The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers dropped by 15% to 3.7 million tons in June, 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
2022 (June)
2023 (June)
Change
Local Sales
4,304.00
3,525.00
(% 18.10 )
Export Sales
93.00
202.00
1% 17.20
Total
4,397.00
3,727.00
(% 15.24 )
Locally, 13 market players reported a drop in sales, dragged by Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. with a 54% year-on-year (YoY) decline. It was followed by Hail Cement Co. (-38% YoY).
On the other hand, four cement producers reported better sales, topped by United Cement Co. with a rise of 10% YoY. Yamama Cement took the second place with an 8% YoY growth.
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
Company
2022 (June)
2023 (June)
Change
YSCC
530.00
575.00
% 8.49
SPCC
489.00
392.00
(% 19.84 )
Saudi Cement
435.00
324.00
(% 25.52 )
QACCO
402.00
304.00
(% 24.38 )
YCC
373.00
272.00
(% 27.08 )
Riyadh Cement
275.00
256.00
(% 6.91 )
ACC
276.00
191.00
(% 30.80 )
Al Safwa Cement Co.
179.00
180.00
% 0.56
Najran Cement
220.00
176.00
(% 20.00 )
EPCCO
166.00
160.00
(% 3.61 )
City Cement
215.00
140.00
(% 34.88 )
United Cement
125.00
137.00
% 9.60
HCC
158.00
98.00
(% 37.97 )
Jouf Cement
116.00
96.00
(% 17.24 )
TCC
134.00
91.00
(% 32.09 )
UACC
151.00
69.00
(% 54.30 )
NORTHERN CEMENT
60.00
64.00
% 6.67
Total
4,304.00
3,525.00
(% 18.10 )
Company
2022 (YTD)
2023 (YTD)
Change
YSCC
3,394.00
3,046.00
(% 10.25 )
SPCC
2,814.00
2,537.00
(% 9.84 )
Saudi Cement
2,601.00
2,279.00
(% 12.38 )
QACCO
2,046.00
1,838.00
(% 10.17 )
YCC
2,256.00
1,765.00
(% 21.76 )
Riyadh Cement
1,358.00
1,599.00
% 17.75
ACC
1,578.00
1,460.00
(% 7.48 )
Najran Cement
1,279.00
1,167.00
(% 8.76 )
EPCCO
1,018.00
1,107.00
% 8.74
City Cement
1,299.00
1,029.00
(% 20.79 )
United Cement
731.00
1,002.00
% 37.07
Al Safwa Cement Co.
1,101.00
953.00
(% 13.44 )
HCC
843.00
654.00
(% 22.42 )
TCC
769.00
653.00
(% 15.08 )
Jouf Cement
626.00
625.00
(% 0.16 )
NORTHERN CEMENT
304.00
518.00
% 70.39
UACC
770.00
499.00
(% 35.19 )
Total
24,787.00
22,731.00
(% 8.29 )
Four companies exported 202,000 tons of cement in June. Saudi Cement Co. led the way with around 168,000 tons of exports.
Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)
Company
2023 – June
2023 – May
2023 – April
2023 – March
2023 – February
Saudi Cement
168.00
190.00
121.00
100.00
117.00
Najran Cement
27.00
20.00
10.00
22.00
33.00
EPCCO
6.00
14.00
13.00
18.00
18.00
SPCC
1.00
1.00
–
2.00
4.00
TCC
–
22.00
–
–
–
Riyadh Cement
–
2.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
Total
202.00
249.00
145.00
143.00
174.00
Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)
Month
Sales
Change
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 )
Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)
Company
2023 – June
2023 – May
2023 – April
2023 – March
2023 – February
YSCC
575.00
560.00
314.00
533.00
530.00
Saudi Cement
492.00
567.00
417.00
551.00
533.00
SPCC
393.00
431.00
284.00
457.00
470.00
QACCO
304.00
295.00
191.00
350.00
323.00
YCC
272.00
330.00
197.00
321.00
314.00
Riyadh Cement
256.00
289.00
190.00
296.00
297.00
Najran Cement
203.00
212.00
129.00
234.00
256.00
ACC
191.00
254.00
152.00
277.00
292.00
Al Safwa Cement Co.
