Non-metalic Mineral Products

Faced with a drop in construction demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian non-metallic minerals industry recorded a drop in turnover in 2020. ...

Despite contracting governmental revenue and a looming economic downturn amidst the pandemic outbreak, the Brazilian government did not cut back on infrastructure spending in 2020, supporting solid demand for cement and concrete. In fact, according ...

While economic downturn in the wake of the global pandemic and declining oil prices shrank Russia’s government budget and put on hold many infrastructure projects, demand for cement and concrete products saw major contraction. In addition to ...

Business confidence saw major drop in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, putting numerous commercial, industrial and infrastructure construction projects on hold, curbing demand for cement and concrete products. For example, ...

The commercial construction sector has continued to see demand for cement and concrete products decline since the Brexit referendum in 2016, as businesses face elevated uncertainty. With the UK’s departure from the EU Single Market, numerous ...

Chinese commercial construction saw diminishing interest from multinational companies, as rising labour costs decreased the country’s attractiveness for manufacturing, with investors relocating factories to other Southeast Asian countries. A slowdown...

Infrastructure developments accelerated across the country in 2019, stimulating cement and concrete demand. In 2019, the White House administration announced ambitious plans to raise USD1.5 trillion in public and private investment in infrastructure ...

During 2019, Italian infrastructure spending stagnated, hindering demand for cement and concrete. The Italian Association of Private Construction (ANCE) estimates that, as of the end of 2019, around 750 infrastructure projects worth EUR62 billion ...

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Following years of austerity measures to curb its fiscal deficit, Spain’s infrastructure expenditure saw a notable increase in 2019, stimulating demand for cement and concrete products. In the budget for 2019, Spain allocated EUR10 billion for ...

The German housing sector was the main driver of cement and concrete demand in 2019. Residential construction activities were stimulated by an expanding rental market, higher housing prices and extremely low interest rates. While housing demand was ...

In 2019, the French housing sector remained nearly flat, but cement demand continued to increase. The downturn in new housing projects was largely offset by rising demand for renovation, non-residential buildings and public works. Moreover, the ...

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak significantly disrupted manufacturing and service sectors as well as the global transportation system. This briefing examines how manufacturing, services and transportation industries are impacted by the ...

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