Saudi cement sales rise 7% to 5.2M tons in October

The aggregate sales of the 17 Saudi cement companies increased by 7% year-on-year (YoY) to 5.2 million tons in October 2025, up from 4.9 million tons, according to data issued by Yamama Cement Co.

Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)

‎‫Item 2024 (October) 2025 (October) Change‬
‎‫Local Sales ‎‫4,660.00 ‎‫5,058.00 ‎‫8.54 %
‎‫Export Sales ‎‫219.00 ‎‫178.00 ‎‫(18.72 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫4,879.00 ‎‫5,236.00 ‎‫7.32 %

Domestic sales of 10 cement producers recorded growth, led by Yamama Cement (+43% YoY), followed by Saudi Cement (+38% YoY) and Hail Cement (+35% YoY).

 

Meanwhile, local sales of seven companies declined, led by Al Jouf Cement (-35% YoY), Yanbu Cement (-11% YoY) and Tabuk Cement (-11% YoY).

Local Sales (Thousand Tons)

‎‫Company 2024 (October) 2025 (October) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫609.00 ‎‫870.00 ‎‫42.86 %
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫467.00 ‎‫643.00 ‎‫37.69 %
‎‫QACCO ‎‫396.00 ‎‫410.00 ‎‫3.54 %
‎‫SPCC ‎‫365.00 ‎‫368.00 ‎‫0.82 %
‎‫YCC ‎‫407.00 ‎‫361.00 ‎‫(11.30 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫354.00 ‎‫322.00 ‎‫(9.04 %)
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫304.00 ‎‫299.00 ‎‫(1.64 %)
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫235.00 ‎‫255.00 ‎‫8.51 %
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫268.00 ‎‫251.00 ‎‫(6.34 %)
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫207.00 ‎‫234.00 ‎‫13.04 %
‎‫United Cement ‎‫218.00 ‎‫230.00 ‎‫5.50 %
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫215.00 ‎‫210.00 ‎‫(2.33 %)
‎‫HCC ‎‫133.00 ‎‫180.00 ‎‫35.34 %
‎‫UACC ‎‫150.00 ‎‫158.00 ‎‫5.33 %
‎‫TCC ‎‫154.00 ‎‫137.00 ‎‫(11.04 %)
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫145.00 ‎‫95.00 ‎‫(34.48 %)
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫33.00 ‎‫35.00 ‎‫6.06 %
‎‫Total ‎‫4,660.00 ‎‫5,058.00 ‎‫8.54 %
‎‫Company 2024 (YTD) 2025 (YTD) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫4,839.00 ‎‫7,041.00 ‎‫45.51 %
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫3,792.00 ‎‫4,773.00 ‎‫25.87 %
‎‫QACCO ‎‫3,746.00 ‎‫4,010.00 ‎‫7.05 %
‎‫YCC ‎‫3,418.00 ‎‫3,351.00 ‎‫(1.96 %)
‎‫SPCC ‎‫3,516.00 ‎‫3,342.00 ‎‫(4.95 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫2,643.00 ‎‫3,130.00 ‎‫18.43 %
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫2,650.00 ‎‫2,789.00 ‎‫5.25 %
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫2,276.00 ‎‫2,401.00 ‎‫5.49 %
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫1,693.00 ‎‫2,157.00 ‎‫27.41 %
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫1,922.00 ‎‫2,146.00 ‎‫11.65 %
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫2,020.00 ‎‫1,984.00 ‎‫(1.78 %)
‎‫United Cement ‎‫1,461.00 ‎‫1,685.00 ‎‫15.33 %
‎‫HCC ‎‫1,403.00 ‎‫1,579.00 ‎‫12.54 %
‎‫UACC ‎‫1,261.00 ‎‫1,368.00 ‎‫8.49 %
‎‫TCC ‎‫1,393.00 ‎‫1,229.00 ‎‫(11.77 %)
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫1,161.00 ‎‫1,055.00 ‎‫(9.13 %)
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫367.00 ‎‫455.00 ‎‫23.98 %
‎‫Total ‎‫39,561.00 ‎‫44,495.00 ‎‫12.47 %

Four companies exported a combined 178,000 tons of cement in October 2025, spearheaded by Saudi Cement, which accounted for around 151,000 tons.


Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)

Company October-2025 September-2025 August-2025 July-2025 June-2025
SAUDI CEMENT ‎151.00 ‎109.00 ‎89.00 ‎127.00 ‎180.00
NAJRAN CEMENT ‎24.00 ‎27.00 ‎22.00 ‎14.00 ‎12.00
JOUF CEMENT ‎2.00 ‎1.00 ‎1.00 ‎1.00 -
EPCCO ‎1.00 - - ‎1.00 ‎1.00
Total ‎‫178.00 ‎‫137.00 ‎‫112.00 ‎‫143.00 ‎‫193.00

Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)

