en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to data released by Al Rajhi Capital, total cement sales in Saudi Arabia reached 4.39 million tons in June 2026, up 9% year-on-year and 5% month-on-month. Domestic sales amounted to 4.228 million tons, up 10.16% year-on-year, while export sales stood at 162,000 tons, down 16.06% year-on-year.
Al Rajhi Capital, a leading financial services institution in Saudi Arabia, based its report on sales data from 17 cement companies in the country. In the second quarter of 2026, Saudi cement sales were roughly flat year-on-year but grew 3% quarter-on-quarter. For the first half of the year, cumulative sales from January to June totaled 25.07 million tons, down 2.39% year-on-year.
At the corporate level, Yamama Cement maintained its market leadership. In June 2026, the company's domestic sales reached 699,000 tons, up 19.69% year-on-year, with cumulative first-half sales hitting 3.871 million tons, a 7.32% increase year-on-year. Saudi Cement Company ranked second with monthly domestic sales of 522,000 tons, up 31.49% year-on-year. The fastest-growing company in sales was Umm Al-Qura Cement, whose domestic sales in June surged 57.41% year-on-year.
In terms of clinker inventory, stock levels at the end of June 2026 edged up 0.1% month-on-month to 44.8 million tons. Inventory levels rose across the three major regions of central, eastern, and western Saudi Arabia during the first half of the year.
These monthly sales figures reflect signs of recovery in Saudi Arabia's cement industry following a decline in May. Against the backdrop of a 2.39% year-on-year drop in overall industry sales in the first half of the year, the stabilization of sales in the second quarter and the 9% year-on-year growth in June indicate a gradual recovery in market demand. With the continued advancement of Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030," the construction of large-scale infrastructure and real estate projects is expected to provide medium- to long-term support for cement demand. Saudi Arabia is one of the largest cement markets in the Middle East, and its industry dynamics have a significant impact on the regional building materials market.
