Building materials

For the first time in two years, Turkey saw increasing dynamism in its construction sector for two months in a row, a report from the Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association (THBB) revealed on Nov. 8.  

Turkish tire and construction reinforcement Kordsa has bought the U.S.-based composite material producer Axiom Materials for $181 million.

The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) on Friday ordered the withdrawal of minced chicken by the Arta brand trading under the name Kimas Kotopoulo Ellinikos Nopos after tests on a sample of the product revealed traces of salmonella.

The granite pavements in the area of ​​St. Alexander Nevsky Square, including the approach on Oborishte Street - from Rakovski Street to the Alexander Nevski Temple, are preserved. This is part of the project for the repair of the square, with its approval, Yordanka Fandakova, mayor of Sofia, told journalists.

The Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association on Jan. 2 responded to criticism from building contractors, saying that the necessary increase in the prices of their products will not reach 40 percent.

8,000 tons of paving slabs and bricks have disappeared in Sofia. A signal for this was filed by the municipal councilor Ivo Bozhkov in the prosecutor's office. According to him, paving bricks have disappeared in the course of ten years, NOVA reported.
 

Global demand for cement is seen growing by 1.5 percent next year, the World Cement Association said on Dec. 5, as economic risks and trade tensions weigh on the construction industry in many countries.

Locals living the Black Sea village of Meşeköy, once named Petran, have again this year taken to riding on primitive boards they made from planks of wood.

In the presence of the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov, Deputy minister Denitsa Nikolova and the Mayor of Sofia Municipality Yordanka Fandakova a contract is signed for the reconstruction of the representative part of the West Park in Sofis and the ceremony will take place tomorrow.

The U.S. International Trade Commission said on May 1 that carbon and alloy steel wire rod imports from five countries, including Turkey, were hurting U.S. producers, locking in duties of up to 147.63 percent on the products for five years.