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US cement shipments rise in February

07 May 2014, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2014 were 4.7Mt, up slightly from the level in February 2013 reports the US Geological Survey. Shipments for the year through February rose to 9.6Mt. The leading Portland cement-producing states in February were: Texas, California, Florida, Missouri, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states received about 52 per cent of the February total shipments and included: Texas, Calif...

US February shipments – preliminary data

16 April 2014, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in February 2014 including imports reached 4.73Mt, preliminary data from the USGS show. Domestic shipments totalled 4.37Mt for the month while imports amounted to 359,856t. Shipments over the Jan-Feb 2014 reached 9.56Mt, the statistics released yesterday reveal. Meanwhile, clinker production stood at 4Mt in February. For the first two months of the year output amounted to 8.62Mt. The full monthly report will be published by USGS...

US January shipments edge ahead, imports lower

03 April 2014, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in January were 4.9Mt, up slightly from the January 2013 level, USGS data released today shows. The leading Portland cement-producing states in January were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Arizona and Oklahoma, in descending order) received about 52 per cent of total January shipments. Clinker production totall...

US cement shipments rise 4% YoY in 2013

12 March 2014, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico during 2013 reached 82Mt, up four per cent year on YoY, the latest data from the US Geological Survey has confirmed. Imports for the full year 2013 totalled 7.2Mt, up by three per cent from the same period in 2012. During December 2013, shipments were 5.1Mt, an increase of almost nine per cent YoY. The leading cement-producing states in December were Texas California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descen...

US September shipments up 14% YoY

10 December 2013, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2013 were 7.9Mt, up by 14 per cent in September 2012, latest data from the USGS shows. Shipments for the year through September were up by about four per cent to 61.6Mt. The leading Portland cement-producing states in September were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida, in descending order, accounting for about 43 per cent of total shipments for the month. The leading consuming sta...

US July cement shipments and imports rise

30 October 2013, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in July 2013 reached about 8.1Mt, US Geological Survey statistics show, which translates to an 11 per cent increase in the same period of the year before. Shipments for the year through to July were 45.1Mt, up slightly on the comparative period of the previous year. The leading Portland-cement producing states in July were Missouri, California, Texas, Michigan and Florida (in descending order), which accounted for ab...

US June shipments down slightly YoY

10 September 2013, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico during June 2013 were about 7.6Mt, down slightly from the same month of the year before, data from the US Geological Survey shows. Shipments through the year were 37.2Mt, essentially unchanged. The leading Portland cement producing states in June were Texas, Missouri, California, Michigan and Florida, in descending order and these accounted for about 45 per cent of total shipments for the month. The leading consuming ...

US April shipments decline marginally

15 July 2013, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in April 2013 were about 6.7Mt, slightly down from the same month of the previous year, latest data from the US Geological Survey shows. Shipments for the year through to April were 22Mt, essentially unchanged on an annual comparative basis. The leading Portland cement-producing states in April (in descending order) were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Pennsylvania and these shipped about 46 per cent of the t...

US first-quarter figures shipments impacted by harsh winter

16 May 2013, Published under Cement News

Preliminary data from the US Geological Survey shows that shipments of Portland and blended cement in 1Q13 were marginally higher compared to the same period of last year but harsh weather conditions, particularly in the final month of the quarter, dragged on sales. While the construction industry benefited from the mild winter weather in the first quarter of last year, 2013 shipments between January-March 2013 edged ahead by 0.6 per cent to 15.37Mt from 15.28Mt in 1Q12.  Shipments for...

US shipments ahead by 9% in 2012

04 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cements in the US and Puerto Rico in 2012 reached 79Mta, up by about nine per cent YoY, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey. Imports for the year to December 2012, meanwhile, were up by about eight per cent YoY. In December 2012 shipments were about 4.8Mt, slightly less than the same month of the year before.  The leading producing states in December were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Pennsylvania in descending orde...