As result of the negative economic effects also in connection with construction industry and shrinking markets the building insulation materials firm Masterplast's sales decreased by 17% in Q4 compared to the base period, the company has reported on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. Despite that, during base quarter, Masterplast with strategic inventory had […]

MASTERPLAST, the largest Hungarian-owned building materials manufacturer in the Central European region, has announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that it entered into a sales and purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares PIMCO Ltd. This makes MASTERPLAST the sole shareholder of PIMCO Ltd. PIMCO Ltd. has a 4.3-hectare […]

LAFARGE Cement Hungary Ltd. has reached another milestone on its path towards sustainability: from May 1, 2023, it will continue its activities under the Holcim brand name and with a new corporate identity, the company has announced. According to the statement, the new Holcim brand visually reinforces the company's pioneering role in the circular economy […]

According to raw data, the volume of construction output in Hungary in November 2022 surpassed the previous year’s level by 7.0%, the Central Statistical Office reports. Out of the main groups of construction the output of construction of buildings increased by 18.6%, that of civil engineering decreased by 6.9%. Based on seasonally and working day […]

Hungarian construction firms may face a challenge in finding customers in the coming period, as investors have become much more cautious due to rising prices of raw materials, raw materials and energy on the one hand, and capacity constraints on the other. Market Építő Plc. [Construction Plc.] expects construction output to slow in 2023 compared […]