Saudi cement sales fall 7% to 3.4M tons in March

Saudi Arabia’s 17 cement companies sold a combined 3.37 million tons of cement in March 2026, down 7% from 3.61 million tons in the same month last year, according to data from Yamama Cement Co.

 

The year-on-year (YoY) decline came as March 2025 included 29 days of Ramadan, while March 2026 included 19 days of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.

Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)

‎‫Item 2025 (March) 2026 (March) Change‬
‎‫Local Sales ‎‫3,453.00 ‎‫3,258.00 ‎‫(5.65 %)
‎‫Export Sales ‎‫158.00 ‎‫110.00 ‎‫(30.38 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫3,611.00 ‎‫3,368.00 ‎‫(6.73 %)

Domestic sales for 11 producers fell, led by Al Jouf Cement Co. (-55% YoY) and Arabian Cement Co. (-28%). Five companies posted higher domestic sales, led by Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. (+55%) and United Cement Co. (+40%). Hail Cement’s domestic sales remained steady at 133,000 tons.

Local Sales (Thousand Tons)

‎‫Company 2025 (March) 2026 (March) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫459.00 ‎‫499.00 ‎‫8.71 %
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫409.00 ‎‫371.00 ‎‫(9.29 %)
‎‫QACCO ‎‫334.00 ‎‫317.00 ‎‫(5.09 %)
‎‫YCC ‎‫255.00 ‎‫276.00 ‎‫8.24 %
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫185.00 ‎‫215.00 ‎‫16.22 %
‎‫SPCC ‎‫228.00 ‎‫205.00 ‎‫(10.09 %)
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫256.00 ‎‫201.00 ‎‫(21.48 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫271.00 ‎‫194.00 ‎‫(28.41 %)
‎‫United Cement ‎‫114.00 ‎‫160.00 ‎‫40.35 %
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫175.00 ‎‫145.00 ‎‫(17.14 %)
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫151.00 ‎‫137.00 ‎‫(9.27 %)
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫188.00 ‎‫136.00 ‎‫(27.66 %)
‎‫HCC ‎‫133.00 ‎‫133.00 ‎‫0.00 %
‎‫UACC ‎‫80.00 ‎‫124.00 ‎‫55.00 %
‎‫TCC ‎‫86.00 ‎‫79.00 ‎‫(8.14 %)
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫102.00 ‎‫46.00 ‎‫(54.90 %)
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫27.00 ‎‫20.00 ‎‫(25.93 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫3,453.00 ‎‫3,258.00 ‎‫(5.65 %)
‎‫Company 2025 (YTD) 2026 (YTD) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫1,675.00 ‎‫1,813.00 ‎‫8.24 %
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫1,328.00 ‎‫1,357.00 ‎‫2.18 %
‎‫QACCO ‎‫1,245.00 ‎‫1,082.00 ‎‫(13.09 %)
‎‫YCC ‎‫1,021.00 ‎‫997.00 ‎‫(2.35 %)
‎‫SPCC ‎‫989.00 ‎‫867.00 ‎‫(12.34 %)
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫904.00 ‎‫836.00 ‎‫(7.52 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫1,091.00 ‎‫831.00 ‎‫(23.83 %)
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫643.00 ‎‫748.00 ‎‫16.33 %
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫741.00 ‎‫607.00 ‎‫(18.08 %)
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫616.00 ‎‫582.00 ‎‫(5.52 %)
‎‫United Cement ‎‫484.00 ‎‫561.00 ‎‫15.91 %
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫582.00 ‎‫552.00 ‎‫(5.15 %)
‎‫UACC ‎‫363.00 ‎‫493.00 ‎‫35.81 %
‎‫HCC ‎‫452.00 ‎‫465.00 ‎‫2.88 %
‎‫TCC ‎‫359.00 ‎‫331.00 ‎‫(7.80 %)
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫369.00 ‎‫205.00 ‎‫(44.44 %)
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫123.00 ‎‫83.00 ‎‫(32.52 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫12,985.00 ‎‫12,410.00 ‎‫(4.43 %)

Exports by four domestic producers totaled 110,000 tons, with Saudi Cement Co. contributing around 85,000 tons.


Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)

Company March-2026 February-2026 January-2026 December-2025 November-2025
SAUDI CEMENT ‎85.00 ‎100.00 ‎87.00 ‎71.00 ‎101.00
NAJRAN CEMENT ‎17.00 ‎12.00 ‎27.00 ‎20.00 ‎29.00
JOUF CEMENT ‎7.00 ‎3.00 ‎6.00 ‎13.00 ‎13.00
EPCCO ‎1.00 ‎3.00 ‎2.00 ‎1.00 ‎2.00
YCC - - - ‎14.00 -
Total ‎‫110.00 ‎‫118.00 ‎‫122.00 ‎‫119.00 ‎‫145.00

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 %
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 %
2025 - ‎‫November ‎‫5,212.00 ‎‫9.50 %
2025 - ‎‫December ‎‫5,141.00 ‎‫(1.76 %)
2026 - ‎‫January ‎‫5,114.00 ‎‫2.26 %
2026 - ‎‫February ‎‫4,278.00 ‎‫(10.52 %)
2026 - ‎‫March ‎‫3,368.00 ‎‫(6.73 %)

Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)

