For the year ended 31 December 2024, Monarch Cement in Kansas, USA, reported net sales of US$268.1m an increase of US$5.3m or two per cent, from US$262.8m in 2023.

Growth was driven by a US$0.5m increase in the cement business and a US$4.8m rise in the ready-mixed concrete business. While cement sales volume declined 7.8 per cent, price increases contributed an additional US$12.7m to revenues, offsetting a US$12.2m drop in sales due to volume contraction. 

Ready-mixed concrete sales volume declined one per cent, reducing revenues by US$0.9m but price increases added US$4.9m.