Saudi cement sales up 19% to 5.23M tons in Dec 2024
The aggregate sales volumes of 17 Saudi cement producers jumped 19% to 5.23 million tons in December 2024, from 4.39 million tons a year earlier, according to recent data released by Yamama Cement Co.
Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)
Item | 2023 (December) | 2024 (December) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
Local Sales | 4,304.00 | 5,009.00 | % 16.38 |
Export Sales | 90.00 | 224.00 | 1% 48.89 |
Total | 4,394.00 | 5,233.00 | % 19.09 |
A total of 13 companies reported higher domestic sales volumes for the month, led by United Cement Co. rising 75.4% year-on-year (YoY). Al Jouf Cement Co. came in second with a 56.6% YoY leap.
On the other hand, four cement producers witnessed a fall in sales volumes. Arabian Cement Co. came first with a 16.2% YoY drop. Southern Province Cement Co. followed with a 5.4% YoY decline.
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
Company | 2023 (December) | 2024 (December) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
YC | 467.00 | 626.00 | % 34.05 |
SAUDI CEMENT | 417.00 | 527.00 | % 26.38 |
QACCO | 322.00 | 424.00 | % 31.68 |
YCC | 415.00 | 410.00 | (% 1.20 ) |
SPCC | 410.00 | 388.00 | (% 5.37 ) |
ACC | 457.00 | 383.00 | (% 16.19 ) |
RIYADH CEMENT | 273.00 | 330.00 | % 20.88 |
CITY CEMENT | 223.00 | 302.00 | % 35.43 |
EPCCO | 200.00 | 246.00 | % 23.00 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 207.00 | 238.00 | % 14.98 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 242.00 | 237.00 | (% 2.07 ) |
United Cement | 114.00 | 200.00 | % 75.44 |
UACC | 124.00 | 172.00 | % 38.71 |
JOUF CEMENT | 106.00 | 166.00 | % 56.60 |
TCC | 145.00 | 161.00 | % 11.03 |
HCC | 140.00 | 147.00 | % 5.00 |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 42.00 | 52.00 | % 23.81 |
Total | 4,304.00 | 5,009.00 | % 16.38 |
Company | 2023 (YTD) | 2024 (YTD) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
YC | 6,580.00 | 6,062.00 | (% 7.87 ) |
SAUDI CEMENT | 4,479.00 | 4,790.00 | % 6.94 |
QACCO | 3,869.00 | 4,570.00 | % 18.12 |
SPCC | 5,032.00 | 4,256.00 | (% 15.42 ) |
YCC | 3,724.00 | 4,225.00 | % 13.45 |
ACC | 3,468.00 | 3,348.00 | (% 3.46 ) |
RIYADH CEMENT | 3,265.00 | 3,287.00 | % 0.67 |
CITY CEMENT | 2,161.00 | 2,836.00 | % 31.24 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 2,402.00 | 2,470.00 | % 2.83 |
EPCCO | 2,209.00 | 2,410.00 | % 9.10 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 2,068.00 | 2,131.00 | % 3.05 |
United Cement | 1,962.00 | 1,856.00 | (% 5.40 ) |
TCC | 1,417.00 | 1,712.00 | % 20.82 |
HCC | 1,465.00 | 1,681.00 | % 14.74 |
UACC | 1,095.00 | 1,592.00 | % 45.39 |
JOUF CEMENT | 1,272.00 | 1,484.00 | % 16.67 |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 789.00 | 455.00 | (% 42.33 ) |
Total | 47,257.00 | 49,165.00 | % 4.04 |
Three companies exported 224,000 tons of cement in December. Saudi Cement Co. led with around 185,000 tons of exports.
Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)
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 |
Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)
Quarterly Sales Per Company (K tons)
Company | 2023 (Q 4) | 2024 (Q 4) | Change |
---|---|---|---|
SAUDI CEMENT | 1,570.00 | 1,952.00 | % 24.33 |
YC | 1,503.00 | 1,832.00 | % 21.89 |
QACCO | 1,007.00 | 1,220.00 | % 21.15 |
YCC | 1,060.00 | 1,214.00 | % 14.53 |
SPCC | 1,240.00 | 1,105.00 | (% 10.89 ) |
ACC | 1,203.00 | 1,059.00 | (% 11.97 ) |
RIYADH CEMENT | 877.00 | 941.00 | % 7.30 |
CITY CEMENT | 648.00 | 828.00 | % 27.78 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 747.00 | 754.00 | % 0.94 |
EPCCO | 585.00 | 755.00 | % 29.06 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 590.00 | 645.00 | % 9.32 |
United Cement | 466.00 | 613.00 | % 31.55 |
UACC | 376.00 | 481.00 | % 27.93 |
JOUF CEMENT | 339.00 | 468.00 | % 38.05 |
TCC | 453.00 | 473.00 | % 4.42 |
HCC | 452.00 | 411.00 | (% 9.07 ) |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 123.00 | 121.00 | (% 1.63 ) |
Total | 13,239.00 | 14,872.00 | % 12.33 |
However, clinker production decreased by 1% to 5.02 million tons last month, compared to 5.07 million tons in the year-earlier period.
The clinker inventory reached 45.5 million tons in the same month, up 13.8% from 40 million tons in December 2023.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
Company | 2023 (December) | 2024 (December) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Production | Inventory | Production | Inventory | |
SAUDI CEMENT | 632.00 | 3,152.00 | 812.00 | 3,460.00 |
YC | 540.00 | 3,186.00 | 616.00 | 4,858.00 |
QACCO | 320.00 | 2,135.00 | 404.00 | 1,931.00 |
YCC | 276.00 | 5,768.00 | 550.00 | 6,464.00 |
SPCC | 587.00 | 4,085.00 | 471.00 | 6,154.00 |
ACC | 387.00 | 2,718.00 | 276.00 | 3,629.00 |
RIYADH CEMENT | 318.00 | 838.00 | 241.00 | 520.00 |
CITY CEMENT | 184.00 | 702.00 | 245.00 | 697.00 |
NAJRAN CEMENT | 392.00 | 3,141.00 | 178.00 | 3,751.00 |
EPCCO | 316.00 | 2,937.00 | 348.00 | 2,020.00 |
Al Safwa Cement Co. | 186.00 | 311.00 | 211.00 | 217.00 |
United Cement | 158.00 | 1,589.00 | 130.00 | 1,677.00 |
UACC | 87.00 | 3,346.00 | - | 3,759.00 |
JOUF CEMENT | 251.00 | 1,291.00 | 162.00 | 1,651.00 |
TCC | 103.00 | 1,327.00 | 134.00 | 1,017.00 |
HCC | 180.00 | 2,981.00 | 112.00 | 3,175.00 |
NORTHERN CEMENT | 155.00 | 443.00 | 133.00 | 469.00 |
Total | 5,072.00 | 39,950.00 | 5,023.00 | 45,449.00 |
Six companies exported clinker, led by Saudi Cement with roughly 179,000 tons. Yanbu Cement ranked second with 81,000 tons.
Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
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Sales of Cement Companies (K tons)
Projects
Date | Projects | Company |
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Alternative Fuel Project | CITY CEMENT |
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Cement Factory – Iraq | NORTHERN CEMENT |
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Cement Mill | QACCO |
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New Production Line | QACCO |
Analyst Recommendations
Date | Company | Research firm | Rating | Downloads |
ACC | AlJazira Capital | Neutral | ||
EPCCO | AlJazira Capital | Overweight | ||
QACCO | AlJazira Capital | Neutral | ||
SAUDI CEMENT | AlJazira Capital | Neutral |
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