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Overall building activity in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia is showing an upward trend. The window markets are also profiting from this situation
Whereas sales in the Polish window market were declining in real terms in the first half of the year 2000 and many companies were forced to record a drop in sales, the short-term crisis seems in the meantime to have been overcome and the trend in building is again showing positive signs. The latest survey carried out by the consultants working for Interconnection of Vienna (IC) shows that the markets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also bottomed out, and solid growth is being recorded in Hungary and Slovenia, continuing the trend of the last few years.
The Polish window market saw slight volume growth of 2.1 per cent in 2000. As in the majority of European markets the significance of the PVC window has increased markedly in the last few years: In the year 2000 no less than 41.9 per cent of all windows sold were made of PVC, with 12.6 per cent of metal (aluminium and galvanised sheet metal) and 44 per cent of wood. At one per cent of the overall market, the proportional share of combined wood and aluminium units is very small. Altogether 5 349 window units were sold in Poland in the year 2000, which makes Poland by far the largest market in eastern Europe. The price situation is approaching the west European level.
The growing Polish window market
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The Hungarian window market has for years been characterised by a high rate of growth of at least ten per cent in volume terms, with the volume sold rising by 9.6 per cent to 1 594 mio units in the year 2000, for example. Of these windows, 47 per cent were made of wood, 36.4 per cent of PVC and the remainder of metal or wood plus aluminium combinations. A special feature of the Hungarian market is the very low price level, with the local market leader for wooden windows offering totally uncoated and consequently very cheap products. The Hungarian market altogether offers very good perspectives for growth at a moderate price level.
More windows in Hungary
The Polish window market saw slight volume growth of 2.1 per cent in 2000. As in the majority of European markets the significance of the PVC window has increased markedly in the last few years: In the year 2000 no less than 41.9 per cent of all windows sold were made of PVC, with 12.6 per cent of metal (aluminium and galvanised sheet metal) and 44 per cent of wood. At one per cent of the overall market, the proportional share of combined wood and aluminium units is very small. Altogether 5 349 window units were sold in Poland in the year 2000, which makes Poland by far the largest market in eastern Europe. The price situation is approaching the west European level.
The growing Polish window market
(pdf file download)
The Hungarian window market has for years been characterised by a high rate of growth of at least ten per cent in volume terms, with the volume sold rising by 9.6 per cent to 1 594 mio units in the year 2000, for example. Of these windows, 47 per cent were made of wood, 36.4 per cent of PVC and the remainder of metal or wood plus aluminium combinations. A special feature of the Hungarian market is the very low price level, with the local market leader for wooden windows offering totally uncoated and consequently very cheap products. The Hungarian market altogether offers very good perspectives for growth at a moderate price level.
More windows in Hungary
