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• Moderate optimism on the Polish construction chemicals market January 2012

  After two years of declines in 2009 and 2010, the Polish construction chemicals market saw a levelling off in the sector, which totalled slightly more than PLN 6bn (€1.5bn) in 2011. Moreover, construction and assembly companies are showing cautious optimism as to the consumption of construction chemicals in 2012…

• Railway construction market in Poland gaining momentum January 2012

  The condition of rail tracks in Poland is deplorable due to two decades of neglect of investment. Thanks to the generous funds provided by the European Union the Polish railway sector has embarked on a difficult path towards restoring its infrastructure, which creates opportunities for growth in new segments of civil…

• Ukrainian construction industry finally sees growth December 2011

  Between the peak recorded in 2007 and the trough of 2008-2010, the value of construction works carried out in Ukraine plunged by 70% in real terms. Residential construction was hardest hit by the crisis and, while the housing sector is yet to recover, overall market development in the country does give cause for hope that the…

• 2011 to be a record year for Polish railway investments November 2011

  Despite initial difficulties in expending the EU funds allocated for 2007-2013, the year 2010 marked the beginning of an upturn in large construction tenders issued by PKP PLK. PLN 16bn (€4bn) worth of contracts has been awarded to the main contractors operating in the railway construction market in the last…

• Price recovery in the Polish construction chemicals market November 2011

  Increases in cement, electricity and fuel prices combined with improvement in the residential construction market triggered the prices of construction chemicals to start to rise slightly in 2011 after three years of price correction; price growth is expected to accelerate in the coming months. However, intense competition…

• Industrial construction market in Poland to grow until 2014 November 2011

  Forthcoming investments in the power, gas and production sectors will help the industrial construction market get back on the path of sustained growth after a decline in 2009 and 2010. As a result, industrial construction will be able to successfully take the place of road construction as the key driving force behind the…

• Price wars to continue for at least two years on the Polish construction market November 2011

  Steady deterioration in construction and the expected decrease in the number of orders from the public sector force construction companies to continue to compete on price in tender procedures. According to construction companies’ representatives, this practice can last until the end of the current EU budget perspective.…

• Crucial steps in overcoming the predicted slowdown in the Polish construction industry October 2011

  This autumn business confidence index in the Polish construction sector fell to a level previously seen in the spring of 2009. The sentiment among market participants was adversely affected by such factors as continued uncertainty in financial markets, most projects for Euro 2012 reaching completion, required cuts in…

• Gas and energy sectors fuel optimism for industrial construction in Poland September 2011

  The industrial construction sector in Poland is seen by construction companies as one that raises the most promising prospects for the construction industry in terms of maintaining sizeable order portfolios after most large road construction contracts come to the conclusion. Observers’ attention is focused on…

• Construction industry in Russia sees long-awaited upsurge September 2011

  The Russian construction sector finally posted some healthy growth figures in the second half of the year. In July, a 17.6% increase was posted, reminiscent of the pre-crisis growths, and this was followed by a 12.4% increase in the value of construction works in August. In the first half of 2011 the overall picture of…