Company March-2026 February-2026 January-2026 December-2025 November-2025
YC 499.00 652.00 662.00 624.00 821.00
SAUDI CEMENT 456.00 553.00 620.00 640.00 698.00
QACCO 317.00 346.00 419.00 408.00 418.00
YCC 276.00 335.00 386.00 384.00 368.00
EPCCO 216.00 258.00 280.00 271.00 262.00
SPCC 205.00 301.00 361.00 397.00 369.00
RIYADH CEMENT 201.00 262.00 373.00 380.00 327.00
ACC 194.00 298.00 339.00 324.00 321.00
United Cement 160.00 180.00 221.00 238.00 219.00
NAJRAN CEMENT 154.00 206.00 278.00 262.00 244.00
Al Safwa Cement Co. 145.00 173.00 234.00 263.00 234.00
CITY CEMENT 136.00 200.00 271.00 251.00 272.00
HCC 133.00 150.00 182.00 182.00 181.00
UACC 124.00 158.00 211.00 218.00 184.00
TCC 79.00 111.00 141.00 149.00 145.00
JOUF CEMENT 53.00 63.00 105.00 123.00 115.00
NORTHERN CEMENT 20.00 32.00 31.00 27.00 34.00
Total 3,368.00 4,278.00 5,114.00 5,141.00 5,212.00

Quarterly Sales Per Company (K tons)

‎‫Company 2025 (Q 1) 2026 (Q 1) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫1,675.00 ‎‫1,813.00 ‎‫8.24 %
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫1,678.00 ‎‫1,629.00 ‎‫(2.92 %)
‎‫QACCO ‎‫1,245.00 ‎‫1,082.00 ‎‫(13.09 %)
‎‫YCC ‎‫1,021.00 ‎‫997.00 ‎‫(2.35 %)
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫652.00 ‎‫754.00 ‎‫15.64 %
‎‫SPCC ‎‫989.00 ‎‫867.00 ‎‫(12.34 %)
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫904.00 ‎‫836.00 ‎‫(7.52 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫1,091.00 ‎‫831.00 ‎‫(23.83 %)
‎‫United Cement ‎‫484.00 ‎‫561.00 ‎‫15.91 %
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫665.00 ‎‫638.00 ‎‫(4.06 %)
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫582.00 ‎‫552.00 ‎‫(5.15 %)
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫741.00 ‎‫607.00 ‎‫(18.08 %)
‎‫HCC ‎‫452.00 ‎‫465.00 ‎‫2.88 %
‎‫UACC ‎‫363.00 ‎‫493.00 ‎‫35.81 %
‎‫TCC ‎‫359.00 ‎‫331.00 ‎‫(7.80 %)
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫369.00 ‎‫221.00 ‎‫(40.11 %)
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫123.00 ‎‫83.00 ‎‫(32.52 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫13,393.00 ‎‫12,760.00 ‎‫(4.73 %)

Clinker production edged up to 5.1 million tons in March 2026 from 5 million tons a year earlier, while clinker inventories slightly declined to 43.55 million tons from 44.17 million tons.

Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)

‎‫Company 2025 (March) 2026 (March)
  ‎‫PROD INV ‎‫PROD INV
‎‫YC ‎‫667.00 ‎‫4,756.00 ‎‫879.00 ‎‫5,027.00
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫681.00 ‎‫3,282.00 ‎‫685.00 ‎‫3,618.00
‎‫QACCO ‎‫399.00 ‎‫1,969.00 ‎‫234.00 ‎‫2,034.00
‎‫YCC ‎‫636.00 ‎‫6,238.00 ‎‫600.00 ‎‫5,120.00
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫370.00 ‎‫1,962.00 ‎‫382.00 ‎‫2,010.00
‎‫SPCC ‎‫445.00 ‎‫6,216.00 ‎‫310.00 ‎‫5,865.00
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫357.00 ‎‫679.00 ‎‫323.00 ‎‫1,456.00
‎‫ACC ‎‫379.00 ‎‫3,579.00 ‎‫396.00 ‎‫4,445.00
‎‫United Cement ‎‫132.00 ‎‫1,620.00 ‎‫168.00 ‎‫1,466.00
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫184.00 ‎‫3,136.00 ‎‫274.00 ‎‫2,894.00
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫167.00 ‎‫267.00 ‎‫232.00 ‎‫411.00
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫176.00 ‎‫582.00 ‎‫183.00 ‎‫341.00
‎‫HCC ‎‫104.00 ‎‫3,018.00 ‎‫65.00 ‎‫2,773.00
‎‫UACC ‎‫179.00 ‎‫3,961.00 ‎‫186.00 ‎‫3,692.00
‎‫TCC ‎‫154.00 ‎‫1,044.00 ‎‫147.00 ‎‫962.00
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫48.00 ‎‫1,486.00 ‎‫35.00 ‎‫995.00
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT - ‎‫370.00 - ‎‫443.00
‎‫Total ‎‫5,078.00 ‎‫44,165.00 ‎‫5,099.00 ‎‫43,552.00

Six companies exported clinker last month, led by Yanbu Cement with 179,000 tons, followed by Saudi Cement at 82,000 tons and Northern Cement at 47,000 tons.



Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)

Company March-2026 February-2026 January-2026 December-2025 November-2025
YCC ‎179.00 ‎96.00 ‎170.00 ‎146.00 ‎102.00
SAUDI CEMENT ‎82.00 ‎87.00 ‎46.00 ‎158.00 ‎143.00
NORTHERN CEMENT ‎47.00 ‎64.00 ‎25.00 ‎71.00 ‎68.00
JOUF CEMENT ‎30.00 - - ‎8.00 ‎9.00
SPCC ‎22.00 ‎70.00 ‎98.00 ‎32.00 ‎71.00
Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎1.00 ‎2.00 ‎5.00 ‎5.00 ‎5.00
Total 361.00 319.00 344.00 420.00 398.00

Sales of Cement Companies (K tons)

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