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US Jan-August shipments increase 7% YoY

10 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through August 2014 were 57.3Mt, up by about seven per cent from the same period of last year, latest figures from the US Geological Survey show. In August 2014 total shipments were 8.7Mt, up slightly from the same period of last year. The leading Portland cement producing states in August were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, in descending order, accounting for about 43 per ...

US Jan-July shipments up 8% YoY

02 October 2014, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in July 2014 were 9Mt, up by about 11 per cent in July 2013, latest data from the  US Geological Survey (USGS) shows. Shipments for the year through July were 48.5Mt, up by about eight per cent from the same period of 2013. The leading Portland cement-producing states in July were Missouri, Texas, California. Michigan and Florida in descending order, accounting for 43 per cent of the total output. The leading consumin...

Puerto Rico: cement sales up 7% in March

11 April 2014, Published under Cement News

March signalled a change in the Puerto Rican cement market as 1358.7 94lb bags were sold, up 85.5 bags from February, ending several months of decline. Sales were the highest since October 2013 when 1406.7 bags were sold. In December 2013, Puerto Rico’s cement production was at an historical low as only 757.8 bags left the factory gates.