180.00
150.00
75.00
160.00
187.00
EPCCO
166.00
220.00
187.00
218.00
211.00
City Cement
140.00
181.00
105.00
194.00
217.00
United Cement
137.00
178.00
115.00
180.00
190.00
HCC
98.00
109.00
67.00
120.00
139.00
Jouf Cement
96.00
109.00
94.00
118.00
103.00
TCC
91.00
121.00
79.00
116.00
134.00
UACC
69.00
91.00
62.00
92.00
96.00
NORTHERN CEMENT
64.00
89.00
84.00
98.00
97.00
Total
3,727.00
4,186.00
2,742.00
4,315.00
4,389.00
Quarterly Sales Per Company (K tons)
Company
2022 (Q 2)
2023 (Q 2)
Change
YSCC
1,322.00
1,449.00
% 9.61
Saudi Cement
1,318.00
1,476.00
% 11.99
SPCC
1,195.00
1,108.00
(% 7.28 )
QACCO
914.00
790.00
(% 13.57 )
YCC
953.00
799.00
(% 16.16 )
Riyadh Cement
640.00
735.00
% 14.84
Najran Cement
609.00
544.00
(% 10.67 )
ACC
695.00
597.00
(% 14.10 )
Al Safwa Cement Co.
454.00
405.00
(% 10.79 )
EPCCO
477.00
573.00
% 20.13
City Cement
510.00
426.00
(% 16.47 )
United Cement
338.00
430.00
% 27.22
HCC
428.00
274.00
(% 35.98 )
Jouf Cement
309.00
299.00
(% 3.24 )
TCC
372.00
291.00
(% 21.77 )
UACC
369.00
222.00
(% 39.84 )
NORTHERN CEMENT
155.00
237.00
% 52.90
Total
11,058.00
10,655.00
(% 3.64 )
Clinker production increased by 7% to 4.9 million tons in the same month, compared to 4.5 million tons in June 2022.
The clinker stock grew by 8% to 38.5 million tons by June-end, up from 35.7 million tons a year earlier.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
Company
2022 (June)
2023 (June)
Production
Inventory
Production
Inventory
YSCC
394.00
3,506.00
527.00
3,207.00
Saudi Cement
653.00
3,262.00
636.00
3,399.00
SPCC
698.00
3,596.00
540.00
3,750.00
QACCO
262.00
1,900.00
362.00
2,004.00
YCC
341.00
4,049.00
401.00
5,317.00
Riyadh Cement
152.00
1,322.00
294.00
984.00
Najran Cement
351.00
1,588.00
321.00
2,368.00
ACC
354.00
1,753.00
339.00
2,537.00
Al Safwa Cement Co.
147.00
485.00
156.00
583.00
EPCCO
137.00
2,893.00
228.00
3,344.00
City Cement
174.00
603.00
204.00
569.00
United Cement
149.00
1,447.00
148.00
1,531.00
HCC
165.00
3,200.00
165.00
2,790.00
Jouf Cement
140.00
1,029.00
182.00
890.00
TCC
137.00
1,524.00
155.00
1,339.00
UACC
177.00
2,553.00
119.00
3,443.00
NORTHERN CEMENT
105.00
953.00
89.00
490.00
Total
4,536.00
35,663.00
4,866.00
38,545.00
Five companies exported clinker in June. Yanbu Cement Co. came on top with about 156,000 tons. It was followed by Arabian Cement Co. with 61,000 tons.
Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
Company
2023 – June
2023 – May
2023 – April
2023 – March
2023 – February
YCC
156.00
–
121.00
111.00
166.00
ACC
61.00
–
64.00
56.00
–
NORTHERN CEMENT
55.00
70.00
54.00
76.00
59.00
SPCC
38.00
45.00
126.00
92.00
84.00
Jouf Cement
29.00
40.00
39.00
19.00
9.00
Saudi Cement
–
183.00
192.00
264.00
136.00
Al Safwa Cement Co.
–
76.00
50.00
34.00
54.00
Total
339.00
414.00
646.00
652.00
508.00
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