The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that Portland (including blended) cement consumption decreased by 6% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with that of the second quarter of 2023. Consumption in the first six months of 2024 decreased by 6% compared with that of the same period of 2023.
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May Cement Shipments Slip 8.2%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2024 were an estimated 9.56 million metric tons (Mt), an 8.2% decrease from shipments in May 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 40.1 Mt, a 3.5% decrease from those in…
Read MoreApril Cement Shipments Increase Nearly 6%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in April were an estimated 9.23 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.9% increase from shipments in April 2023, according to the most recent USGS Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 30.6 Mt, a slight decrease from those for the same…
Read MoreMarch Cement Shipments Tumble
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in March were an estimated 8.01 million metric tons (Mt), an 8.1% decrease from shipments in March 2023, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through March totaled an estimated 21.4 Mt, a 4.4% decrease from those for the same…
Read MoreFebruary Cement Shipments Soar
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in February were an estimated 7.59 million metric tons (Mt), a 10.3% increase from revised shipments in February 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Report.
Read More2024 Is Here, So What Will It Bring?
It is 2024, and another new year has us looking ahead at what might be in store for the construction materials and cement industries. If you gauge a year by production volume, you could say 2023 was a bit of a disappointment. A look at the latest cement production numbers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reveals that shipments for…
Read MoreCement Shipment Decreased Slightly in 2023
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2023 were an estimated 7.1 million metric tons (Mt), essentially unchanged from revised shipments in December 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in December, 3.7 Mt (98%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type…
Read MoreNovember Cement Shipments Up 2.6%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2023 were an estimated 8.7 million metric tons (Mt), a 2.6% increase from revised shipments in November 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MoreUSGS: 2023 Cement Production Down Slightly
In 2023, U.S. portland (including blended) cement production decreased slightly to an estimated 88 million tons, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024. Masonry cement production also decreased during the year to an estimated 2.4 million tons.
Read MoreOctober Cement Shipments Tumble
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2023 were an estimated 10.1 million metric tons (Mt), a 3.6% decrease from shipments in October 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in October 2023, 5.6 Mt (99%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement…
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