Ukraine needs 3-4 window glass factories to rebuild the country.

To have enough window glass for Ukraine’s restoration, it will be necessary to build three or four plants with a production capacity of 25 million square meters per year, said the President of the All-Ukrainian Union of Building Materials Manufacturers, Kostyantyn Saliy.

He noted that modern window glass is not currently produced in Ukraine. Before the war, 85% of this product was imported from Belarus and Russia. Therefore, one of the most urgent tasks is to ensure domestic window glass production for reconstruction. However, for now, plans from Turkish, Chinese, and Ukrainian businesses to build factories have only been declared.

On the other hand, Saliy noted that production of domestic PVC profiles and other window components is sufficient for current consumption levels. In addition, during the war Ukraine has increased its export of window systems to Germany, France, and Britain.

Since the beginning of the war, satellite imaging has recorded more than 210,000 damaged buildings in Ukraine, about half of them in the Donbas, which demonstrates a great need for window glass for years to come.