Cement sales in Saudi Arabia declined by 19.5 per cent in March, according to the monthly report issued by Yamama Cement Company (YCC) and published in local press.
Cement sales totalled 4.17Mt, down from 5.85Mt in March 2016.
Total production also declined by 16.2 per cent in March and reached 4.88Mt compared to 5.82Mt for the same month in 2016. Cement inventories increased by 41.3 per cent to 1.24Mt in March up from 877,000t in March 2016.
Southern Province Cement saw the highest volume of sales, with a total of 542,000t, followed by YCC with 521,000t, while Hail Cement registered the lowest sale at nearly 92,000t. (Source: Mubasher Info)
