02 Jun 2010
(MENAFN) A monthly report on the Saudi cement sector said that cement and clinker sales in Saudi Arabia, including exports in April, stood at 3.91 million tons, reporting an increase of 16.5 percent year-on-year, Saudi Gazette reported.
However, sales decreased by 7.8 percent month-on-month compared to 4.24 million tons in March, the report noted.
Cement exports stood at 105,000 tons in April this year, up 47.9 percent year-on-year. However, on a month-on-month basis, cement exports declined 1.9 percent from 107,000 tons in March.
In April 2010, cement production fell by 3.2 percent month-on-month to 3.93 million tons. Additionally, clinker production decreased by 12.9 percent month-on-month to 3.28 million tons.
Clinker stock as a percentage of cement sales increased to 236 percent from 226 percent in March 2010 and the high of 481 percent in September last year. Saudi Arabia has 12 cement companies with an estimated annual cement production capacity of 48 million tons.
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