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Capital expenditure on the road infrastructure is poised to considerably increase in Central Europe in the coming years
(16/09/2010)
In its latest report entitled "Road construction market in Central Europe 2010 - Development forecasts and planned investments", the market research company PMR estimates that after a 2% decline in 2009, the road construction market in Central Europe will develop at the average nominal rate of 5% in the coming years, with its value exceeding EUR15bn annually in 2012 and 2013. Capital expenditure on the road infrastructure is poised to conside... [more]
Polish construction companies more optimistic in their assessment of the market situation(20/04/2010)
The results of a survey of high-level professionals from the management and operating divisions of 200 largest Polish construction companies, which was conducted by research and consulting company PMR for the purposes of report entitled “Construction Sector in Poland H1 2010 – Development Forecasts for 2010-2012”, are evidence that sentiment in the Polish construction industry has taken a slight turn for the better. In March 2010, PMR Polish ... [more]
Recovery expected for building insulation market in Poland (07/04/2010)
Fuelled by the improving economic situation and signs of upturn in the developer and industrial construction sectors, the market of insulation materials in Poland will start to recover in 2011-2012 after a period of slowdown. Large foreign companies, which currently occupy a vast majority of the market, will continue to dominate the market. Slower growth of the Polish economy and fewer residential and industrial construction project starts hav... [more]
Cement producers in Central Europe are hoping that infrastructure upgrade investments co-financed with EU sources will help the industry(18/03/2010)
With residential and non-residential construction still subdued, cement producers in Central Europe are hoping that infrastructure upgrade investments co-financed with EU sources will help the industry in the challenging times. This is according to the latest PMR report entitled "Cement market in Central Europe 2010 – Development forecasts for 2010-2012". There are nearly 40 cement plants located in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Polan... [more]
Growth in the Slovak construction industry expected to resume in 2010(17/03/2010)
According to the latest PMR report entitled "Construction sector in Slovakia 2010 – Market analysis and development forecasts for 2010-2012"., after serious reverses last year, growth in the Slovak construction industry should resume in the next few quarters, partly because of low base effects and an expected increase in the number of large construction contracts. Last year, the Slovak construction industry saw a major decline after the constr... [more]
Construction sector in the Czech Republic remains stable during the global downturn(16/03/2010)
According to the latest PMR report entitled "Construction sector in the Czech Republic 2010 – Market analysis and development forecasts for 2010-2012", ast year, although the Czech construction market seemed to be heading for a major contraction, the industry showed some signs of life and the value of the market eventually remained almost unchanged in comparison with the preceding year. When almost all projects which relied on private funds gr... [more]
Modernisation of the power sector in Poland faces numerous barriers and tough challenges for investors(10/03/2010)
Due to long-standing underinvestment, the Polish power sector is facing a genuine need of finding up to €50bn on investments in new power-production capacity and transmission systems in the coming years. However, only part of the projects initially announced by investors will be actually implemented. Thus, the amount of around €25bn earmarked for capital investments in the power sector in 2010-2020 seems to be a more realistic figure. As state... [more]
Rising optimism in the construction sector in Poland(15/12/2009)
According to a survey conducted by PMR for the needs of the “Construction sector in Poland, H2 2009 – Comparative regional analysis and development forecasts for 2009-2012” report, there has been some improvement in the mood among the larges construction companies operating in Poland. However, construction firms are still very far from optimism levels seen in 2006-2008 regarding market situation. After the dramatic slump in early 2009, the moo... [more]
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