Cement sales in Saudi Arabia down 4% in October

11/11/2014 Argaam (Exclusive)

  

The sales of the 15 cement companies operating in Saudi Arabia declined by 4 percent in October to 4.07 million tonnes versus 4.23 million tonnes in the same month last year.

 

Saudi Cement sales in October 2013/2014(million tons)

change

2014

2013

period

(4%)

4.02

4.20

Local sales

+25%

0.05

0.04

Export sales

( 4% )

4.07

4.23

Total

 

9 Cement Companies registered a decline in sales this month led by Tabouk and Yanbu Cement with declined sales percentages of 23% and 18% respectively.

5 other companies grew their Sales in October compared to the same month last year as illustrated in the table below:
 

Saudi cement companies sales during October 2013/2014 ( thousand tons)*

Change

2014

2013

The company

( 12% )

380

431

Yamama Cement

( 16% )

580

690

Saudi Cement

( 12% )

227

258

Eastern Cement

( 10% )

277

309

Qassim Cement

( 18% )

400

486

Yanbu Cement

+4%

382

366

Arabian Cement

(2%)

555

564

Southern Cement

( 23% )

101

132

Tabuk Cement

+8%

248

230

Riyadh Cement

+49%

273

183

Najran Cement

(5%)

145

153

City Cement

(1%)

133

134

Northern Cement

+22%

109

89

Al Jouf Cement

+1%

129

128

Al Safwa Cement

+61%

127

79

Hail Cement

(4%)

4066

4232

Total

*includes export sales

 

 

 

Cement sales on a monthly basis in 2014

Oct

Sept

August

July*

June

May

April

March

Feb

Jan

 

380

454

461

264

484

512

505

534

484

486

Yamama Cement

580

617

573

453

667

721

735

773

693

662

Saudi Cement

227

235

205

159

257

278

278

280

260

262

Eastern Cement

277

305

269

181

337

363

372

381

345

349

Qassim Cement

400

490

425

273

559

619

603

600

545

612

Yanbu Cement

382

521

468

285

527

509

517

545

466

428

Arabian Cement

555

648

557

356

687

732

729

735

648

670

Southern Cement

101

109

87

54

125

137

140

146

133

144

Tabuk

248

291

264

166

303

310

310

308

272

284

Riyadh Cement

273

307

240

169

330

332

297

274

215

207

Najran

127

146

132

84

158

154

143

140

122

121

Hail Cement

133

141

145

92

172

184

177

177

152

138

Northern Cement

109

117

97

63

119

126

123

123

97

110

Al Jouf

129

157

134

87

174

200

219

201

165

196

Al Safwa

* Ramadan and Fitr Feast season

 

Clinker stockpile rose to 21.2 million tons in October from 11.1 million tons in the same month last year. 

 

Clinker output and stocks –October 2014 (Thousand tonnes)

 

Inventory

                                                        Production

2014

2013

2014

2013

 

2495

905

592

493

Yamama Cement

3235

1604

769

655

Saudi Cement

942

670

331

246

Eastern Cement

884

443

309

320

Qassim

2843

1077

526

494

Yanbu

544

689

455

359

Arabian Cement

1965

1118

681

601

Southern Cement

516

410

102

132

Tabuk

1642

759

308

286

Riyadh Cement

2907

1071

259

414

Najran Cement

687

481

165

119

City Cement

1249

950

275

232

Northern Cement

588

385

132

124

Al Jouf

102

69

76

141

Al Safwa Cement

588

454

150

124

Hail Cement

21187

11085

5130

4740

Total

           
 

 

 

 

 

  

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