Saudi cement sales rise 10% to 4.9M tons in October
The aggregate sales volumes of 17 Saudi cement producers grew 10% to 4.9 million tons in October, from 4.4 million tons a year earlier, according to recent data issued by Yamama Cement Co.
Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)
Item | 2023 (October) | 2024 (October) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
Local Sales | 4,208.00 | 4,660.00 | % 10.74 |
Export Sales | 211.00 | 219.00 | % 3.79 |
Total | 4,419.00 | 4,879.00 | % 10.41 |
As many as 12 companies reported higher domestic sales volumes for the month, led by Yanbu Cement Co. with a 40% year-on-year (YoY) rise. Al Jouf Cement Co. came in second with a 37% YoY leap.
On the other hand, five cement producers recorded lower sales volumes locally, topped by Northern Region Cement Co. with a 21% YoY drop. Southern Province Cement Co. took second place with a decline of 12% YoY.
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
Company | 2023 (October) | 2024 (October) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
YC | 521.00 | 609.00 | % 16.89 |
SAUDI CEMENT | 437.00 | 467.00 | % 6.86 |
YCC | 291.00 | 407.00 | % 39.86 |
QACCO | 334.00 | 396.00 | % 18.56 |
SPCC | 416.00 | 365.00 | (% 12.26 ) |
ACC | 323.00 | 354.00 | % 9.60 |
RIYADH CEMENT | 309.00 | 304.00 | (% 1.62 ) |
CITY CEMENT | 224.00 | 268.00 | % 19.64 |
EPCCO | 180.00 | 235.00 | % 30.56 |
United Cement | 191.00 | 218.00 | % 14.14 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 199.00 | 215.00 | % 8.04 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 220.00 | 207.00 | (% 5.91 ) |
TCC | 133.00 | 154.00 | % 15.79 |
UACC | 124.00 | 150.00 | % 20.97 |
JOUF CEMENT | 106.00 | 145.00 | % 36.79 |
HCC | 158.00 | 133.00 | (% 15.82 ) |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 42.00 | 33.00 | (% 21.43 ) |
Total | 4,208.00 | 4,660.00 | % 10.74 |
Company | 2023 (YTD) | 2024 (YTD) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
YC | 5,598.00 | 4,839.00 | (% 13.56 ) |
SAUDI CEMENT | 3,631.00 | 3,792.00 | % 4.43 |
QACCO | 3,196.00 | 3,746.00 | % 17.21 |
SPCC | 4,214.00 | 3,516.00 | (% 16.56 ) |
YCC | 2,955.00 | 3,418.00 | % 15.67 |
RIYADH CEMENT | 2,703.00 | 2,650.00 | (% 1.96 ) |
ACC | 2,588.00 | 2,643.00 | % 2.13 |
CITY CEMENT | 1,737.00 | 2,276.00 | % 31.03 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 1,945.00 | 2,020.00 | % 3.86 |
EPCCO | 1,824.00 | 1,922.00 | % 5.37 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 1,698.00 | 1,693.00 | (% 0.29 ) |
United Cement | 1,687.00 | 1,461.00 | (% 13.40 ) |
HCC | 1,171.00 | 1,403.00 | % 19.81 |
TCC | 1,123.00 | 1,393.00 | % 24.04 |
UACC | 843.00 | 1,261.00 | % 49.58 |
JOUF CEMENT | 1,039.00 | 1,161.00 | % 11.74 |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 708.00 | 367.00 | (% 48.16 ) |
Total | 38,660.00 | 39,561.00 | % 2.33 |
Three companies exported 219,000 tons of cement in October. Saudi Cement Co. led the way with around 180,000 tons of exports.
Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)
Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)
Month | Sales | Change |
---|---|---|
2024 - January | 4,663.00 | % 3.60 |
2024 - February | 4,229.00 | (% 3.65 ) |
2024 - March | 3,698.00 | (% 14.30 ) |
2024 - April | 3,102.00 | % 13.13 |
2024 - May | 4,188.00 | % 0.05 |
2024 - June | 3,556.00 | (% 4.59 ) |
2024 - July | 4,350.00 | % 7.86 |
2024 - August | 4,225.00 | % 2.72 |
2024 - September | 4,266.00 | % 4.25 |
2024 - October | 4,879.00 | % 10.41 |
Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)
The clinker inventory reached 45.1 million tons in October, a rise of 13.6% from 39.8 million tons a year earlier.
Four market players exported clinker, led by Saudi Cement with 245,000 tons. It was followed by Northern Cement with 86,000 tons.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
Company | 2023 (October) | 2024 (October) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Production | Inventory | Production | Inventory | |
SAUDI CEMENT | 411.00 | 3,462.00 | 537.00 | 3,449.00 |
YC | 603.00 | 3,072.00 | 684.00 | 4,697.00 |
YCC | 632.00 | 6,098.00 | 467.00 | 6,270.00 |
QACCO | 299.00 | 2,099.00 | 329.00 | 1,915.00 |
SPCC | 589.00 | 3,901.00 | 461.00 | 5,842.00 |
ACC | 308.00 | 2,779.00 | 375.00 | 3,602.00 |
RIYADH CEMENT | 202.00 | 768.00 | 174.00 | 681.00 |
CITY CEMENT | 178.00 | 660.00 | 182.00 | 756.00 |
EPCCO | 260.00 | 3,118.00 | 330.00 | 2,319.00 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 296.00 | 2,915.00 | 223.00 | 3,393.00 |
United Cement | 87.00 | 1,485.00 | 122.00 | 1,701.00 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 147.00 | 441.00 | 174.00 | 194.00 |
TCC | 70.00 | 1,350.00 | 63.00 | 1,012.00 |
UACC | 109.00 | 3,348.00 | 175.00 | 3,932.00 |
JOUF CEMENT | 155.00 | 939.00 | 271.00 | 1,606.00 |
HCC | 182.00 | 2,903.00 | 95.00 | 3,233.00 |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 44.00 | 409.00 | 129.00 | 539.00 |
Total | 4,572.00 | 39,747.00 | 4,791.00 | 45,141.00 |
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Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
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