Cement sales of 14 Saudi producers rose 2 percent to 5.18 million tons compared to 5.08 million tons in May 2013, as shown in the following table:
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Saudi Cement sales in (million tons)* |
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|
Change |
May 2014 |
May 2013 |
period |
|
+1% |
5.11 |
5.05 |
Domestic sales |
|
+133% |
0.07 |
0.03 |
Exports |
|
+2% |
5.18 |
5.08 |
Total* |
* excluding sales of City Cement for comparison
7 Cement Companies registered an increase in sales this month led by Hail, Najran and Arabian Cement with increased sales percentages of 57%, 48% and 44% respectively.
Yamama Cement registered the most decline in sales compared to the same month last year followed by Northern cement and Saudi cement as illustrated in the table below:
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Saudi cement companies sales during May 2013/2014 ( tons)* |
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|
Change |
May 2014 |
May 2013 |
The company |
|
(18%) |
512 |
627 |
Yamama Cement |
|
(14%) |
721 |
843 |
Saudi Cement |
|
+6% |
278 |
262 |
Eastern Cement |
|
(9%) |
363 |
397 |
Qassim Cement |
|
(3%) |
619 |
641 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
+44% |
509 |
354 |
Arabian Cement |
|
+3% |
732 |
710 |
Southern Cement |
|
+11% |
137 |
123 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
(3%) |
310 |
320 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
+48% |
332 |
225 |
Najran Cement |
|
(15%) |
184 |
217 |
Northern Cement |
|
+10% |
126 |
115 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
+35% |
200 |
148 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
+57% |
154 |
98 |
Hail Cement |
|
+2% |
5177 |
5080 |
Total |
* Includes export sales
The following table illustrates May cement sales for the last 5 years
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May Cement Sales since 2010 |
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|
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
Company |
|
512 |
627 |
578 |
605 |
458 |
Yamama Cement |
|
721 |
843 |
768 |
692 |
665 |
Saudi Cement |
|
278 |
262 |
317 |
309 |
281 |
Eastern Cement |
|
363 |
397 |
404 |
385 |
376 |
Qassim Cement |
|
619 |
641 |
612 |
395 |
374 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
509 |
354 |
410 |
356 |
301 |
Arabian Cement |
|
732 |
710 |
675 |
607 |
488 |
Southern Cement |
|
137 |
123 |
150 |
163 |
124 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
310 |
320 |
349 |
367 |
234 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
332 |
225 |
223 |
300 |
303 |
Najran Cement |
|
154 |
98 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hail Cement |
|
184 |
217 |
102 |
139 |
126 |
Northern Cement |
|
126 |
115 |
126 |
143 |
25 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
200 |
148 |
126 |
0 |
0 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
5177 |
5080 |
4840 |
4461 |
3755 |
Total |
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Monthly Cement sales for 2014 |
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|
May |
April |
March |
February |
January |
The company |
|
|
512 |
505 |
534 |
484 |
486 |
Yamama Cement |
|
|
721 |
735 |
773 |
693 |
662 |
Saudi Cement |
|
|
278 |
278 |
280 |
260 |
262 |
Eastern Cement |
|
|
363 |
372 |
381 |
345 |
349 |
Qassim Cement |
|
|
619 |
603 |
600 |
545 |
612 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
|
509 |
517 |
545 |
466 |
428 |
Arabian Cement |
|
|
732 |
729 |
735 |
648 |
670 |
Southern Cement |
|
|
137 |
140 |
146 |
133 |
144 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
|
310 |
310 |
308 |
272 |
284 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
|
332 |
297 |
274 |
215 |
207 |
Najran Cement |
|
|
154 |
143 |
140 |
122 |
121 |
Hail Cement |
|
|
184 |
177 |
177 |
152 |
138 |
Northern Cement |
|
|
126 |
123 |
123 |
97 |
110 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
|
200 |
219 |
201 |
165 |
196 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
|
5177 |
5148 |
5217 |
4598 |
4669 |
Total |
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Clinker production rose to 4.9 million tons in May from 4.6 million tons in the same month last year while Clinker stockpile rose to 16 million tons; 12 million tons higher than May 2013.
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Clinker Production and stocks of Saudi Cement Companies as of May 31, 2014 ( thousand tons) |
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May 2014 |
May 2013 |
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Inventory |
Production |
Inventory |
Production |
The company |
|
|
1702 |
576 |
111 |
545 |
Yamama Cement |
|
|
2684 |
847 |
426 |
805 |
Saudi Cement |
|
|
595 |
223 |
204 |
188 |
Eastern Cement |
|
|
477 |
323 |
290 |
320 |
Qassim Cement |
|
|
2033 |
580 |
782 |
602 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
|
828 |
273 |
184 |
215 |
Arabian Cement |
|
|
1527 |
677 |
382 |
571 |
Southern Cement |
|
|
336 |
132 |
273 |
113 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
|
1306 |
322 |
229 |
340 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
|
2421 |
332 |
182 |
248 |
Najran Cement |
|
|
914 |
275 |
663 |
249 |
Hail Cement |
|
|
482 |
113 |
215 |
135 |
Northern Cement |
|
|
82 |
113 |
20 |
132 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
|
622 |
151 |
117 |
112 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
|
16009 |
4937 |
4078 |
4575 |
Total |
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