Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2022 were an estimated 9.7 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.0% increase from shipments in May 2021, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 41.6 Mt, an increase of 3.2% from those for…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in April 2022 were an estimated 9.2 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.3% decrease from shipments in April 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 31.9 Mt, an increase of 2.4% from those…
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2022 were an estimated 9.3 million metric tons (Mt), a 3.3% increase from shipments in March 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through March totaled an estimated 22.7 Mt, an increase of 6.0% from those…
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SRM Concrete announced the acquisition of Young Trucking, the largest bulk cement distributor in southwest Florida.
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CEMEX reopened the second line at its main cement operation in the Dominican Republic to increase production capacity by one-third and allow the company to better serve customers in the Caribbean.
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GCC, a leading supplier and producer of cement and concrete in the United States and Mexico, announced solid results for the first quarter of 2022.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2022 were an estimated 6.6 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in January 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in January were, in descending order, Texas, California,…
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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 for the…
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CEMEX plans to recommission a second kiln at its CPN cement plant in northwest Mexico following the successful restart of a kiln at the plant in 2021. The $29 million investment will leverage CEMEX’s unparalleled regional trading network to meet growing cement demand throughout the western United States.
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Martin Marietta Materials has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Redding, Calif., cement plant and related cement distribution terminals to CalPortland for $250 million in cash. The deal also includes 14 ready mixed concrete plants in California.
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