Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico, in April 2025, were an estimated 9.05 million metric tonnes (Mt) compared with 9.18 Mt in April 2024.
Further figures from the USGS show Portland and blended shipments for the year to April 2025 totalled an estimated 29 Mt, a 5.5% decrease from those for the same period in 2024. Of total blended tonnage reported year-to-date in 2025, 17.1 Mt (96%) was estimated to be Portland-limestone cement (Type IL); the leading destination for Type IL shipments by tonnage was Texas.
The leading producing States for Portland and blended cement in April 2025 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming States (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, in descending order) received 41.3% of shipments in April.
Masonry cement shipments totalled an estimated 192,000 tonnes in April 2025, a 5.1% decrease from those in April 2024. Shipments for the year through April totalled an estimated 670,000 tonnes, a reduction of 8.5% from those for the same period in 2024. The leading masonry-cement-consuming States in April 2025 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and California; these States received 53.3% of shipments in April.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totalled an estimated 5.26 Mt in April 2025, a 4.4% decrease from production in April 2024. Production for the year through April totalled an estimated 18.1 Mt, a 12.6% decrease from the same period in 2024. The leading clinker-producing States in April 2024 were, in descending order, Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama.
April 2025 imports of cement and clinker, including the San Juan, PR, customs district, totalled 2.18 Mt, a 4.7% decrease from imports in April 2024. Imports for the year through April totalled 7.3 Mt, a decrease of 6.2% from those for the same period in 2024.
