Saudi March cement sales drop 2 percent with total sales of 14.5m tons in Q1

Cement sales of 14 Saudi producers declined 2 percent to 5.2 million tons compared to 5.3 million tons in March 2013, as shown in the following table:

Saudi Cement sales in (thousand tons)
change	March 2014	March 2013	period
( 2%)	5167	5282	Domestic sales
+47%	50	34	Exports
( 2% )	5217	5316	Total*

* excluding undisclosed sales of City Cement

Most Cement Companies reported a decline in sales this month led by AlJouf and Al-Yamama Cement with declined sales percentages of 28% and 22% respectively, compared to the same month in 2013.

Eastern Province Cement, Arabian Cement, Tabuk Cement, Southern Province Cement and Al Safwa Cement grow their Sales in March compared to the same month last year as illustrated in the table below:

Saudi cement companies sales during March 2013/2014 (thousand tons)*
Change	March 2014	March 2013	The company
( 22% )	534	687	Yamama Cement
( 12% )	773	875	Saudi Cement
+2%	280	275	Eastern Province Cement
( 5% )	381	399	Qassim Cement
( 4% )	600	627	Yanbu Cement
+26%	545	433	Arabian Cement
+8%	735	682	Southern Province Cement
+5%	146	139	Tabuk Cement
( 11% )	308	347	Riyadh Cement
( 10% )	274	304	Najran Cement
--	NA	168	City Cement **
( 13% )	177	203	Northern Cement
( 28% )	123	170	Al Jouf Cement
+15%	201	175	Al Safwa Cement
--	140	0	Hail Cement
( 5% )	5217	5484	Total

* Includes export sales

** The company did not report its sales during the period.

Q1 total sales for the 14 Cement companies dropped to 14.5m tons compared to 15.2m tons sold by 13 companies in the same period last year as shown in the table below:

Cement sales Q1-2014/Q1-2013 (thousand tons)* Aggregate
Change	2014	2013*	Period
(10%)	4669	5195	January
(3%)	4598	4737	February
(2%)	5217	5316	March
(5%)	14484	15248	Q1

* City Cement sales were excluded for comparison.

Monthly sales of the Saudi Cement companies in 2014 were as follows:

Monthly Sales in 2014 (thousand tons)
March	February	January	Company
534	484	486	Yamama Cement
773	693	662	Saudi Cement
280	260	262	Eastern Province Cement
381	345	349	Qassim Cement
600	545	612	Yanbu Cement
545	466	428	Arabian Cement
735	648	670	Southern Province Cement
146	133	144	Tabuk Cement
308	272	284	Riyadh Cement
274	215	207	Najran Cement
NA	NA	NA	City Cement **
177	152	138	Northern Cement
123	97	110	Al Jouf Cement
201	165	196	Al Safwa Cement
140	122	121	Hail Cement
5217	4598	4669	Total

The Following table indicates Cement Companies’ sales in Q1-2014 compared to Q1- 2013:

ement Sales in Q1-2014 / Q1-2013
Change	Q1-2014	Q1-2013	Company
(24%)	1504	1980	Yamama Cement
(18%)	2039	2492	Saudi Cement
(13%)	767	886	Eastern Province Cement
(7%)	1076	1156	Qassim Cement
(3%)	1757	1815	Yanbu Cement
+28%	1440	1125	Arabian Cement
+2%	2053	2016	Southern Province Cement
(3%)	423	434	Tabuk Cement
(14%)	844	978	Riyadh Cement
(22%)	696	896	Najran Cement
(12%)	467	531	Northern Cement
(26%)	330	448	Al Jouf Cement
+14%	562	491	Al Safwa Cement
--	383	0	Hail Cement
(5%)	14484	15248	Total

Clinker production rose in March-2014 to 5.1 million tons compared to 4.7 million tons in March-2013.

Clinker stockpile rose to 15.6 million tons in March from 4.9 million tons in the same month last year.

Production and stocks of clinker as of March 31, 2014 (thousand tons)
March 2014			March 2013
Inventory	Production	Inventory		Production	The company
1434	594	355		527	Yamama Cement
2463	835	538		828	Saudi Cement
631	259	325		305	Eastern Cement
487	325	358		315	Qassim Cement
1962	646	653		549	Yanbu Cement
1106	350	351		314	Arabian Cement
1551	637	595		674	Southern Cement
316	121	281		125	Tabuk Cement
1257	329	189		333	Riyadh Cement
2389	381	202		256	Najran Cement
890	160	741		170	Northern Cement
407	132	280		112	Al Jouf Cement
181	161	43		159	Al Safwa Cement
605	137	0		0	Hail Cement
15679	5741	4911		4783	Total

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