The cement traders cited data showing that cement imports stood at 5.33 million metric tons (MMT) in 2019. This figure grew by 10.34 percent in 2020 to 5.882 MMT and by 17.20 percent to 6.894 MMT ...

Citing a preliminary report from DTI, the group said cement imports expanded from 30 percent of the market in 2019 to 35 percent in 2020; 26 percent in 2021; 41 percent in 2022; 47 percent in 2023 ...

Cement imports declined 2.89% to 6.695 MMT in 2022, whereas they increased 4.74% to 7.013 MMT in 2023. “In 2024, cement imports were projected to have reached 7.361 MMT, representing a modest 4.96% ...

Among the factors that triggered the investigation is the increase in cement imports — 10% in 2020, 17% in 2021, and 5% in 2023. The share of imports also increased from 30% in 2019, 47% in 2023, and ...

23 April 2011 JEDDAH: Twenty-five traders, mostly expatriates, have been accused of running an illegal cartel for cement and increasing its prices in Jeddah. The Commerce and Industry Ministry said it ...