GCC Cement Market by Product Type, Distribution Channel, End User 2024-2032
                     GCC Cement Market 
Research and Forecast 
Report 2024-2032
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Accord ing  to  the  la tes t  repor t  by  IMARC Group,  t i t led  "GCC Cement  Market :  
Industry  Trends,  Share,  S ize,  Growth ,  Opportuni ty  and Forecast  2024-
2032,"  the   GCC cement  marke t  s ize  reached 90.1  M i l l ion  Tons  in  2023.
Factors Affecting the Growth of the GCC Cement Industry:
Rapid Infrastructure Development:
The GCC count r ies  have  been focus ing  on  la rge-sca le  in f ras t ruc tu re  
Report pro jec ts  as  a  par t  o f  the i r  na t iona l  deve lopment  p lans .  These  p ro jec ts  
inc lude  the  const ruc t ion  o f  a i rpor ts ,  seapor ts ,  h ighways ,  b r idges ,  and  pub l i c  
Highlight and t ranspor ta t ion  sys tems,  lead ing  to  a  he igh tened demand fo r  cement .  
Fur thermore ,  the  s t ra teg ic  geograph ica l  loca t ion  o f  the reg iona l  coun t r ies ,  
wh ich has fac i l i ta ted  the  g rowth  o f  t rade  and  t ranspor ta t ion  networks ,  
Description necess i ta t ing  fu r ther  in f ras t ruc tu re  expans ion,  is  cont r ibu t ing  to  the  market  
growth.  Bes ides th is ,  the  reg ion 's  c l imat ic  cond i t ions p lay  a  cruc ia l  ro le ,  as  
they demand spec i f i c  t ypes  o f  const ruc t ion  and  cement  to  ensure longev i ty  
and  durab i l i t y .  Moreover ,  the  g rowing demand fo r  eco- f r iend ly  p roducts ,  
owing to  the  he ightened focus on  sus ta inab i l i ty ,  i s  d r i v ing  the  market  
growth.
Heightened Government  Investments:
G ove r nm en t  i nves t m en t s  i n  t he  G C C r eg ion  a r e  s ign i f i ca n t l y  i n f l u enc ing  t he  m ar k e t  
g r ow t h .  The  r e g iona l  gove r nm e n t s  have  b een  ac t i ve l y  i nv o l ved  i n  p r om o t ing  a nd  
f i na nc ing  co ns t r u c t i o n  and  i n f r as t r uc t u r e  p r o j ec t s ,  p a r t i c u la r l y  as  pa r t  o f  t he i r  
Report eco no m ic  d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n  s t r a t eg ies  t o  r educe  dep ende ncy  o n  o i l  r eve nues .  Th ese  i nves t m e n t s  a r e  cha nne le d  i n t o  va r i o us  se c t o r s ,  i nc lud i ng  hou s ing ,  t r ansp o r t a t i on ,  
hea l t hca r e ,  an d  t o u r i sm ,  a l l  o f  wh i ch  r equ i r e  sub s t an t i a l  a m oun t s  o f  cem en t .  
Highlight and Fur t he r m or e ,  t he  i n t r oduc t i on  o f  va r i o us  t r an s f o r m a t i v e  e conom ic  p r o g r am s  t ha t  
enc om pas s  a  w id e  r ange  o f  deve lopm e n t  p r o je c t s ,  d i r e c t l y  i nc r e as ing  t he  dem a nd  
f o r  con s t r u c t i on  m a t e r i a ls ,  i n c lud i ng  cem en t ,  i s  bo l s t e r i n g  t h e  m ar ke t  g r ow t h .  
Description Add i t i ona l l y ,  t h e  im p lem en t a t i on  o f  va r i ous  gove r nm en t  i n i t i a t i ve s  i n  a f f o r d ab le  
hous i ng  an d  pub l i c  i n f r as t r uc t u r e  p r o jec t s  am p l i f i es  ce m en t  c onsu m pt io n  and  i s  
s t r e ng t h en ing  t he  m ar k e t  g r ow t h .
Ris ing Populat ion Growth and Urbanizat ion:
The  r e g ion  i s  w i t ness in g  a  s ign i f i can t  i n c r eas e  i n  i t s  pop u la t io n  due  t o  a  g r ow ing  
exp a t r i a t e  w o r k f o r ce  a l ongs id e  n a t u r a l  p opu la t i on  g r ow t h .  I t  h as  l ed  t o  a n  i n c r ea sed  
need  f o r  r es id en t i a l  and  co m m e r c ia l  bu i l d i n gs ,  u r ban  i n f r as t r uc t u r e ,  a nd  pu b l i c  
am e n i t i es ,  a l l  o f  wh i ch  r e qu i r e  subs t an t i a l  am oun t s  o f  cem en t .
