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US first-half shipment update - preliminary data19 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsShipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico over the first half of 2015 totalled around 40.78Mt, preliminary data from the US Geological Survey shows. Of the total, imports accounted for 4.07Mt. In June alone, shipments reached 8.935Mt, including 930,581t of imports. Meanwhile, clinker production over the six month period totalled 35.3Mt, with output in June reported to be just over 7Mt. |
US May shipments down 4.5% YoY04 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in May 2015 fell by 4.5 per cent YoY to 7.8Mt, data from the US Geological Survey released yesterday shows. Shipments for the year through May totalled 31.9Mt, up by 2.6 per cent for the same period in 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in May were California, Missouri, Texas, Florida and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Ill... |
US May shipments – preliminary figures16 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico reached 7.8Mt in May, according to preliminary results from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total domestic shipments accounted for 6.96Mt and imports 815,555t. JP Morgan notes that the trend remains weak at -4 per cent YoY particularly impacted by weather-impacted softness in Texas (volume decline of -33 per cent in North Texas). Among other large markets, California was soft too (down mid-single digit) while Florida... |
US April shipments climb 4.1% YoY03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in April 2015 rose by 4.1 per cent to around 7.7Mt, latest data from the USGS shows. Shipments for the year through April totalled 24.1Mt, up by 5.1 per cent from the same period in 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in April were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio in descend... |
US: preliminary April 2015 shipments17 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico in April 2015 amounted to 7.669Mt, preliminary data from the USGS shows. Imports accounted for 776,781t of total dispatches during the month. For the first four months of this year, shipments reached 24.09Mt, of which 2.321Mt were imports. Clinker production for April was 6.102Mt and for the year-to-date the total is expected to be 21.6Mt. The preliminary data are subject to change. The full monthly report will be publish... |
US monthly shipments ahead, imports up 66%04 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico in March 2015 rose by 3.5 per cent YoY to 6.3Mt, latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) show. Shipments for the year through March totalled 16.4Mt, up by 5.7 per cent from the same period of 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in March were California, Texas, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona,... |
US first-quarter shipments seen exceeding 16.4Mt19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico over the first three months of 2015 are expected to have amounted to 16.44Mt, according to preliminary data from the USGS published last week. Of the 1Q15 total, imports accounted for 1.54Mt. During March 2015, shipments were 6.287Mt, with imports representing 585,663t of supply. Clinker production in the first quarter of this year totalled 15.46Mt. In March alone, clinker output reached 5.49Mt, the early indicators show. Th... |
Putney Capital Management announces acquisition in partnership with Argos14 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPutney Capital Management LLC announced the acquisition of one of the main terminals for the reception, storage and distribution of cement in Puerto Rico. This strategic investment was made in partnership with Colombia's Cementos Argos (Argos), the fifth largest producer of cement in Latin America, and the second largest in the southeast of the United States with operations in Colombia, Central America, the US and the Caribbean. The terminal, acquired for total consideration of approx. US$... |
Argos acquires Puerto Rico operations01 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsArgos acquired a stake of 60 per cent in Wetvan Overseas, a company that controls a terminal for receiving, storing, selling and distributing cement in Puerto Rico, for an amount of more than US$18m. The remaining 40 per cent belongs to Grupo Vicini, a renowned Dominican business group that has investments across the Caribbean and Central America. Thanks to this transaction, Argos will see its production capacity rise by 250,000tpa, thus ensuring a local market share of about 15 per cent i... |
US February shipments up 2% YoY30 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2015 were about 4.8Mt, up by about two per cent from the level in February 2014, latest data from the US Geological Survey shows. Shipments for the year through February totalled 10.2Mt, up by about seven per cent from the same period in 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in February were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama, in descending order. The ... |