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US first-half shipment update - preliminary data

19 August 2015, Published under Cement News

Shipments 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% YoY

04 August 2015, Published under Cement News

Total 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 figures

16 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Portland 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% YoY

03 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Total 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 monthly shipments ahead, imports up 66%

04 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Portland 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 16.4Mt

19 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Portland 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...

US February shipments up 2% YoY

30 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Total 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 ...

Ahangarancement produces 400,500t of cement in 1Q, Uzbekistan

20 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Ahangarancement JSC, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 400,500t of cement in the first quarter of 2015, according to data released by its parent company. In the reporting period, the plant produced 242,489t of clinker. Shipments over the Jan-March 2015 period reached 388,397t, exceeding the target figure by 11 per cent. 

US January shipments up 12% YoY

15 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in January 2015 increased by about 12 per cent YoY to 5.4Mt, latest data from the US Geological Survey confirms. The leading Portland cement-producing states in January were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona, in descending order) received about 48 per cent of the January shipments. Clinker production totalled 5.4Mt in Ja...

US January shipments - preliminary data

08 April 2015, Published under Cement News

Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico in January 2015 were 5.355Mt, preliminary data* from the US Geological Survey shows. Of the total shipments, domestic dispatches comprised 4.859Mt and imports 496,005t. Earlier this month, the USGS confirmed that total shipments in 2014 reached 88.4Mt, up by about eight per cent YoY. Imports for the whole year totalled 8.39Mt, an increase of around 16 per cent from 2013. *The preliminary data are subject to change and the ...