Italian cement output slipped one per cent YoY in June, after rising two per cent YoY in May, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton.
Import and export data, which lag production data, show cement imports rose four per cent YoY higher to 285,138t in May, with a total CIF value of EUR24.203m or EUR85/t as value per tonne.Meanwhile, cement exports dropped 28 per cent YoY to 99,172t, with a total FOB value of EUR10.118m or EUR102/t.
The price of cement rose three per cent YoY in June, following a three per cent increase in May.
January-June 2026
Cement output declined three per cent YoY in the first half of 2026. Cement volumes were flat in the 1H25.
Cement imports amounted to 1.168Mtin the first five months of 2026, up 4.5 per cent YtD, while exports were 433,537t, down 33.1 per cent YtD.
Federbeton notes that construction production rose two per cent YtD in first five months of 2026, versus four per cent growth in the same period of 2025.
Outlook
The decline in cement volumes largely reflects a slowdown in infrastructure construction as spending under the EU Recovery and Resilience Fund comes to an end this year. A recovery in residential construction will provide a positive lift to cement volumes but will struggle to offset the decline in infrastructure construction.
