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Italian May bitumen demand highest since Sep 2021

  • Märkte: Oil products
  • 25.06.24

Italian bitumen consumption hit its highest monthly level in May for more than two and a half years, preliminary data from industry body Unem show.

Bitumen consumption was 183,000t, up by 13pc from 162,000t in the same month of 2023. Cumulative consumption in the first five months of this year was 636,000t, up by 5.5pc from 603,000t in January-May 2023.

Road paving activity in Italy was better than in previous years in the first two months of 2024 but slumped in March because of poor weather conditions. Bitumen demand in March fell by 22pc on the year, to 119,000t. Demand then picked up again in April and May, largely in line with normal seasonal patterns, even though wet weather was a recurring issue.


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