Business news from Ukraine

Production of building materials decreased by 3-5 times

7 February , 2023  

Concrete market in 2022 fell in 5 times, reinforced concrete – three times, the general director of Kovalskaya PSG Sergei Pilipenko said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
“The concrete market has fallen almost five times, reinforced concrete – three times. A lot of production space has been lost due to military operations. Many of the (existing) producers may not survive the year,” – said Pilipenko.
At the same time the CEO of the group noted that the construction of new housing showed the lowest dynamics, and 2022 market lived mainly at the expense of commercial construction and infrastructure
Kovalska Construction Group has been working on the construction market of Ukraine since 1956. It unites more than 20 enterprises in the sphere of extraction of raw materials, production and construction. The production is presented by brands “Concrete from Kowalska”, “Avenue”, Siltek and others. The enterprises of Kowalska operate in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions.
In addition, the group includes Kovalska Real Estate, which is engaged in construction of residential buildings in Kiev. Its portfolio includes 20 completed residential projects.

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