Saudi cement sales rise 10% to 4.9M tons in October

The aggregate sales volumes of 17 Saudi cement producers grew 10% to 4.9 million tons in October, from 4.4 million tons a year earlier, according to recent data issued by Yamama Cement Co.

Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)

‎‫Item 2023 (October) 2024 (October) Change‬
‎‫Local Sales ‎‫4,208.00 ‎‫4,660.00 ‎‫10.74 %
‎‫Export Sales ‎‫211.00 ‎‫219.00 ‎‫3.79 %
‎‫Total ‎‫4,419.00 ‎‫4,879.00 ‎‫10.41 %
As many as 12 companies reported higher domestic sales volumes for the month, led by Yanbu Cement Co. with a 40% year-on-year (YoY) rise. Al Jouf Cement Co. came in second with a 37% YoY leap.
On the other hand, five cement producers recorded lower sales volumes locally, topped by Northern Region Cement Co. with a 21% YoY drop. Southern Province Cement Co. took second place with a decline of 12% YoY.

Local Sales (Thousand Tons)

‎‫Company 2023 (October) 2024 (October) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫521.00 ‎‫609.00 ‎‫16.89 %
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫437.00 ‎‫467.00 ‎‫6.86 %
‎‫YCC ‎‫291.00 ‎‫407.00 ‎‫39.86 %
‎‫QACCO ‎‫334.00 ‎‫396.00 ‎‫18.56 %
‎‫SPCC ‎‫416.00 ‎‫365.00 ‎‫(12.26 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫323.00 ‎‫354.00 ‎‫9.60 %
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫309.00 ‎‫304.00 ‎‫(1.62 %)
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫224.00 ‎‫268.00 ‎‫19.64 %
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫180.00 ‎‫235.00 ‎‫30.56 %
‎‫United Cement ‎‫191.00 ‎‫218.00 ‎‫14.14 %
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫199.00 ‎‫215.00 ‎‫8.04 %
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫220.00 ‎‫207.00 ‎‫(5.91 %)
‎‫TCC ‎‫133.00 ‎‫154.00 ‎‫15.79 %
‎‫UACC ‎‫124.00 ‎‫150.00 ‎‫20.97 %
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫106.00 ‎‫145.00 ‎‫36.79 %
‎‫HCC ‎‫158.00 ‎‫133.00 ‎‫(15.82 %)
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫42.00 ‎‫33.00 ‎‫(21.43 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫4,208.00 ‎‫4,660.00 ‎‫10.74 %
‎‫Company 2023 (YTD) 2024 (YTD) Change‬
‎‫YC ‎‫5,598.00 ‎‫4,839.00 ‎‫(13.56 %)
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫3,631.00 ‎‫3,792.00 ‎‫4.43 %
‎‫QACCO ‎‫3,196.00 ‎‫3,746.00 ‎‫17.21 %
‎‫SPCC ‎‫4,214.00 ‎‫3,516.00 ‎‫(16.56 %)
‎‫YCC ‎‫2,955.00 ‎‫3,418.00 ‎‫15.67 %
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫2,703.00 ‎‫2,650.00 ‎‫(1.96 %)
‎‫ACC ‎‫2,588.00 ‎‫2,643.00 ‎‫2.13 %
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫1,737.00 ‎‫2,276.00 ‎‫31.03 %
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫1,945.00 ‎‫2,020.00 ‎‫3.86 %
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫1,824.00 ‎‫1,922.00 ‎‫5.37 %
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫1,698.00 ‎‫1,693.00 ‎‫(0.29 %)
‎‫United Cement ‎‫1,687.00 ‎‫1,461.00 ‎‫(13.40 %)
‎‫HCC ‎‫1,171.00 ‎‫1,403.00 ‎‫19.81 %
‎‫TCC ‎‫1,123.00 ‎‫1,393.00 ‎‫24.04 %
‎‫UACC ‎‫843.00 ‎‫1,261.00 ‎‫49.58 %
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫1,039.00 ‎‫1,161.00 ‎‫11.74 %
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫708.00 ‎‫367.00 ‎‫(48.16 %)
‎‫Total ‎‫38,660.00 ‎‫39,561.00 ‎‫2.33 %

 

Three companies exported 219,000 tons of cement in October. Saudi Cement Co. led the way with around 180,000 tons of exports.


Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)

Company October-2024 September-2024 August-2024 July-2024 June-2024
SAUDI CEMENT ‎180.00 ‎60.00 ‎164.00 ‎171.00 ‎127.00
NAJRAN CEMENT ‎27.00 ‎19.00 ‎11.00 ‎24.00 ‎18.00
EPCCO ‎12.00 ‎14.00 ‎13.00 ‎15.00 ‎12.00
Total ‎‫219.00 ‎‫93.00 ‎‫188.00 ‎‫210.00 ‎‫157.00

Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)

