Saudi cement sales stabilize at 4.58M tons in August
Saudi Arabia’s 17 cement companies sold a combined 4.58 million tons in August, almost unchanged compared with 4.59 million tons in the same month last year, according to data from Yamama Cement Co.
Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)
| Item | 2025 (August) | 2026 (August) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Sales | 4,473.00 | 4,492.00 | % 0.42 |
| Export Sales | 112.00 | 92.00 | (% 17.86 ) |
| Total | 4,585.00 | 4,584.00 | (% 0.02 ) |
A total of nine companies recorded higher sales compared with August 2025, led by Eastern Cement Co. (+23%), followed by Arabian Cement Co. (+15%) and Najran Cement Co. (+14%).
Conversely, eight companies posted a year-on-year decline in sales in August, led by Al Jouf Cement Co. (-43%) and Tabuk Cement Co. (-33%).
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
| Company | 2025 (August) | 2026 (August) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 745.00 | 835.00 | % 12.08 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 517.00 | 546.00 | % 5.61 |
| QACCO | 377.00 | 339.00 | (% 10.08 ) |
| ACC | 287.00 | 331.00 | % 15.33 |
| YCC | 322.00 | 331.00 | % 2.80 |
| SPCC | 340.00 | 314.00 | (% 7.65 ) |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 276.00 | 284.00 | % 2.90 |
| EPCCO | 205.00 | 253.00 | % 23.41 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 225.00 | 235.00 | % 4.44 |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 198.00 | 225.00 | % 13.64 |
| CITY CEMENT | 231.00 | 196.00 | (% 15.15 ) |
| UACC | 147.00 | 151.00 | % 2.72 |
| United Cement | 180.00 | 149.00 | (% 17.22 ) |
| HCC | 153.00 | 131.00 | (% 14.38 ) |
| TCC | 130.00 | 87.00 | (% 33.08 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 101.00 | 58.00 | (% 42.57 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 39.00 | 27.00 | (% 30.77 ) |
| Total | 4,473.00 | 4,492.00 | % 0.42 |
| Company | 2025 (YTD) | 2026 (YTD) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 5,249.00 | 5,517.00 | % 5.11 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 3,602.00 | 3,958.00 | % 9.88 |
| QACCO | 3,203.00 | 2,930.00 | (% 8.52 ) |
| YCC | 2,670.00 | 2,611.00 | (% 2.21 ) |
| SPCC | 2,637.00 | 2,364.00 | (% 10.35 ) |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 2,217.00 | 2,213.00 | (% 0.18 ) |
| ACC | 2,526.00 | 2,207.00 | (% 12.63 ) |
| EPCCO | 1,641.00 | 2,032.00 | % 23.83 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 1,706.00 | 1,629.00 | (% 4.51 ) |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 1,583.00 | 1,592.00 | % 0.57 |
| CITY CEMENT | 1,954.00 | 1,569.00 | (% 19.70 ) |
| United Cement | 1,264.00 | 1,391.00 | % 10.05 |
| UACC | 1,049.00 | 1,300.00 | % 23.93 |
| HCC | 1,218.00 | 1,211.00 | (% 0.57 ) |
| TCC | 955.00 | 811.00 | (% 15.08 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 876.00 | 475.00 | (% 45.78 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 382.00 | 221.00 | (% 42.15 ) |
| Total | 34,732.00 | 34,031.00 | (% 2.02 ) |
Four companies exported a total of 92,000 tons of cement in August, led by Saudi Cement, which exported around 52,000 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 ) |
| 2026 - June | 4,390.00 | % 8.91 |
| 2026 - July | 4,631.00 | (% 1.82 ) |
| 2026 - August | 4,584.00 | (% 0.02 ) |
Companies Monthly sales and Market share
As for clinker production, the data showed that companies’ output rose 8% to 5 million tons, compared with 4.6 million tons in August 2025.
Clinker inventories stood at 45.88 million tons, up 3% from 44.56 million tons in August 2025.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
| Company | 2025 (August) | 2026 (August) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Inventory | Production | Inventory | |
| YC | 656.00 | 4,894.00 | 572.00 | 5,385.00 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 768.00 | 3,526.00 | 804.00 | 4,276.00 |
| QACCO | 426.00 | 2,286.00 | 301.00 | 2,028.00 |
| ACC | 379.00 | 3,884.00 | 215.00 | 4,783.00 |
| YCC | 154.00 | 4,935.00 | 551.00 | 5,906.00 |
| SPCC | 461.00 | 7,244.00 | 502.00 | 6,194.00 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 256.00 | 1,013.00 | 344.00 | 1,574.00 |
| EPCCO | 390.00 | 2,045.00 | 460.00 | 2,350.00 |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 198.00 | 3,037.00 | 160.00 | 3,057.00 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 137.00 | 310.00 | 156.00 | 431.00 |
| CITY CEMENT | 180.00 | 407.00 | 181.00 | 440.00 |
| UACC | 155.00 | 3,990.00 | 133.00 | 3,722.00 |
| United Cement | 72.00 | 1,553.00 | 152.00 | 1,404.00 |
| HCC | 119.00 | 2,892.00 | 130.00 | 2,731.00 |
| TCC | 118.00 | 1,044.00 | 152.00 | 1,099.00 |
| JOUF CEMENT | 15.00 | 1,102.00 | 69.00 | 129.00 |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 140.00 | 400.00 | 135.00 | 373.00 |
| Total | 4,624.00 | 44,562.00 | 5,017.00 | 45,882.00 |
Southern Cement topped five clinker exporters in August with around 192,000 tons, followed by Northern Cement with 124,000 tons.
Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
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Quotes
Sales of Cement Companies (K tons)
Projects
| Date | Projects | Company |
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Solar Power Plant | JOUF CEMENT |
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Alternative Fuel Project | CITY CEMENT |
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Al-Warka Cement Plant: Iraq | NORTHERN CEMENT |
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Cement Mill | QACCO |
Analyst Recommendations
| Date | Company | Research firm | Rating | Downloads |
| SPCC | Riyad Capital | Neutral | ||
| SAUDI CEMENT | U-Capital | Buy | ||
| RIYADH CEMENT | Alinma Capital | Buy | ||
| SAUDI CEMENT | Riyad Capital | Neutral |
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