Investments into building industry
The building boom continues in Ukraine. And at the same time it is noticeable the tendency of investments growth in producing of raw material. The owners of enterprises prefer buying open-cast mines not to depend upon suppliers, and plan to earn from exporting raw materials. The last great investment was done by German company Knauf - building of own mine of gypsum stone in Ternopolskiy region. The company has spent 10 million dollars for project realization. This sum should be recompensed in 10 years. A half of stone quarried will be exported. The company had already created a modern mining complex there. On the other hand, an export of integrated products is not foreseen. In the future a new factory producing dry mixtures will be built. But Knauf is not the only firm which quarries gypsum stone. Her nearest rival is another international concern is French company Lafarge. They have own open-cast mine too in Artemovsk region. The stock volumes are about 140 million tones. This enough for several decades. Henkel Bautechnik also plans to open its own factory of dry mixtures and produce 220 000 tones of production annually. They are ready to invest 10 million euros. In spite of such solid investments, Ukrainian consumers should not expect prices to fall. Some regions of Ukraine have a shortage in construction materials and others have constant demand. We have a case, when increased supply won’t become stimulus for price rising. The total volume of gypsum stone deposits in Ukraine is 10 milliards. Most of them ate located in Artemovskiy, Doneckiy regions and Western Ukraine. It is enough for 200 years taking into account rational use.