US Portland and blended cement shipments fall 11% in February 05 May 2021
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico in February 2021 fell by 11 per cent YoY to an estimated 5.7Mt, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Shipments for the year through February totalled an estimated 12.4Mt, down 6.2 per cent from those in the year-ago period.
The leading producing states in February 2021 were, in descending order, California, Texas, Florida, Missouri and Alabama. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Arizona and Georgia) received 51 per cent of February shipments.
Masonry cement shipments totalled an estimated 149,000t in February 2021, an 8.6 per cent YoY decrease. Shipments for the year through February totalled an estimated 326,000t, down 7.5 per cent from those for the same period in 2020. The leading masonry cement-consuming states in February 2021
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1st LD Writethru: 6.3-magnitude quake hits northern Mongolia
03 May 2021, 20:49 GMT+10
ULAN BATOR, May 3 (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit Khuvsgul province in northern Mongolia on Monday afternoon, according to the country s Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. The institute initially released a report that the quake had a magnitude of 6.2, but updated it to 6.3 several minutes later. The quake occurred about 32 km southwest of Khankh, a district of the province, at around 4:46 p.m. local time (0846 GMT), the institute said in a statement. The strong quake was felt in many regions of the country, including the capital city Ulan Bator and the provinces of Khuvsgul, Orkhon, Darkgan-Uul, Bulgan and Arkgangai, but no damage has been reported.
2021-05-03 10:36:53 GMT2021-05-03 18:36:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ULAN BATOR, May 3 (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit Khuvsgul province in northern Mongolia on Monday afternoon, according to the country s Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics.
The institute initially released a report that the quake had a magnitude of 6.2, but updated it to 6.3 several minutes later.
The quake occurred about 32 km southwest of Khankh, a district of the province, at around 4:46 p.m. local time (0846 GMT), the institute said in a statement.
The strong quake was felt in many regions of the country, including the capital city Ulan Bator and the provinces of Khuvsgul, Orkhon, Darkgan-Uul, Bulgan and Arkgangai, but no damage has been reported.