‎‫Month Sales Change‬
2023 - ‎‫January ‎‫4,501.00 ‎‫(8.20 %)
2023 - ‎‫February ‎‫4,389.00 ‎‫2.69 %
2023 - ‎‫March ‎‫4,315.00 ‎‫(14.49 %)
2023 - ‎‫April ‎‫2,742.00 ‎‫(11.09 %)
2023 - ‎‫May ‎‫4,186.00 ‎‫17.03 %
2023 - ‎‫June ‎‫3,727.00 ‎‫(15.24 %)
2023 - ‎‫July ‎‫4,033.00 ‎‫4.54 %
2023 - ‎‫August ‎‫4,113.00 ‎‫(11.17 %)
2023 - ‎‫September ‎‫4,092.00 ‎‫(8.50 %)
2023 - ‎‫October ‎‫4,419.00 ‎‫(10.80 %)
2023 - ‎‫November ‎‫4,426.00 ‎‫(7.35 %)
2023 - ‎‫December ‎‫4,394.00 ‎‫(5.02 %)
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 %
2024 - ‎‫November ‎‫4,760.00 ‎‫7.55 %
2024 - ‎‫December ‎‫5,233.00 ‎‫19.09 %
2025 - ‎‫January ‎‫5,001.00 ‎‫7.25 %
2025 - ‎‫February ‎‫4,781.00 ‎‫13.05 %
2025 - ‎‫March ‎‫3,611.00 ‎‫(2.35 %)
2025 - ‎‫April ‎‫4,309.00 ‎‫38.91 %
2025 - ‎‫May ‎‫4,791.00 ‎‫14.40 %
2025 - ‎‫June ‎‫4,031.00 ‎‫13.36 %
2025 - ‎‫July ‎‫4,717.00 ‎‫8.44 %
2025 - ‎‫August ‎‫4,585.00 ‎‫8.52 %
2025 - ‎‫September ‎‫4,842.00 ‎‫13.50 %
2025 - ‎‫October ‎‫5,236.00 ‎‫7.32 %

Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)

Company October-2025 September-2025 August-2025 July-2025 June-2025
YC 870.00 922.00 745.00 897.00 584.00
SAUDI CEMENT 794.00 637.00 606.00 528.00 577.00
QACCO 410.00 397.00 377.00 433.00 366.00
SPCC 368.00 337.00 340.00 368.00 316.00
YCC 361.00 320.00 322.00 325.00 288.00
ACC 322.00 282.00 287.00 314.00 229.00
RIYADH CEMENT 299.00 273.00 276.00 246.00 231.00
EPCCO 256.00 250.00 205.00 161.00 214.00
CITY CEMENT 251.00 196.00 231.00 215.00 224.00
NAJRAN CEMENT 234.00 218.00 220.00 211.00 188.00
Al Safwa Cement Co. 234.00 217.00 225.00 228.00 195.00
United Cement 230.00 191.00 180.00 173.00 127.00
HCC 180.00 181.00 153.00 180.00 135.00
UACC 158.00 161.00 147.00 159.00 108.00
TCC 137.00 137.00 130.00 130.00 104.00
JOUF CEMENT 97.00 85.00 102.00 94.00 86.00
NORTHERN CEMENT 35.00 38.00 39.00 55.00 59.00
Total 5,236.00 4,842.00 4,585.00 4,717.00 4,031.00

On the clinker front, production increased by 10% YoY to 5.3 million tons, from 4.8 million in October 2024.

 

Clinker inventories reached 44.14 million tons in October 2025, down 2% from 45.14 million tons recorded in the same month of 2024.

Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)

‎‫Company 2024 (October) 2025 (October)
  ‎‫PROD INV ‎‫PROD INV
‎‫YC ‎‫684.00 ‎‫4,697.00 ‎‫692.00 ‎‫4,578.00
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫537.00 ‎‫3,449.00 ‎‫820.00 ‎‫3,594.00
‎‫QACCO ‎‫329.00 ‎‫1,915.00 ‎‫413.00 ‎‫2,395.00
‎‫SPCC ‎‫461.00 ‎‫5,842.00 ‎‫390.00 ‎‫7,075.00
‎‫YCC ‎‫467.00 ‎‫6,270.00 ‎‫632.00 ‎‫4,893.00
‎‫ACC ‎‫375.00 ‎‫3,602.00 ‎‫351.00 ‎‫4,108.00
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫174.00 ‎‫681.00 ‎‫336.00 ‎‫1,099.00
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫330.00 ‎‫2,319.00 ‎‫351.00 ‎‫1,909.00
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫182.00 ‎‫756.00 ‎‫206.00 ‎‫398.00
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫223.00 ‎‫3,393.00 ‎‫189.00 ‎‫2,991.00
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫174.00 ‎‫194.00 ‎‫194.00 ‎‫347.00
‎‫United Cement ‎‫122.00 ‎‫1,701.00 ‎‫153.00 ‎‫1,509.00
‎‫HCC ‎‫95.00 ‎‫3,233.00 ‎‫97.00 ‎‫2,790.00
‎‫UACC ‎‫175.00 ‎‫3,932.00 ‎‫186.00 ‎‫4,076.00
‎‫TCC ‎‫63.00 ‎‫1,012.00 ‎‫82.00 ‎‫954.00
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫271.00 ‎‫1,606.00 ‎‫23.00 ‎‫986.00
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫129.00 ‎‫539.00 ‎‫176.00 ‎‫437.00
‎‫Total ‎‫4,791.00 ‎‫45,141.00 ‎‫5,291.00 ‎‫44,139.00

Additionally, six companies exported clinker during October 2025, led by Yanbu Cement with approximately 183,000 tons, followed by Saudi Cement with 90,000 tons.



Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)

Company October-2025 September-2025 August-2025 July-2025 June-2025
YCC ‎183.00 ‎382.00 ‎286.00 ‎367.00 ‎254.00
SAUDI CEMENT ‎90.00 ‎143.00 ‎138.00 ‎100.00 ‎191.00
SPCC ‎55.00 - ‎50.00 ‎40.00 -
NORTHERN CEMENT ‎43.00 ‎58.00 ‎45.00 ‎17.00 ‎26.00
JOUF CEMENT ‎7.00 ‎22.00 ‎17.00 ‎23.00 ‎42.00
Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎4.00 ‎4.00 ‎5.00 ‎1.00 ‎1.00
Total 382.00 609.00 541.00 548.00 514.00

Sales of Cement Companies (K tons)

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