November constructsteel newsletter
Construction market trends
US | Shortages and expensive building materials acting as a drag on homebuilding; private non-residential output improving.
Europe | Construction continues to stabilise with Eurozone PMI seeing sharpest increase since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
China | Downward adjustment in residential real estate continues.
India | Temporary slowdown in September core activities due to heavy rainfall impacting construction.
Special topic
Developing solutions that respond to customer needs
Dutt Thirumalai, International Business Development Manager at Saint-Gobain shares insights on the rising need to address climate change and raw material depletion, and the importance of developing solutions that are local, accessible and that respond to the customers’ needs.
Technical trends
Ensuring adaptation and resilience to climate change
The global climate crisis is under way. Lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure are already at risk. Cutting emissions is critical, but it is also a long-term effort. In the meantime, cities can act now to protect their people and create a more resilient and hopeful future.
