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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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2021 were an estimated 9.8 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.5% increase from shipments in September 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 79.9 Mt, a 4.2% increase from those for…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2021 were an estimated 10.1 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.9% increase from shipments in August 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled an estimated 70.1 Mt, a 4.1% increase from those for…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2021 were an estimated 9.6 million metric tons (Mt), a 2.3% decrease from shipments in July 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 60.0 Mt, a 3.9% increase from those for…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2020 were 9.6 million metric tons (Mt), a 7% decrease from shipments in August 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled 67.4 Mt, a slight increase from those for the same period…
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