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