Results 2023. The building materials industry is not all in the black

Despite the fact that in general in 2023, the volume of production of building materials in monetary terms in comparable prices increased by 2.6% by 2022, and many industries (building materials) were able to achieve positive dynamics in production volumes in physical terms, there are a number sub-sectors with negative dynamics.

At the end of the year, we formed an anti-rating of the Top 10 sub-sectors (products) based on the negative dynamics of product output.

Top 10 sub-sectors (products) with negative dynamics of natural indicators in 2023:

1. Minus 19.5% – glazed ceramic tiles for interior wall cladding (54.4 million sq. m)

2. Minus 19.2% – wooden windows and their frames (330 thousand sq. m)

3. Minus 9.2% – nets, canvases, mats, mattresses, slabs and other fiberglass products (80.7 million cubic meters)

4. Minus 8.7% – ceramic facade slabs and carpets made from them (9.1 million sq. m)

5. Minus 6.8% – ceramic tiles for floors (102 million sq. m)

6. Minus 6.6% – natural sands (339 million cubic meters)

7. Minus 5.9% – ceramic non-refractory building brick (5.3 billion conventional bricks)

8. Minus 5.8% – building bricks (including stones) made of cement, concrete or artificial stone (2.2 billion standard bricks)

9. Minus 1.1% – plywood (3.3 million cubic meters)

10. Minus 0.3% – thermally polished sheet glass and sheet glass with a matte or polished surface, but not processed in any other way (164 million sq. m)

Source: PRO Construction Materials Market