USA: preliminary September cement shipments total 8.78Mt

Preliminary data published by the US Geological Survey (USGS) concerning US shipments of cement in September 2016 estimates that Portland and blended cement consumption fell to 8.78Mt for the month, down from the month prior when total shipments reached 9.4Mt. Of the 8.78Mt total, foreign imports accounted for 1.04Mt. For YtD, end-September, US shipments of cement were estimated at 70.38Mt.

Total shipments of finished Portland cement are noted at 8.56Mt, with 74,878t exported to foreign countries and 8.49Mt being shipped to locations within the US. Southern Texas received the largest amount of cement shipments, with volumes totalling 659,633t. YtD shipments of finished Portland cement for both inter-US and foreign exports are noted at 68.84Mt.

According to the USGS, total clinker production for the country reached 6.49Mt during September, with the Mountain and Pacific district accounting for the largest production volumes (1.5Mt). California was the highest producing state in the US in September with 707,626t of cement. YtD clinker production for September is reported at 56.67Mt.