2010 Russia's Stone Market downturn affected by the economic crisis(1/27/2011)

Affected by economic crisis, the Russian building materials market is also in the doldrums, due to the economic crisis that led to urban construction, real estate and other constraints, resulting in brick, stone and other building materials demand decline.

According DISCOVERYResearchGroup marketing agencies in Russia, undertaken in 2010, brick market research shows that due to the economic crisis, housing construction, and construction of commercial real estate and industrial real estate products, building materials market led to a reduction in output and prices. According to experts, statistics, especially in 2010, the demand for bricks total of about 4 billion standard brick, close to 45 billion rubles, compared with 2009, reduced the half. Analysts expect the market of ceramic tiles and silicate bricks only in 2012, the impact from the economic crisis can only recover.

According to the Russian Federal Bureau of Statistics, 2010, the first 10 months, the total Russian production of building bricks, including stone, to 3 billion standard brick, over the same period the previous year decreased 57.7%. The overall structure of brick production in Russia, the ceramic tiles with 44% of the share of a dominant position, followed by silicate brick, its share was 37%. Other types of products, acid brick, tile and other puzzle about 20% of total output, while the proportion of other products gradually decreased, from 21% in 2006 down to 18% in 2008. The same period, the proportion of ceramic tiles from 42% to 46%.

In Russia, a total of more than 1,000 wall materials (not including concrete wall panels) brick manufacturers and more than 500 manufacturers. Most production comes from the Central Federal District, Volga Federal District, Siberian Federal District, the Urals Federal District and the Northwest Federal District, the national security of each brick Federal District 7-10% of total production.

According DiscoveryResearchGroup marketing agency in the customs statistics, calculated on the basis, the first three quarters of 2009, Russia imported 131,500 tons bricks, worth $ 36,000,000; first three quarters of 2010, Russia imported 157,400 tons bricks, worth $ 54,900,000, Expressed more in physical growth of 19.7% over the same period in 2009, expressed in value compared with growth of 52.7% over the same period in 2009. In this case, 6-11 May 2010, in Russia did not fire ceramic tile prices rose an average 8.4%, silicate brick prices rose an average of 2%.
(Author Mosaic and Tile, China Leiyuan 1/27/2011)

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