US cement imports increased +4.4% in 5M 2024
In the first 5 months of 2024, the US imports of Portland, blended and masonry cement increased +4.4% to 8.091 Mt, after 7.753 Mt in the same period last year.
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US cement dispatch declined -5.3% in 5M 2024
In the first 5 months of 2024, the US dispatch of Portland, blended and masonry cement declined by -5,3% to 32.962 Mt, after 34.813 Mt in the same period last year.
US cement imports increased +5.2% in 4M 2024
In the first 4 months of 2024, the accumulated US cement imports increased by +5.2% to 6.201 Mt, after 5.897 Mt in the same period last year. the data include Portland, blended and masonry cements.
US Ash Grove’s pyro upgrade of Leamington plant
Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, has chosen FLSmidth for the pyro upgrade of its Leamington plant in Utah in the USA. The facility opened in 1980 and has been upgraded 1996 for the first time. The new pyro upgrade…
Speed plant in the USA converted to slag grinding unit
Heidelberg Materials has converted its Speed cement plant in Indiana, USA, to a slag grinding facility. Cement production in the plant has been ceased last year after opening the Mitchell plant. The Speed plant has a grinding capacity of 0.4…
US Cement dispatch down -5.9% in 1.Q. 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the US cement dispatch declined by -5.9% to 11.078 Mt, after 11.486 Mt in the same period in last year.
US Cement import shipments +1.4% in 1.Q 2024
In the first quarter of 2024 the US cement imports increased by +1.4% to 4.375 Mt, after 4.316 Mt in the same period last year. These data are derived from the Portland, blended cement and masonry shipments.
US Cement imports declined in Jan. 2024 by -4.8%
The US cement imports declined in January 2024 by -4.8% to 1.256 Mt, after 1.319 Mt in January 2023. The Portland and Blended cement (P+B) imports declined by -4.8% YoY to 1.255 Mt, while the small amount of Masonry cement…
US cement dispatch massively declined in Jan 2024
The US cement dispatch in the USA declined in January 2024 by -16.4% to 4.795 Mt, after 5.737 Mt in January 2023. The Portland and Blended cement (P+B) declined by -16.6% YoY to 4.631 Mt, while the Masonry cement (M)…
Titan America’s Roanoke installs a clay calcination
Titan America’s Roanoke cement plant (RCC) in Virginia can receive a US$ 61.7m funding for its planned calcined clay production line. The project has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a ground-breaking decarbonization initiative within a…