TABLE 15 | |||||||||||
PORTLAND CEMENT SHIPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, | |||||||||||
BY TYPE OF CEMENT1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
(Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
Type of cement4 | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||
General use and moderate heat (Types I and II)5, 6 | 59,400 | 61,000 | |||||||||
High early strength (Type III) | 2,520 | 2,670 | |||||||||
Sulfate resisting (Type V)5 | 10,300 | 11,100 | |||||||||
Block | 142 | 165 | |||||||||
Oil well | 2,000 | 2,420 | |||||||||
White7 | 705 | 794 | |||||||||
Blended:8 | |||||||||||
Portland, natural pozzolans | 76 | 96 | |||||||||
Portland, ground granulated blast furnace slag | 560 | 519 | |||||||||
Portland, fly ash | 408 | 396 | |||||||||
Portland, other pozzolans9 | 235 | 256 | |||||||||
Total blended10 | 1,280 | 1,270 | |||||||||
Expansive and regulated fast setting | 7 | --- | |||||||||
Miscellaneous11 | 3 | 37 | |||||||||
Grand total10 | 76,400 | 79,500 | |||||||||
--Zero. | |||||||||||
1Includes sales of imported cement. Excludes Puerto Rico. | |||||||||||
2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
3Gray portland-type cements unless otherwise specified. | |||||||||||
4Sold mostly under specifications ASTM C150, ASTM C595, and ASTM C1157. | |||||||||||
5Type II/V and similar sulfate-resisting hybrids are included within Type V, as are-- | |||||||||||
Type HS and similar cements in ASTM C1157. | |||||||||||
6Includes ASTM C1157 general use and moderate heat cements that contain | |||||||||||
no pozzolans. | |||||||||||
7White or colored portland-type cements. Most are Types I or II but may include | |||||||||||
Types III and V and block cements. | |||||||||||
8Cements sold under ASTM C595 and those under ASTM C1157 that contain- | |||||||||||
pozzolans. | |||||||||||
9Includes blends with cement kiln dust, silica fume, or other pozzolans, and blends | |||||||||||
containing multiple pozzolans. | |||||||||||
10May not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||
11Includes low heat (Type IV), waterproof, and other portland-type cements. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices