US: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports that shipments of Ordinary Portland and blended cement rose by 2.4% year-on-year to 95.5Mt in 2017 from 93.3Mt in 2016. Increases of over 5% were reported in Arizona and New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Washington. However, shipments fell by 14% in Illinois. Imports rose by 5.6% to 11.3Mt. Clinker production increased by 1.4% to 76.8Mt from 75.8Mt. Major importers of cement into the US were Canada with 4.4Mt, Greece with 2.3Mt and China with 2Mt.
US cement shipments rise by 2.4% to 95.5Mt in 2017
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