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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Cement Shipments Drop in July
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2020 were 9.9 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in July 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled 57.8 Mt, an increase of 2% from those for the same period…
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The World Cement Association (WCA) launched Phase I of its PEGASUS 2020 project, a multi-company benchmarking and performance-improvement initiative for the association’s corporate members. Executives from 11 companies representing more than 100 cement plants are taking part in the first stage.
Read MoreCement Shipments Jump 11% in June
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2020 were 10.1 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 11% from shipments in June 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through June totaled 47.9 Mt, an increase of 3% from those for the…
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