Fur thermore ,  the  ongo ing  deve lopmen t  o f  new c i t i es ,  expans ion  o f  ex i s t i ng  
u rban  a reas ,  and  the  cons t ruc t ion  o f  h igh - r ise  bu i ld ings  a re  pos i t i ve ly  
impac t ing  the  marke t  g rowth .  Add i t iona l l y ,  the  r i s ing  u rban  popu la t ions ,  
necess i ta t i ng  the  deve lopment  o f  suppor t  i n f ras t ruc tu re  such  as  schoo ls ,  
hosp i ta ls ,  shopp ing  cen te rs ,  and  en te r ta inment  fac i l i t i es ,  a re  con t r ibu t ing  to  
the  marke t  g rowth .  Moreover ,  t he  sh i f t ing  t rend  towards  sus ta inab le  and  smar t  
Report c i t ies  in  the  reg ion ,  fu r the r  i n f l uenc ing  the  t ypes  o f  cement  and  cons t ruc t ion  
mate r ia ls  used ,  i s  s t reng then ing  the  marke t  g rowth .
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Report Description
GCC Cement Market Trends:
The increasing emphasis  on economic d ivers i f ica t ion to  reduce dependency on o i l  revenues,  lead ing 
to  heavy investments in  non-oi l  sectors such as tour ism,  re ta i l ,  and enter ta inment ,  is  propel l ing the 
market  growth.  Addi t iona l ly ,  technolog ica l  advancements in  cement product ion,  which lead to  more 
ef f ic ient  and env i ronmenta l ly  f r iend ly  product ion processes,  are contr ibut ing to  the market  growth.  
Fur thermore,  the  r is ing pr ivate  sector  investments  and publ ic -pr ivate  par tnersh ips (PPPs) ,  enabl ing 
the development o f  innovat ive and large-sca le  pro jects that  boost  cement demand, is  cata lyz ing the 
market  growth.  Moreover ,  the s tra teg ic geographic  locat ion of  GCC countr ies,  which pos i t ions them 
wel l  for  cement  exports to  ne ighbor ing regions,  is  dr iv ing  the market  growth.
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Breakup by Type:
• Blended
• Portland
• Others
Breakup by End Use:
• Residential
Report • Commercial
• Infrastructure
Segmentation
Breakup by Country:
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Qatar
• Oman
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Al Safwa Cement Company
• Cemex UAE (CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V.)
• Emirates Steel  Arkan
• Gulf Cement Company
Competitive • Kuwait Cement Company (K.S.C.)
Landscape • Lafarge Emirates Cement Company LLC 
(Holcim Group)
with Key • Najran Cement Company
Players • Oman Cement Company (s.a.o.g)
• Qatar National Cement Company
• Saudi Cement Company
• Yanbu Cement Company
What was the size of the GCC cement market in 
2023?
What is the expected growth rate of the GCC 
cement market during 2024-2032?
Key What are the key factors driving the GCC cement 
market?
Questions 
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the GCC 
Answered in cement market?
the Report What is the breakup of the GCC cement market 
based on the type?
What is the breakup of the GCC cement market 
based on the end use?
What are the key regions in the GCC cement 
market?
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2     S c o p e  a n d  M e t h o d o l o g y
    2 . 1     O b j e c t i v e s  o f  t h e  S t u d y
    2 . 2     S t a k e h o l d e r s
    2 . 3     D a t a  S o u r c e s
        2 . 3 . 1     P r i m a r y  S o u r c e s
        2 . 3 . 2     S e c o n d a r y  S o u r c e s
    2 . 4     M a r k e t  E s t i m a t i o n
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Table of         2 . 4 . 2     T o p - D o w n  A p p r o a c h    2 . 5     F o r e c a s t i n g  M e t h o d o l o g y
3     E x e c u t i v e  S u m m a r y
4     I n t r o d u c t i o n
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Contents     4 . 2     K e y  I n d u s t r y  T r e n d s5     G C C  C e m e n t  M a r k e t
    5 . 1     M a r k e t  O v e r v i e w
    5 . 2     M a r k e t  P e r f o r m a n c e
    5 . 3     I m p a c t  o f  C O V I D - 1 9
    5 . 4     M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
6      M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  T y p e
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        6 . 1 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 1 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
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        6 . 2 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 2 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    6 . 3     O t h e r s
        6 . 3 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 3 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
7    M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  E n d  U s e
       
      7 . 1       Re s id e n t i a l
            7 . 1 . 1  M a r ke t  Tre n d s
            7 . 1 . 2  M a r ke t  Fo re c a s t
      7 . 2       C o m m e rc i a l
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            7 . 2 . 2  M a r ke t  Fo re c a s t
      7 . 3       I n f r a s t r u c t u re
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8     Marke t  B reak up  by  C ount ry
Table of       8 . 1       S a u d i  A r a b i a            8 . 1 . 1  M a r ke t  Tre n d s
            8 . 1 . 2  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  Ty p e
            8 . 1 . 3  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  E n d  Us e
Contents             8 . 1 . 4  M a r ke t  Fo re c a s t      8 . 2       UA E
            8 . 2 . 1  M a r ke t  Tre n d s
            8 . 2 . 2  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  Ty p e
            8 . 2 . 3  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  E n d  Us e
            8 . 2 . 4  M a r ke t  Fo re c a s t
      8 . 3       Qa t a r
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            8 . 3 . 2  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  Ty p e
            8 . 3 . 3  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  E n d  Us e
            8 . 3 . 4  M a r ke t  Fo re c a s t
      8 . 4       O m a n
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            8 . 4 . 2  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  Ty p e
            8 . 4 . 3  M a r ke t  B re a ku p  b y  E n d  Us e
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