In the Nizhny Novgorod region, 60% of construction materials enterprises are unprofitable

The governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin instructed to develop anti-crisis measures to support manufacturers of building materials - this decision was made at a meeting of the operational staff. The reason was the fall in production in the industry by 16% in the nine months of 2026.

According to the head of the region, the industry is under pressure from the reduction of new construction volumes and low availability of working and investment loans. If the situation does not change, small and medium-sized producers may leave the market, the number of bankruptcies will increase, and by the time the construction cycle is restored, the region will face a long-term capacity shortage.

Economy Minister Alexander Solovyov said that the decline was recorded for the second year in a row, and 60% of large and medium-sized enterprises in the sector were unprofitable. The output of products made of glass, concrete, cement and gypsum was most strongly submerged.

Entrepreneurs at the meeting spoke about the current difficulties, and the Governor instructed the relevant departments to address the problems of the speakers. In addition, the government intends to create a regional register of local manufacturers and suppliers of building materials to target contractors coming from other regions of the Russian Federation.