Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch in January in the plus
Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch in January 2024 increased by 3.6% YoY to 4.663 Mt, after 4.501 Mt in January last year. The recovery in the dispatch comes after an annual decline by -6.2% in 2023.
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Saudi Arabia’s annual cement exports improved
In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported 2.080 Mta cement, which is a YoY increase by 11.6% to 2.080 Mta, after 1.863 Mta last year and 1.556 Mta in 2021. The exports helped marginally to improve Saudi’s cement production in 2023, when…
Saudi Arabia’s annual cement consumption -6.9%
In 2023, Saudi Arabia’s annual cement consumption declined by -6.9% to 47.257 Mta, after 50.735 Mta last year and 52.502 Mta in 2021. The per capita cement consumption (PCC) declined in 2023 to 1269 kg, after 1462 kg in 2021.
Saudi’s Hail Cement will merge into Qassim Cement
Qassim Cement Company (QCC) of Saudi Arabia made a transaction announcement to make an offer to Hail Cement Company’s (HCC) shareholders to acquire all shares of HCC in consideration for newly issued shares in QCC. HCC owns and operates a…
Sinoma upgrades a kiln line in Saudi Arabia to 12,500 tpd
Yamama Cement awarded Sinoma Overseas a contract for a cement plant upgrade to 12,500 tpd in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. The upgrade comes after a decision by the Management Board in April 2021, to relocate the existing cement kiln…
Saudi’s Eastern Cement invests in 2nd 10000 tpd line
Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Cement Co. awarded Sinoma the contract for a new 10000 tpd kiln line in the Khurssniyah area on Abu Hadriyah Highway 145km north of Dammam. Prospective suppliers were invited to bid in March this year for the…
Saudi Arabia’s cement exports are uncertain
Saudi Arabia exported from January to November 2023 in total 1.990 Mt of cement. This is a YoY increase by +24.1% from 1.604 Mt the same period last year. However, these accumulated exports include only 0.133 Mt from November, while…
Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch declined by -6.3%
In Saudi Arabia, from January to November 2023, the cement dispatch (domestic and exports) declined by -6.3%, YoY to 44.943 Mt. In November the cement dispatch has been 4.426 Mt, which is a decline by -7.3% from the 4.777 Mt…
Cement dispatch in Saudi Arabia is further declining
From January to October 2023, the cement producers in Saudi Arabia dispatched 40.517 Mt of cement. This is a decline of -6.2%, compared to 43.194 Mt in the same period last year. However, in the last 3 month the dispatch…
First set of wind turbines for NEOM’s green hydrogen project
The first set of wind turbines has been delivered to the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project (NGHP) to be installed on the wind garden site near the Gulf of Aqaba. The wind turbines are part of the green energy to produce…