SKOKIE, IL—Although the construction season may have opened a bit late and single-family housing starts were weaker than expected, a recently released report from the Portland Cement Association shows that cement consumption in the US will meet the 2014 forecast.
Based in Washington, DC, with offices in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago, the PCA represents American cement companies. It conducts market development, engineering, research, education, and public affairs programs.
PCA's cement forecast remains mostly unchanged since September. "The United States' cement market is expected to grow 8.2% in 2014, followed by similar rates of growth in 2015 and 2016," says PCA chief economist and group vice president Edward Sullivan. "However, minor adjustments have been made regarding the construction sub-sectors. Housing starts, for example, have been trimmed slightly compared to forecasts released earlier in 2014."
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
