Cement News tagged under: Puerto Rico
US/Puerto Rican Portland and blended shipments drop 7% in April13 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 6.7 per cent YoY to 8.5Mt in April 2023, reports the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended cement volume, 3.2Mt (96 per cent) was Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The largest state markets for Portland and blended cement in April 2023 were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona, which together accounted for 40.9 per cent of total cement consumption. The leading producing ... |
Puerto Rico’s cement sales down 9% in May16 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico declined 8.5 per cent YoY to 1.2m bags of 94lb, or 51,165t, in April 2023, according to the country’s Institute of Statistics. However, in May 2023 the market expanded by 5.7 per cent YoY to 1.4m bags, or 59,693t. In the year-to-date, approximately 6.4m bags of cement have been sold in Puerto Rico. This represents a volume of 272,881t, up 0.6 per cent YoY when compared with the January-May 2022 period. Output from domestic cement plants was down 10.1 per cent Y... |
US and Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments down 6% in March07 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cements, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by six per cent YoY to 8.7Mt in March 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended volume reported, 3.2Mt, or 96 per cent, was estimated to be Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The leading consuming states were Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and Arizona, which accounted for 42.5 per cent of the total market. The leading producing states were Texas, Mis... |
US and Puerto Rican Portland and blended cement shipments down 3% in February02 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 2.8 per cent YoY to 6.6Mt in February 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended volume, Portland limestone cement (Type IL) was estimated to have a share of 96 per cent (2.1Mt). The largest states in terms of cement consumption were Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and Arizona – with a combined share of 47.5 per cent of total cement consumption. The lead... |
Puerto Rican cement sales see first drop in 4 months17 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico were down 0.6 per cent YoY to 1.5m bags of 94lb, or 63,957t in March 2023, according to the country’s Statistics Institute. It is the first drop in four months. In 2022 sales fell 6.8 per cent YoY, the first decrease since 2019. Production increased 21.1 per cent YoY to 926,400 bags or 39,500t. In 2022 output increased 11.6 per cent YoY to 8.3m bags or 353,893t – the first increase in four years. |
Stable US Portland and blended cement shipments in January12 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico in January 2023 remained stable at 6.6Mt in January 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended cement volume, 2.1Mt or 95 per cent was Portland limestone cement (Type IL). Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and Arizona – the leading cement-consuming states – accounted for 46.7 per cent of the country’s off take. The leading producing states were Texas, Florida, Califor... |
US and Puerto Rican Portland and blended cement shipments see 9% drop in December22 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined 8.9 per cent YoY to 7.3Mt, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A total share of 42.9 per cent of domestic Portland and blended cement consumption in December 2022 was accounted for by the leading consuming states of Texas, Florida, California, Illinois and Georgia.The leading producing states in December were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Michigan and these accounted fo... |
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 4% in 11M2230 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped to 9.3Mt in November 2022 when compared with November 2021, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which accounted together for 35.9 per cent of total shipments in the month. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida, which ... |
Puerto Rican cement sales decline 7% in 202225 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Puerto Rico fell by 6.8 per cent YoY in 2022 to 14.5m bags of 42.6kg, or 618,247t, according to the Puerto Rican Statistics Institute. It is the first decline since 2019. In 2021 cement sales reached their peak since eight years. However, in June they started to fall and this trend was maintained until December 2022, when they decreased by 3.4 per cent. Cement production advanced 11.6 per cent YoY in 2022 to 8.3m bags, or 353,893t. It is the first increase in four years. ... |
US market expands in October 202212 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsShipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico increased by 8.8 per cent YoY to 10.7Mt in October 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The top five cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. They received 36.5 per cent of October shipments.The leading producing states were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida – they accounted for 39.1 per cent of cement produced. Masonry cement shipments t... |