The data describes the price of Portland and masonry cement in the U.S. between 2007 and 2017. In 2017, the cost of this construction material came to around 113 USD per metric ton.
Cement prices – additional informationThe discovery of cement can be credited to ancient Roman times, where a mixture of volcanic ash and lime were used to form mortar. In construction today, cement can be characterized as hydraulic or nonhydraulic, based on its ability or inability, respectively, to set under wet conditions or underwater.
