The leading producing States for portland and blended cement in February 2017 were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming States (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, in descending order) received 46% of the February shipments. Shipments for the year through February were nearly 11.5 million t, slightly higher than for the same period in 2016.
Clinker production totaled 4.7 million t in February 2017, down by 7.6% from the output in February 2016. The leading clinker-producing States in February were, in descending order, Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama. Clinker production for the year through February totaled 9.1 million t, down by 11.7% from that of the same period in 2016.
Masonry cement shipments of about 188 000 t in February 2017 were up by 8.5% from those in February 2016. The leading masonry-cement-consuming States were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, and Tennessee; these received about 55% of February’s shipments. Masonry cement shipments for the year through February were 373 000 t, up by 12.4% from those of the same period in 2016.
February 2017 imports of cement and clinker of about 813 000 t were 23.9% higher than those in February 2016. Imports for the year through February totaled 1.52 million t, up by 20.3% from those of the same period in 2016; however, within the 2017 total, the January imports were understated by nearly 28 000 t of gray portland cement imported into the San Francisco Customs district under a tariff code for another commodity.
