The Ukrcement Association advocates for the wider use of cement concrete technologies in road construction in Ukraine and calls on communities to prepare standard solutions and a package of regulatory documents for the rapid restoration of damaged sections, the association announced following the results of the scientific and practical seminar “Cement-concrete roads: technologies, standards, prospects,” which took place on February 11 in Kyiv.
In her report, Lyudmila Krypka, executive director of the Ukrcement association, emphasized the cement industry’s ability to fully supply the domestic market with cement. She also highlighted the transition to European standards in products and regulation, in particular GOST EN 197-1 and the requirements for declarations and the responsibility of participants in the construction product supply chain.
According to Ukrcement, in the context of infrastructure restoration, concrete technologies can be a practical tool for communities both for the construction of individual sections and for road repairs, and the immediate task is to develop standard designs, materials, and technologies that allow restoration work to be carried out in many cases without the involvement of large road companies.
“The most difficult times are times of change. It is important to use these changes for the benefit of the country’s development,” Krypka emphasized, stressing the importance of implementing best practices using domestic building materials that create added value for the economy.
As noted by the association, the development of cement-concrete roads is of strategic importance and could become one of the drivers of the country’s recovery and the formation of a sustainable European-level infrastructure.
Prices for construction and installation works in Ukraine rose by 5.8% in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to the statistics agency, the growth in prices for construction and installation works in 2025 slowed down somewhat compared to previous periods: in 2024, the growth was 7.9%, in 2023 – 15.8%, and in 2022 – 27.4%.
Last year, prices rose in all segments of construction: in residential construction by 6.3% compared to 2024, in non-residential construction by 6%, and in engineering construction by 5.4%. At the same time, in December 2025 compared to December 2024, prices rose by 5.7%, 5.8%, and 5.3%, respectively.
The State Statistics Service noted that in December 2025 compared to November 2025, price growth was 0.4%.
Ukraine’s construction market in 2025, in monetary terms, increased by 24% compared to 2024 – to about UAH 248 billion (approximately EUR 5.3 billion), Rauta Director Andrii Ozeichuk reported in an overview of industry trends. At the same time, the market volume remains 34% below the 2021 level, when it was estimated at around EUR 8 billion.
According to the company’s assessment, the key segments of commercial investment in 2025 remained warehouse, industrial and retail real estate, while Kyiv, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were named the most attractive for new construction. The segment of restoration and protection of critical infrastructure facilities is singled out separately – about 20% of the market.
Demand from businesses and households shifted toward energy independence: sales of generators rose by 130%, inverters and batteries by 50%, and solar power plants by 100%. In the commercial construction market, the agricultural buildings segment grew most dynamically (+48%), while demand for new housing overall remained at the 2024 level.
Price growth in the industry, according to Rauta, slowed: the cost of construction works and materials in 2025 increased by about 15% versus 24% a year earlier, and housing prices added 5–10%. At the same time, the labor shortage intensified – the lack of specialists is estimated at about 30%, which accelerated wage growth in construction to 25–30% in 2025; among the leaders in increases were monolithic structure workers (+50%), surveyors (+44%) and concrete workers (+38%).
The overview also notes deeper digitalization and regulatory updates: in 2025, the Unified State Electronic System in the Construction Sector (USESCS) became fully operational and its functionality was expanded, the urban planning cadastre geoportal and the “Transparent Construction” application started working, and amendments to the State Building Codes (DBN) on inclusivity enter into force on April 1, 2026.
Global investments in the construction of data centres will total at least $3 trillion by 2030, according to analysts at the international rating agency Moody’s Ratings.
This amount includes investments in the purchase of servers, computing equipment, the creation of the necessary infrastructure, and the provision of power supply.
The bulk of the costs will be borne directly by large IT companies. This year alone, six leading American companies providing computing services will spend $500 billion on data centres, according to Moody’s report. These include Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc., Oracle Corp., CoreWeave Inc. and Meta.
Banks will continue to play an important role in providing financing to the industry, while other institutional investors will also provide companies with funds to expand their data centre capacity, experts say.
According to a report by investment company Colliers, data centres accounted for 31% of total investment in private real estate construction in the first three quarters of 2025. The average figure since 2020 has been around 15%.
Prices for construction and installation works in Ukraine rose by 5.4% in November 2025 compared to November 2024, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to the statistics agency, during the period in question, prices rose in all segments of construction compared to November 2024: in residential construction by 5.8% (0.4% compared to October), in non-residential construction by 5.9% (0.9%), and in engineering construction by 4.9% (0.6%).
Overall, in the first 11 months of 2025, prices for construction and installation works increased by 5.8%, with a 6.4% increase in residential construction, a 6% increase in non-residential construction, and a 5.4% increase in engineering construction.
As reported, in 2024, prices for construction and installation works increased by 7.9% compared to the previous year, and in 2023, they grew by 15.8% compared to 2022.
As of the end of 2025, 37 industrial enterprises have been built or are under construction in Ukraine’s industrial parks, of which 22 factories have already been built and 15 are under construction, according to the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture. As reported, by the end of 2024, 25 industrial enterprises were operating or under construction in industrial parks, of which 12 had been built.
Among those operating or under construction as of the end of last year were enterprises in the fields of agro-processing, food production, furniture and woodworking, machine building, and others. Operating enterprises created 3,716 jobs.
The Ministry of Economy also recalls that in 2025, it decided to provide state incentives to 13 industrial parks for the implementation of 22 infrastructure projects totaling UAH 697.77 million.
In addition, UAH 202.91 million was transferred during the year to two industrial parks, the decisions on which were made in 2024.
Thus, the total amount of state incentives for industrial parks in 2025 amounted to UAH 900.681 million, the ministry concludes.
“2025 was the year when the number of industrial parks turned into real platforms for the implementation of the ”Made in Ukraine” policy. Almost UAH 1 billion in state incentives for industrial parks this year is an investment in infrastructure that is already giving life to new factories today. The state is laying the foundation, and business is turning it into new capacity and jobs,” Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev is quoted as saying in the statement.
As reported, 13 industrial parks received state incentives last year.
As of December 31, 2025, 118 industrial parks were included in the Register of Industrial Parks, of which 24 parks were included during 2025. At the same time, eight parks that did not carry out any activities were excluded from the Register.
The State Incentives for the Creation of Industrial Parks program provides for the development of engineering and transport infrastructure in industrial parks on a co-financing basis. State support may be directed toward the construction of roads, electrical networks, water supply and sewage systems, gas supply, and other technical solutions necessary for the launch of production.
State incentives provide for co-financing in a ratio of 50% to 50% for up to UAH 150 million per IP, and for de-occupied territories in a ratio of 80% to 20%.
The Ministry of Economy is implementing the program in cooperation with Ukreximbank, Oschadbank, Ukrgasbank, and Sens Bank.
A number of fiscal incentives are also provided for IP participants.
