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:
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Saudi Cement sales in (thousand tons) |
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|
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:
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Saudi cement companies sales during March 2013/2014 (thousand tons)* |
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|
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:
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Cement sales Q1-2014/Q1-2013 (thousand tons)* Aggregate |
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|
Change |
2014 |
2013* |
Period |
|
(10%) |
4669 |
5195 |
January |
|
(3%) |
4598 |
4737 |
February |
|
(2%) |
5217 |
5316 |
March |
|
(5%) |
14484 |
15248 |
Q1 |
Monthly sales of the Saudi Cement companies in 2014 were as follows:
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Monthly Sales in 2014 (thousand tons) |
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|
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 |
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|
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) |
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|
March 2014 |
March 2013 |
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|
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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