Saudi February cement sales drop 3 percent

Cement sales of 14 Saudi producers declined 3 percent to 4.59 million tons compared to 4.74 million tons in February 2013, as shown in the following table:

Saudi Cement sales in (million tons)
change	February 2013	February 2014	period
( 3%)	4.71	4.55	Domestic sales
( 33% )	0.03	0.04	Exports
( 3% )	4.74	4.59	Total*

* excluding undisclosed sales of City Cement

10 Cement Companies registered a decline in sales this month led by AlJouf and Najran Cement with declined sales percentages of 26% and 24% respectively.

Arabian Cement, Al Safwa Cement and Southern Province Cement grow their Sales in February compared to the same month last year as illustrated in the table below:

Saudi cement companies sales during February 2013/2014 ( tons)*
Change	February 2014	February 2013	The company
( 18% )	484	589	Yamama Cement
( 10% )	693	772	Saudi Cement
( 9% )	260	287	Eastern Cement
( 3% )	345	354	Qassim Cement
( 3% )	545	564	Yanbu Cement
+41%	466	331	Arabian Cement
+5%	648	620	Southern Cement
( 9% )	133	146	Tabuk Cement
( 15% )	272	319	Riyadh Cement
( 24% )	215	284	Najran Cement
--	NA	126	City Cement **
( 18% )	152	185	Northern Cement
( 26% )	97	131	Al Jouf Cement
+6%	165	155	Al Safwa Cement
--	122	0.0	Hail Cement
( 5% )	4597	4863	Total

* Includes export sales

** The company did not report its sales during the period.

Cement sales 2014/2013 (thousand tons)*
2014
Change compared to the same peiod in 2013	Total 2014	February	January	The company
( 25%)	970	484	486	Yamama Cement
(16% )	1355	693	662	Saudi Cement
( 15% )	522	260	262	Eastern Cement
( 8% )	694	345	349	Qassim Cement
( 3% )	1157	545	612	Yanbu Cement
+29%	894	466	428	Arabian Cement
( 1% )	1318	648	670	Southern Cement
( 6% )	277	133	144	Tabuk Cement
( 12% )	556	272	284	Riyadh Cement
( 29% )	422	215	207	Najran Cement
( 12% )	290	152	138	Northern Cement
( 26% )	207	97	110	Al Jouf Cement
+14%	361	165	196	Al Safwa Cement
--	243	122	121	Hail Cement
( 9% )	9266	4597	4669	Total

* includes exports

Clinker stockpile rose to 15 million tons in February from 5.74 million tons in the same month last year.

Production and stocks of clinker cement companies to Saudi Arabia as of February 28, 2014 (tons)
Inventory			Production
February 2014	February 2013	February 2014		February 2013	The company
1265	438	321		520	Yamama Cement
2343	590	635		723	Saudi Cement
587	292	238		224	Eastern Cement
487	376	292		264	Qassim Cement
1809	619	569		445	Yanbu Cement
1086	430	307		259	Arabian Cement
1673	577	424		447	Southern Cement
333	273	70		104	Tabuk Cement
1195	174	177		302	Riyadh Cement
2211	250	436		123	Najran Cement
Na	577	Na		160	City Cement **
941	769	232		108	Northern Cement
324	339	95		68	Al Jouf Cement
151	37	135		131	Al Safwa Cement
596	0	143		0	Hail Cement
15001	5741	4074		3878	Total

**The company did not disclose its sales during the period.

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