RIYADH:ÌýTotal sales of 17 Saudi cement companies decreased in September by 11 percent year-on-year, to 4.1 million tons, Argaam reported.
Sales reached 4.6 million tons in September 2020, according toÌýdata fromÌýYamama Cement.
The majority - 12 companies - saw their local sales decreasing, led by Northern Cement with a dramatic 45 percent year-on-year drop, followed by Al Jouf Cement downÌý34 percentÌýand Umm Al-Qura (UACC) with aÌý28 percent fall.
Bucking the downward trend were Riyadh Cement, where local sales increased by 27 percent, followed by Yamama Cement with an 18 percent increase, Qassim cement withÌý5 percent and Arabian cement up by 2 percent.
United Cement local sales remained unchanged at 141 million tons.
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