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| TABLE 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| PORTLAND CEMENT SHIPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE OF CEMENT- 1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||||||||
| Type4 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| General use and moderate heat (Types I and II)5, 6 | 54,900 | r | 53,500 | ||||||||||||||
| High early strength (Type III) | 2,460 | 2,590 | |||||||||||||||
| Sulfate resisting (Type V)5 | 8,610 | 8,630 | |||||||||||||||
| Block | 167 | 154 | |||||||||||||||
| Oil well | 846 | 1,300 | |||||||||||||||
| White7 | 577 | 638 | |||||||||||||||
| Blended:8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portland, natural pozzolans | 34 | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| Portland, ground granulated blast furnace slag | 580 | 953 | |||||||||||||||
| Portland, fly ash | 357 | 304 | |||||||||||||||
| Portland, other pozzolans9 | 325 | 263 | |||||||||||||||
| Total blended10 | 1,300 | 1,570 | |||||||||||||||
| Expansive and regulated fast setting | 13 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous11 | 27 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Grand total10 | 68,900 | r | 68,400 | ||||||||||||||
| rRevised. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 C-150, ASTM C-595, and ASTM C-1157. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5Type II/V and similar sulfate-resisting cement hybrids are included within Type V. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6Includes ASTM C-1157 general use 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 C-590 and those under ASTM C-1157 that contain pozzolans. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9Includes blends with cement kiln dust, silica fume, or other pozzolans, and blends containing multiple pozzolans. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10Data may 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
