Saudi Arabia’s local cement dispatch down -2.4% in 1H 2026

In the 1H in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement local dispatch (excl. exports) decreased by -2.3% YoY to 25.070 Mt, after 25.685 Mt in the same period last year and 22.551 Mt in the year before.

In the 1H in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement local dispatch (excl. exports) decreased by -2.3% YoY to 25.070 Mt, after 25.685 Mt in the same period last year and 22.551 Mt in the year before.

In the first 5 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) decreased by -4.3% to 21.527 Mt, after 22.493 Mt in the same period last year and 19.880 Mt in the year before.

In the first 4 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement exports decreased by -3.1% to 0.524 Mt, after 0.541 Mt in the same period last year and 0.553 Mt in the year before.

In the first 4 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) decreased by -2.0% to 17.347 Mt, after 17.702 Mt in the same period last year and 15.692 Mt in the year before.

In the first 3 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement exports decreased by -14.2% to 0.350 Mt, after 0.408 Mt in the same period last year and 0.373 Mt in the year before.

In the first 3 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) decreased by -4.7% to 12.760 Mt, after 13.393 Mt in the same period last year and 12.590 Mt in the year before.

In the first 2 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement exports decreased by -4.0% to 0.240 Mt, after 0.250 Mt in the same period last year and 0.257 Mt in the year before.

In the first 2 months in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch (local dispatch and exports) decreased by -4.0% to 9.392 Mt, after 9.782 Mt in the same period last year and 8.892 Mt in the year before.

Riyadh Cement started a WHR (Waste Heat Recovery) unit at its 3.7 Mta Al-Muzahmiyya grey cement plant, northwest of the city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia (photo: one of two production lines). The installation has a power generation capacity of…

In the first month in 2026, Saudi Arabia’s cement exports increased by +14.0% to 0.122 Mt, after 0.107 Mt in the same period last year and 0.177 Mt in the year before.