Iranian domestic cement sales contracted two per cent YoY to 4.598Mt in July 2026, down from 4.691Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association.
Producers manufactured 4.953Mt of cement a 5.1 per cent YoY increase, while clinker production dropped 38.6 per cent YoY to 3.875Mt.
Cement exports rose 15.7 per cent YoY to 577,420t, while clinker exports dropped 67.6 per cent YoY to 163,993t.
April-July 2026
In the first four months of the 2026 Iranian fiscal year, cement consumption in Iran rose 4.1 per cent to 19.885Mt, up from 19.097Mt in the same period of 2025.
Cement production totalled 21.832Mt, up 3.7 per cent YoY from 21.045Mt in the same period of 2025. Clinker production was 23.312Mt, down 10.6 per cent YoY from 26.084Mt.
Cumulative cement exports amounted to 2.394Mt in April-July 2026, up 21.1 per cent YoY from 1.976Mt in the same period of 2025, while clinker exports were down 66.1 per cent YoY to 723,172t from 2.131Mt.
Outlook
Iranian cement consumption and production have held up well despite the ongoing US war against the country. Government demand is likely the key driver amid problems in the economy and housing market. However ongoing public investment in large infrastructure projects will be at risk from a shortfall in government revenues as the conflict draws on.
Meanwhile external demand for Iranian cement will remain robust with exports to Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan helping offset any downtick in exports to neighbouring Middle East countries and Russia. However, the strong downward trend in clinker reported since 2023 is expected to continue.
