Shipments of portland and blended cement were estimated to have increased by 7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter of 2025, according to Jason Willett, commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This information was obtained from the USGS monthly survey of U.S. cement producers. On the aggregates side, the estimated U.S. output of…
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Shipments of portland and blended cement decreased by 1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with those in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest update from Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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Portland (including blended) cement consumption was estimated to have increased by 4% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with that of the third quarter of 2024, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.)
Read MoreThe U.S. Geological Survey reported that the estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2024 was 455 million metric tons (Mt), a decrease of 3.9% compared with that of the same period of 2023. Major companies reported significant decreases in construction aggregates shipments due to poor weather conditions (Martin Marietta Materials,…
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