Arabian Cement Company is a Saudi joint-stock company established in accordance with the Companies Law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Royal Decree No. 731 dated 12 Jumada Al-Awwal 1374H, corresponding to January 5, 1955. The company operates under Commercial Registration No. 4030000148 issued in Jeddah on 14 Ramadan 1376H, corresponding to April 13, 1957.
Arabian Cement Company is the first cement company in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may he rest in peace, laid the foundation stone for the Jeddah plant in 1376H (1957), with a production capacity that reached 2,000 tons of clinker per day by 1395H (1975), driven by urban expansion. Due to this, operations moved to the company’s plant in Rabigh in 1404H (1984) with a production capacity of 4,000 tons of clinker per day. The late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, inaugurated the plant in 1406H (1986).
Arabian Cement Company is the first cement company in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may he rest in peace, laid the foundation stone for the Jeddah plant in 1376H (1957), with a production capacity that reached 2,000 tons of clinker per day by 1395H (1975), driven by urban expansion. Due to this, operations moved to the company’s plant in Rabigh in 1404H (1984) with a production capacity of 4,000 tons of clinker per day. The late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, inaugurated the plant in 1406H (1986).
The company’s main operations for producing cement and clinker are carried out through its plant located in Rabigh, north of Jeddah, and near the company’s main markets. Due to the growing demand for cement, a new line (Line 5) was added in 1417H (1996) with a production capacity of 4,000 tons of clinker per day, bringing the plant’s total design capacity to 8,000 tons of clinker per day. In 1430H (2009), an additional expansion (Line 6) was added with advanced technology and a production capacity of 7,000 tons of clinker per day, replacing the four old lines. This increased the plant’s design capacity to 11,000 tons of clinker per day. Continuous operational improvements have resulted in high operational and performance rates, boosting the company’s plant production capacity to 12,200 tons of clinker per day, equivalent to 13,000 tons of ordinary Portland cement per day.
In 1428H (2007), the company established Al-Qatrana Cement in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (with 86.74% ownership) with advanced technology and a production capacity of 5,000 tons of clinker per day, equivalent to 5,300 tons of ordinary Portland cement per day. The company entered the commercial operation phase in 2011.
