Recently, USGS announced that the cement shipments in the United States (including Puerto Rico) in 2017 were 95.5 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 2.4%; the growth rate of Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas and Washington was more than 5%, and the shipments in Illinois decreased by 14%. Imports of cement were 11.3 million tonnes, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. Clinker production was 76.8 million tonnes, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.4%.
In January 2018, the shipment of Portland cement and blended cement was 5.8 million tons, up 5.7% year-on-year. Among them, Texas, California, Florida, Arizona and Georgia have the strongest demand, accounting for 51% of the total cement consumption. Shipments of masonry cement, however, fell 5.6% to 168,000 tonnes. Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and North Carolina have the highest consumption of masonry cement, accounting for nearly 65%. Clinker production rose 3.9% from a year earlier to 4.8 million tonnes, while cement imports also rose 13% to about 800,000 tonnes in January.
According to the forecast of the Portland Cement Association PCA, the cement consumption in 2018 and 2019 will reach 99.3 million tons and 102 million tons respectively, and the growth rate in 2020 will be higher, which is expected to reach 4%, and the cement consumption will reach 106 million tons.
Ed, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, PCA 'Various Positive economic factors, including infrastructure spending and a strong economy, will stimulate some growth in real GDP, the construction market and cement consumption, 'said Ed Sullivan, chief executive. The PCA analysis project notes that major infrastructure investments are unlikely to occur until the infrastructure bill is passed, federal and state paperwork, bids and reviews are completed, and construction contracts are finally awarded, probably in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Sullivan added: "It takes time to implement an infrastructure plan from the time it is passed by Congress to the time it actually gets started.". This is an aspect that many economists often ignore. The PCA evaluates the timing of the actual construction activities affecting each process. Therefore, the time factor consideration of the impact of PCA on actual construction projects is later than most economists estimate.
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