AI Summary
Cement sales of 14 Saudi producers declined 3 percent to 4.59 million tons compared to 4.74 million tons in February 2013, as shown in the following table:
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Saudi Cement sales in (million tons) |
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change |
February 2013 |
February 2014 |
period |
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( 3%) |
4.71 |
4.55 |
Domestic sales |
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( 33% ) |
0.03 |
0.04 |
Exports |
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( 3% ) |
4.74 |
4.59 |
Total* |
* excluding undisclosed sales of City Cement
10 Cement Companies registered a decline in sales this month led by AlJouf and Najran Cement with declined sales percentages of 26% and 24% respectively.
Arabian Cement, Al Safwa Cement and Southern Province Cement grow their Sales in February compared to the same month last year as illustrated in the table below:
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Saudi cement companies sales during February 2013/2014 ( tons)* |
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Change |
February 2014 |
February 2013 |
The company |
|
( 18% ) |
484 |
589 |
Yamama Cement |
|
( 10% ) |
693 |
772 |
Saudi Cement |
|
( 9% ) |
260 |
287 |
Eastern Cement |
|
( 3% ) |
345 |
354 |
Qassim Cement |
|
( 3% ) |
545 |
564 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
+41% |
466 |
331 |
Arabian Cement |
|
+5% |
648 |
620 |
Southern Cement |
|
( 9% ) |
133 |
146 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
( 15% ) |
272 |
319 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
( 24% ) |
215 |
284 |
Najran Cement |
|
-- |
NA |
126 |
City Cement ** |
|
( 18% ) |
152 |
185 |
Northern Cement |
|
( 26% ) |
97 |
131 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
+6% |
165 |
155 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
-- |
122 |
0.0 |
Hail Cement |
|
( 5% ) |
4597 |
4863 |
Total |
* Includes export sales
** The company did not report its sales during the period.
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Cement sales 2014/2013 (thousand tons)* |
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|
2014 |
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Change compared to the same peiod in 2013 |
Total 2014 |
February |
January |
The company |
|
( 25%) |
970 |
484 |
486 |
Yamama Cement |
|
(16% ) |
1355 |
693 |
662 |
Saudi Cement |
|
( 15% ) |
522 |
260 |
262 |
Eastern Cement |
|
( 8% ) |
694 |
345 |
349 |
Qassim Cement |
|
( 3% ) |
1157 |
545 |
612 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
+29% |
894 |
466 |
428 |
Arabian Cement |
|
( 1% ) |
1318 |
648 |
670 |
Southern Cement |
|
( 6% ) |
277 |
133 |
144 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
( 12% ) |
556 |
272 |
284 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
( 29% ) |
422 |
215 |
207 |
Najran Cement |
|
( 12% ) |
290 |
152 |
138 |
Northern Cement |
|
( 26% ) |
207 |
97 |
110 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
+14% |
361 |
165 |
196 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
-- |
243 |
122 |
121 |
Hail Cement |
|
( 9% ) |
9266 |
4597 |
4669 |
Total |
* includes exports
Clinker stockpile rose to 15 million tons in February from 5.74 million tons in the same month last year.
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Production and stocks of clinker cement companies to Saudi Arabia as of February 28, 2014 (tons) |
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Inventory |
Production |
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February 2014 |
February 2013 |
February 2014 |
February 2013 |
The company |
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|
1265 |
438 |
321 |
520 |
Yamama Cement |
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|
2343 |
590 |
635 |
723 |
Saudi Cement |
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|
587 |
292 |
238 |
224 |
Eastern Cement |
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|
487 |
376 |
292 |
264 |
Qassim Cement |
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|
1809 |
619 |
569 |
445 |
Yanbu Cement |
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|
1086 |
430 |
307 |
259 |
Arabian Cement |
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|
1673 |
577 |
424 |
447 |
Southern Cement |
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|
333 |
273 |
70 |
104 |
Tabuk Cement |
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|
1195 |
174 |
177 |
302 |
Riyadh Cement |
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|
2211 |
250 |
436 |
123 |
Najran Cement |
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|
Na |
577 |
Na |
160 |
City Cement ** |
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|
941 |
769 |
232 |
108 |
Northern Cement |
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|
324 |
339 |
95 |
68 |
Al Jouf Cement |
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|
151 |
37 |
135 |
131 |
Al Safwa Cement |
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|
596 |
0 |
143 |
0 |
Hail Cement |
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|
15001 |
5741 |
4074 |
3878 |
Total |
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**The company did not disclose its sales during the period.
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