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German precast industry continues to grow
The upward trend in precast concrete products production that became evident in the last decades continued in Germany. For the year 2014, the industry expects a turnover of more than 5.6 billion euros, which corresponds to a plus of 9 %. This was announced at the press conference given at the 59th BetonTage in Neu-Ulm. The number of employees remained unchanged at 45.000.
Growth in all segments
The positive development in housing construction was once again the reason for the growth. In 2014, for example, around 235,000 dwelling units were built – a growth of around 8 %. Historically low...