‎‫Month Sales Change‬
2022 - ‎‫January ‎‫4,903.00 ‎‫(5.66 %)
2022 - ‎‫February ‎‫4,274.00 ‎‫(13.88 %)
2022 - ‎‫March ‎‫5,046.00 ‎‫(10.83 %)
2022 - ‎‫April ‎‫3,084.00 ‎‫(23.47 %)
2022 - ‎‫May ‎‫3,577.00 ‎‫1.73 %
2022 - ‎‫June ‎‫4,397.00 ‎‫2.93 %
2022 - ‎‫July ‎‫3,858.00 ‎‫7.23 %
2022 - ‎‫August ‎‫4,630.00 ‎‫12.98 %
2022 - ‎‫September ‎‫4,472.00 ‎‫10.12 %
2022 - ‎‫October ‎‫4,954.00 ‎‫10.95 %
2022 - ‎‫November ‎‫4,777.00 ‎‫1.44 %
2022 - ‎‫December ‎‫4,626.00 ‎‫(3.99 %)
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 %

Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)

Company October-2024 September-2024 August-2024 July-2024 June-2024
SAUDI CEMENT 647.00 453.00 521.00 527.00 423.00
YC 609.00 492.00 516.00 532.00 429.00
YCC 407.00 354.00 320.00 336.00 302.00
QACCO 396.00 388.00 425.00 429.00 354.00
SPCC 365.00 350.00 338.00 361.00 295.00
ACC 354.00 311.00 280.00 281.00 195.00
RIYADH CEMENT 304.00 292.00 281.00 279.00 247.00
CITY CEMENT 268.00 244.00 246.00 249.00 192.00
EPCCO 247.00 219.00 193.00 200.00 199.00
NAJRAN CEMENT 242.00 218.00 221.00 249.00 182.00
United Cement 218.00 195.00 150.00 148.00 111.00
Al Safwa Cement Co. 207.00 187.00 173.00 173.00 144.00
TCC 154.00 143.00 139.00 147.00 116.00
UACC 150.00 130.00 120.00 122.00 115.00
JOUF CEMENT 145.00 129.00 142.00 119.00 92.00
HCC 133.00 126.00 124.00 159.00 130.00
NORTHERN CEMENT 33.00 35.00 36.00 39.00 30.00
Total 4,879.00 4,266.00 4,225.00 4,350.00 3,556.00

The clinker inventory reached 45.1 million tons in October, a rise of 13.6% from 39.8 million tons a year earlier.

 

Four market players exported clinker, led by Saudi Cement with 245,000 tons. It was followed by Northern Cement with 86,000 tons.

Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)

‎‫Company 2023 (October) 2024 (October)
  ‎‫PROD INV ‎‫PROD INV
‎‫SAUDI CEMENT ‎‫411.00 ‎‫3,462.00 ‎‫537.00 ‎‫3,449.00
‎‫YC ‎‫603.00 ‎‫3,072.00 ‎‫684.00 ‎‫4,697.00
‎‫YCC ‎‫632.00 ‎‫6,098.00 ‎‫467.00 ‎‫6,270.00
‎‫QACCO ‎‫299.00 ‎‫2,099.00 ‎‫329.00 ‎‫1,915.00
‎‫SPCC ‎‫589.00 ‎‫3,901.00 ‎‫461.00 ‎‫5,842.00
‎‫ACC ‎‫308.00 ‎‫2,779.00 ‎‫375.00 ‎‫3,602.00
‎‫RIYADH CEMENT ‎‫202.00 ‎‫768.00 ‎‫174.00 ‎‫681.00
‎‫CITY CEMENT ‎‫178.00 ‎‫660.00 ‎‫182.00 ‎‫756.00
‎‫EPCCO ‎‫260.00 ‎‫3,118.00 ‎‫330.00 ‎‫2,319.00
‎‫NAJRAN CEMENT ‎‫296.00 ‎‫2,915.00 ‎‫223.00 ‎‫3,393.00
‎‫United Cement ‎‫87.00 ‎‫1,485.00 ‎‫122.00 ‎‫1,701.00
‎‫Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎‫147.00 ‎‫441.00 ‎‫174.00 ‎‫194.00
‎‫TCC ‎‫70.00 ‎‫1,350.00 ‎‫63.00 ‎‫1,012.00
‎‫UACC ‎‫109.00 ‎‫3,348.00 ‎‫175.00 ‎‫3,932.00
‎‫JOUF CEMENT ‎‫155.00 ‎‫939.00 ‎‫271.00 ‎‫1,606.00
‎‫HCC ‎‫182.00 ‎‫2,903.00 ‎‫95.00 ‎‫3,233.00
‎‫NORTHERN CEMENT ‎‫44.00 ‎‫409.00 ‎‫129.00 ‎‫539.00
‎‫Total ‎‫4,572.00 ‎‫39,747.00 ‎‫4,791.00 ‎‫45,141.00

Clinker production increased to 4.8 million tons in the same month, from 4.6 million tons in October 2023.



Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)

Company October-2024 September-2024 August-2024 July-2024 June-2024
SAUDI CEMENT ‎245.00 ‎138.00 ‎193.00 ‎177.00 ‎193.00
NORTHERN CEMENT ‎86.00 ‎62.00 ‎48.00 ‎40.00 ‎24.00
JOUF CEMENT ‎18.00 ‎3.00 ‎1.00 ‎1.00 ‎45.00
Al Safwa Cement Co. ‎2.00 ‎2.00 - - -
SPCC - - ‎46.00 ‎33.00 ‎140.00
YCC - ‎149.00 ‎139.00 ‎47.00 ‎47.00
Total 351.00 354.00 427.00 298.00 449.00

Sales of Cement Companies (K tons)

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