November Cement Shipments Up 9%

Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2020 were 8.6 million metric tons (Mt), a 9% increase from shipments in November 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through November totaled 95.3 Mt, a slight increase from those for the same period in…

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Cement Shipments Down 3% in October

Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2020 were 9.8 million metric tons (Mt), a 3% decrease from shipments in October 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry. Shipments for the year through October totaled 86.6 Mt, essentially unchanged from those for the same period in 2019. 

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HeidelbergCement Reportedly Seeks to Divest $1.5 Billion U.S. Assets

Germany-based HeidelbergCement AG is exploring the sale of some of its U.S. assets as the producer’s chief executive Dominik von Achten seeks to divest peripheral businesses, reported Bloomberg. The company is working with Morgan Stanley on the sale of California operations, which could fetch around $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. 

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September Cement Shipments Drop Slightly

Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2020 were 9.4 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in September 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled 76.7 Mt, a slight increase from those for the same period in…

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