The total sales of 17 Saudi cement companies increased by 12 % during July 2017 to reach 3.49 million tons compared to sales of 3.13 million tons achieved during the same month of 2016.

The total sales of 17 Saudi cement companies increased by 12 % during July 2017 to reach 3.49 million tons compared to 3.13 million tons achieved during the same month of 2016. According to a report issued by Al Yamamah Cement, July sales included Umm Al Qura Cement and United Cement due to their new commercial operation, and excluding their sales, the total sales of the 15 companies would have increased by only 4%.

In terms of sales, the total sales of the 15 companies increased by 4%. <In terms of monthly sales, most companies saw an increase in their sales, led by City Cement and Qassim Cement by 44% and 34% respectively, followed by Arabian Cement by 18%. While the sales of Najran Cement decreased by 30% and Saudi Cement by 25% compared to the same month of the previous year, and the sales of United Cement Company amounted to 155 thousand tons during the month of July 155 thousand tons, and “Umm Al-Qura” 96 thousand tons.

The data showed a decrease in the production of companies during July 2017 by 9%, reaching 4.43 million tons compared to 4.87 million tons in July 2016.

The data showed a decrease in the production of companies during the month of July 2017 by 9%. Clinker inventories at the end of July this year amounted to 32.50 million tons, up by 36% compared to 23.88 million tons in the same month last year.