Norway: housing construction costs up by 3.3%

In Norway, housing construction costs increased by 3.3% from December 2013 to December 2014, according to data from the Norwegian statistical office (SSB). Material costs increased by 4% and labour costs by 3%. The costs for construction of detached houses were up by 3.6%, and for blocks of flats by 2.7%.

January 15, 2015 Read time: 1 min

The costs for construction of detached houses were up by 3.6%, and for blocks of flats by 2.7%.

Quarry Products

France: Aggregate production falls 3.3% in November 2013

According to Unicem, the French national union for quarry industries and construction materials, production of aggregates declined by 2.7% in November 2013 compared to the previous month and fell 3.3% in contrast to November 2012.

For the first 11 months of the year, production rose 0.8% year-on-year. Production of ready-mixed concrete fell 1.5% in November 2013 compared to the previous month and declined 1.6% in comparison to November 2012. Over an 11-month period, production fell by 2.3%

January 22, 2014

Polish construction materials note price drop of 3% in Q4 2013

It has been reported that prices of construction materials in Poland noted an average fall of nearly 3% in the fourth-quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

Prices are expected to start rising again in the second-quarter of 2014.

The construction costs of bridges and roads fell by 3.4% and 4.5% respectively, and in addition, the costs of building detached homes and flats noted respective falls of 3.3% and 2.6%.

The construction materials were cheaper in the last three months of 2013

January 12, 2015

Indonesia’s cement sales grew 3.3% in 2014

May 2, 2018

Weak construction and cold weather drive UK demand for mineral products down in Q1 2018

Following some improvement in demand towards the end of 2017, UK mineral products markets started the year slowly, hit by weak construction activity and the impact of the particularly cold weather. Sales volumes for asphalt and aggregates fell by 4.8% and 4.9% respectively in Q1 2018 compared to the previous quarter, and ready-mixed concrete (RMC) by 7.7%. Mortar sales, which last year received a significant boost from new housebuilding, also contracted by 3.8% in Q1 2018, the biggest quarterly fall since e

October 29, 2015

Italian construction equipment sales up 33% in first nine months of 2015

March 21, 2014

Abeda: Increased infrastructure works could create Brazilian asphalt shortage

Abeda, the association in Brazil which represents asphalt distribution companies, says there is a risk of a shortage in asphalt in 2014 due to the increased demand for national infrastructure work and new road concessions.
In 2013 Brazilian companies reported temporary shortages in several states, while average monthly production stood at 227,121tonnes in Petrobras refineries operating above their limits. The deficit has to be compensated by increased imports, which increases costs. Abeda says imports coul