German brick and tile market declining

Expect for 2006, the German brick and tile market has declined over the last 15 years. In 2009 production value fell 9.3% to €975.8million. Production of bricks fell 15.5% to 6 million m³. In terms of value, it fell from €461.1million to €397.3million. Production of tiles fell 13.4% to 630.9 million units. In terms of value it fell from €614.2million to €578.5million. The industry association Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie is not sure whether brick and tile industry has already bottomed-out.

April 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min

Expect for 2006, the German brick and tile market has declined over the last 15 years.

In 2009 production value fell 9.3% to €975.8million.

Production of bricks fell 15.5% to 6 million m³. In terms of value, it fell from €461.1million to €397.3million.

Production of tiles fell 13.4% to 630.9 million units. In terms of value it fell from €614.2million to €578.5million.

The industry association 4705 Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie is not sure whether brick and tile industry has already bottomed-out.

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Germany’s RMC market growing

Germany’s ready-mixed concrete (RMC) association Bundesverband der Deutschen Transportbetonindustrie (BTB) forecasts the production of RMC in the country will grow by just under 4% to 47.4million m² in 2014. The construction market is recovering, especially in western Germany.

In 2013, the approximately 600 German producers with 1,900 stationary and mobile production units saw output fall 0.9% to 45.6million m², whereas sales revenues increased 1.1% to just over €3 billion.

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