cement industry in the United States saw a significant recovery in July 2025. Total shipments of Portland cement and blended cement, including imports, reached 9.99 million tons in the month, up 7.1% from 9.328 million tons in July 2024. Excluding sales in Puerto Rico and overseas territories, cement consumption in the United States increased by 7.3% year-on-year, from 9.192 million tons to 9.866 million tons.
Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama became the main production areas, while the top five consumption States were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. Among them, mixed cement is particularly outstanding, with shipments of 6.676 million tons in July, up 14% year-on-year, and Florida is its largest consumer market.
However, looking at the data throughout the year, the market as a whole is still under pressure. From January to July 2025, the cumulative cement shipment volume was 57.021 million tons, down 3.3% from 58.962 million tons in the same period in 2024. The cumulative consumption in the United States was 56 million 217 thousand tons, down 3.2% year on year. Clinker production (excluding Puerto Rico) fell 6.9% to 37.455 million tons in the same period, and masonry cement shipments also fell 5% to 1.248 million tons.
The import market has shown structural changes. In the first seven months, the total import volume of cement and clinker was 14.909 million tons, a slight decrease of 1.4% compared with the same period last year. Turkey accounts for a third of total imports, followed by Vietnam with 20% and Canada with 17%. Imports of clinker decreased by 15.1% to 486800 tons, of which Turkey accounted for 45% and Canada accounted for 38%. The contrast between the monthly data and the cumulative data
in July reflects the signs of demand recovery in the U.S. cement market in the middle of the year, but whether it can reverse the downward trend throughout the year still needs to be observed. The continuous growth of blended cement contrasts with the decline in clinker production, suggesting that the industry is adjusting its product mix to cope with market changes.
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