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Saudi cement sales down 13% to 4.2M tons in May
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Saudi Arabia’s 17 cement companies sold a combined 4.18 million tons of cement in May 2026, down 13% from 4.79 million tons in the same month last year, according to data from Yamama Cement Co.
It is worth noting that May coincided with Eid Al-Adha holiday.
Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)
| Item | 2025 (May) | 2026 (May) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Sales | 4,686.00 | 4,019.00 | (% 14.23 ) |
| Export Sales | 105.00 | 161.00 | % 53.33 |
| Total | 4,791.00 | 4,180.00 | (% 12.75 ) |
Domestic cement sales fell for 13 companies, led by Northern Cement with a 58% year-on-year (YoY) decrease and Al Jouf Cement with 55% YoY decline.
Meanwhile, four companies recorded higher sales, led by Eastern Cement (20% YoY) and Umm Al-Qura Cement (17% YoY).
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
| Company | 2025 (May) | 2026 (May) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 729.00 | 641.00 | (% 12.07 ) |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 511.00 | 494.00 | (% 3.33 ) |
| QACCO | 393.00 | 389.00 | (% 1.02 ) |
| YCC | 388.00 | 295.00 | (% 23.97 ) |
| SPCC | 343.00 | 276.00 | (% 19.53 ) |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 293.00 | 258.00 | (% 11.95 ) |
| EPCCO | 215.00 | 257.00 | % 19.53 |
| ACC | 300.00 | 204.00 | (% 32.00 ) |
| CITY CEMENT | 290.00 | 194.00 | (% 33.10 ) |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 207.00 | 182.00 | (% 12.08 ) |
| UACC | 147.00 | 172.00 | % 17.01 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 256.00 | 167.00 | (% 34.77 ) |
| United Cement | 155.00 | 158.00 | % 1.94 |
| HCC | 152.00 | 157.00 | % 3.29 |
| TCC | 128.00 | 96.00 | (% 25.00 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 117.00 | 53.00 | (% 54.70 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 62.00 | 26.00 | (% 58.06 ) |
| Total | 4,686.00 | 4,019.00 | (% 14.23 ) |
| Company | 2025 (YTD) | 2026 (YTD) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 3,023.00 | 3,172.00 | % 4.93 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 2,287.00 | 2,361.00 | % 3.24 |
| QACCO | 2,027.00 | 1,875.00 | (% 7.50 ) |
| YCC | 1,735.00 | 1,622.00 | (% 6.51 ) |
| SPCC | 1,613.00 | 1,449.00 | (% 10.17 ) |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 1,464.00 | 1,371.00 | (% 6.35 ) |
| ACC | 1,696.00 | 1,295.00 | (% 23.64 ) |
| EPCCO | 1,063.00 | 1,265.00 | % 19.00 |
| CITY CEMENT | 1,284.00 | 1,008.00 | (% 21.50 ) |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 1,012.00 | 966.00 | (% 4.55 ) |
| United Cement | 784.00 | 925.00 | % 17.98 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 1,058.00 | 917.00 | (% 13.33 ) |
| UACC | 635.00 | 824.00 | % 29.76 |
| HCC | 750.00 | 794.00 | % 5.87 |
| TCC | 591.00 | 549.00 | (% 7.11 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 596.00 | 313.00 | (% 47.48 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 229.00 | 136.00 | (% 40.61 ) |
| Total | 21,847.00 | 20,842.00 | (% 4.60 ) |
Data showed that four companies exported 161,000 tons of cement in May 2026, spearheaded by Saudi Cement, which exported around 120,000 tons.
Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)
Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)
| Month | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - January | 5,114.00 | % 2.26 |
| 2026 - February | 4,278.00 | (% 10.52 ) |
| 2026 - March | 3,368.00 | (% 6.73 ) |
| 2026 - April | 4,587.00 | % 6.45 |
| 2026 - May | 4,180.00 | (% 12.75 ) |
Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)
Clinker production rose 5% to 5.1 million tons in May 2026, compared with 4.8 million tons in May 2025.
Meanwhile, clinker inventories stood at 44.74 million tons at the end of May 2026, slightly higher than 44.38 million tons in the same month of 2025.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
| Company | 2025 (May) | 2026 (May) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Inventory | Production | Inventory | |
| YC | 693.00 | 4,901.00 | 917.00 | 5,489.00 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 684.00 | 3,331.00 | 817.00 | 3,817.00 |
| QACCO | 373.00 | 2,034.00 | 310.00 | 2,009.00 |
| YCC | 349.00 | 5,772.00 | 592.00 | 5,311.00 |
| SPCC | 500.00 | 6,653.00 | 453.00 | 6,161.00 |
| EPCCO | 375.00 | 1,873.00 | 380.00 | 2,020.00 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 288.00 | 813.00 | 159.00 | 1,372.00 |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 191.00 | 3,133.00 | 270.00 | 3,070.00 |
| ACC | 231.00 | 3,593.00 | 230.00 | 4,599.00 |
| CITY CEMENT | 164.00 | 457.00 | 182.00 | 352.00 |
| UACC | 135.00 | 4,027.00 | 187.00 | 3,778.00 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 249.00 | 397.00 | 102.00 | 373.00 |
| United Cement | 63.00 | 1,562.00 | 65.00 | 1,370.00 |
| HCC | 177.00 | 3,043.00 | 110.00 | 2,695.00 |
| TCC | 145.00 | 1,056.00 | 103.00 | 909.00 |
| JOUF CEMENT | 32.00 | 1,274.00 | 49.00 | 914.00 |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 174.00 | 456.00 | 136.00 | 503.00 |
| Total | 4,823.00 | 44,375.00 | 5,062.00 | 44,742.00 |
Six companies exported clinker in May 2026, led by Yanbu Cement with 203,000 tons, followed by Saudi Cement with 84,000 tons.
Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
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