Country Report
Oct 2020
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 ...
Country Report
Oct 2020
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...
Country Report
Oct 2020
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 ...
Country Report
Aug 2020
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 ...
Country Report
Aug 2020
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 ...
Country Report
Aug 2020
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 ...
Country Report
Aug 2020
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 ...
Strategy Briefing
Jun 2020
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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