AI Summary
Cement sales of 14 Saudi producers declined 1 percent to 5.1 million tons compared to 5.2 million tons in April 2013, as shown in the following table:
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Saudi Cement sales during April 2013-2014 (thousand tons)* |
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change |
April 2014 |
April 2013 |
Period |
|
( 1%) |
5092 |
5161 |
Domestic sales |
|
+27% |
56 |
44 |
Exports |
|
(1% ) |
5148 |
5205 |
Total* |
* excluding undisclosed sales of City Cement
7 Cement Companies registered a decline in sales this month led by Northern Province, AlJouf and Yamama Cement with declined sales percentages of 25%, 23% and 22% respectively.
Arabian Cement, Al Safwa Cement and Najran Cement grew their Sales in April compared to the same month last year as illustrated in the table below:
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Saudi cement companies sales during April 2013/2014 ( thousand tons)* |
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Change |
April 2014 |
April 2013 |
The company |
|
( 22% ) |
505 |
644 |
Yamama Cement |
|
( 15% ) |
735 |
866 |
Saudi Cement |
|
+6% |
278 |
263 |
Eastern Cement |
|
(6% ) |
372 |
395 |
Qassim Cement |
|
(4% ) |
603 |
630 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
+32% |
517 |
392 |
Arabian Cement |
|
+2% |
729 |
712 |
Southern Cement |
|
+1% |
140 |
139 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
(8% ) |
310 |
337 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
+15% |
297 |
259 |
Najran Cement |
|
-- |
143 |
0 |
Hail Cement |
|
(25% ) |
177 |
237 |
Northern Cement |
|
(23% ) |
123 |
160 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
+28% |
219 |
171 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
(1% ) |
5148 |
5205 |
Total |
* Includes export sales
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Monthly Cement sales for 2014 |
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April |
March |
February |
January |
The company |
|
505 |
534 |
484 |
486 |
Yamama Cement |
|
735 |
773 |
693 |
662 |
Saudi Cement |
|
278 |
280 |
260 |
262 |
Eastern Cement |
|
372 |
381 |
345 |
349 |
Qassim Cement |
|
603 |
600 |
545 |
612 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
517 |
545 |
466 |
428 |
Arabian Cement |
|
729 |
735 |
648 |
670 |
Southern Cement |
|
140 |
146 |
133 |
144 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
310 |
308 |
272 |
284 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
297 |
274 |
215 |
207 |
Najran Cement |
|
143 |
140 |
122 |
121 |
Hail Cement |
|
177 |
177 |
152 |
138 |
Northern Cement |
|
123 |
123 |
97 |
110 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
219 |
201 |
165 |
196 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
5148 |
5217 |
4598 |
4669 |
Total |
Clinker production rose to 4.6 million tons in April from 3.8 million tons in the same month last year while Clinker stockpile rose to 15.8 million tons; 4.1 million tons higher than April 2013.
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Clinker Production and stocks of Saudi Cement Companies as of April 30, 2014 ( thousand tons) |
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April 2014 |
April 2013 |
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Inventory |
Production |
Inventory |
Production |
The company |
|
|
1553 |
526 |
137 |
380 |
Yamama Cement |
|
|
2513 |
750 |
469 |
737 |
Saudi Cement |
|
|
657 |
242 |
270 |
193 |
Eastern Cement |
|
|
459 |
286 |
310 |
280 |
Qassim Cement |
|
|
1997 |
550 |
694 |
546 |
Yanbu Cement |
|
|
992 |
311 |
281 |
257 |
Arabian Cement |
|
|
1545 |
671 |
497 |
568 |
Southern Cement |
|
|
317 |
119 |
254 |
78 |
Tabuk Cement |
|
|
1287 |
312 |
200 |
306 |
Riyadh Cement |
|
|
2395 |
264 |
158 |
197 |
Najran Cement |
|
|
613 |
147 |
0 |
0 |
Hail Cement |
|
|
829 |
133 |
684 |
104 |
Northern Cement |
|
|
470 |
129 |
169 |
40 |
Al Jouf Cement |
|
|
141 |
146 |
15 |
114 |
Al Safwa Cement |
|
|
15768 |
4586 |
4138 |
3800 |
Total |
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