USA: cement shipments in November rose by 8.2%

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in November 2016 were about 7.9Mta, up by 8.2 per cent from sales in November 2015.

The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in November 2016 were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Illinois, in descending order) received 38 per cent of the November shipments. Sales for January through November totalled 87.3Mt, up by 2.7 per cent from those in the same period in 2015.

Clinker production totalled 6.6Mt in November 2016, down by 2.4 per cent from the output in November 2015. The leading clinker-producing states in November were, in descending order, Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama. Production for January through November totalled 70.1Mt, up slightly from the same period in 2015.

Masonry cement shipments of about 206,000t in November 2016 were up by 16.7 per cent from those in November 2015. The leading masonry-cement-consuming states were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, and Georgia. These received almost 52 per cent of November’s shipments. Shipments for January through November 2016 were 2.3Mt, up by 5.2 per cent from shipments in the same period in 2015.