The increase, however, likely reflected a significant component of catch-up work following the exceptionally low shipments in February. Year-to-date shipments were about 12.2 Mt, down by almost 15% from the same period in 2009. The leading producing States (Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama, in descending order) shipped nearly 46% of the March total.
The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Louisiana, and Illinois, in descending order) received about 41% of March’s total shipments.
Clinker production totalled 4.4 Mt, nearly 6% lower than production in March 2009. Production year-to-date totalled 11.8Mt, down by about 13% from that for the same period in 2009. The leading clinker-producing States (California, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Michigan, in descending order) produced 48% of the March total.
