In 2026-2027, 5-7% of the total volume of new residential buildings will be built from metal frames and their share will be 20% by 2030. In this respect informs The newspaper Kommersant cites the Infoline research.
“From this, it has been revealed that 3.5 million square meters of construction can be done in three years in the country, unless there are more serious shocks for the construction industry built on metal framework. m of housing, and in seven years – up to 10 million square meters. m,” says the publication.
The increase in metal consumption in the construction sector started to be discussed with the proposal of the Ministry of Construction, discussions on this issue have been continuing actively since 2022. The ministry did not respond to the newspaper’s request.
Metal manufacturers interviewed by the newspaper said that their products have already attracted interest from developers from both the economy and elite segments. They explained that the use of a metal frame reduces the construction cycle.
In general, experts did not rule out that this would be an impetus for the development of metallurgy, which was damaged by sanctions imposed on the ground of a special operation.
The Ministry of Construction expects the total area of apartments built in Russia this year to be 50 million square meters. m.