{"id":876,"date":"2020-01-20T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T12:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/uncategorized\/impact-pfas-en-stikstof-merkbaar-in-de-bouwsector-in-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:33:40","slug":"the-impact-of-pfas-and-nitrogen-was-noticeable-in-the-construction-sector-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/impact-pfas-en-stikstof-merkbaar-in-de-bouwsector-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of PFAS and nitrogen was noticeable in the construction sector in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7420\" src=\"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/warning-sign-655244-1-aangepast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the second half of 2019, the nitrogen and PFAS issues were a key focus for the construction sector. Despite these issues, the construction sector showed growth of approximately 4 to 5% in 2019. In 2020, however, the construction sector is expected to start feeling the impact of the nitrogen and PFAS issues. The <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.abnamro.nl\/2020\/01\/stikstof-en-pfas-verspreiden-zich-als-olievlek-over-de-bouwsector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABN AMRO<\/a> expects construction output to contract by 2% in 2020 and for growth not to stabilise again until 2021. However, this contraction is not due to limited demand, but to limited supply from the construction sector. The impact is expected to be greatest for residential construction and civil engineering.<\/p>\n<p>However, research by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ing.nl\/zakelijk\/kennis-over-de-economie\/uw-sector\/outlook\/bouw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ING<\/a> It appears that, thanks to strong domestic demand, government measures and innovative solutions, construction output is expected to grow slightly by 0.5% in 2020. According to ING, the infrastructure sector will bear the brunt of the impact, due to the significant effects of the issues surrounding PFAS and nitrogen.<\/p>\n<p>Two major banks have analysed the outlook for the construction sector in 2020, but what is an institutional organisation\u2019s outlook for construction output in 2020 \u2013 positive or negative?  On 22 January 2020, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eib.nl\/nieuws\/eib-congres-22-januari-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EIB<\/a> (Economic Institute for the Construction Industry) is holding its annual conference on the outlook for construction output and employment, this year covering the period 2020\u20132024. To provide our clients in the construction sector with the best possible guidance, VWG Corporate Finance will be attending this conference and will provide you with an update shortly.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In de 2e helft van 2019 stond de stikstof en PFAS problematiek voor de bouwsector centraal. Ondanks deze problematiek laat de bouwsector een groei zien van ca. 4 \u00e1 5% in 2019. In 2020 wordt echter verwacht dat de bouwsector de impact van de stikstof en PFAS problematiek zichtbaar gaat voelen. De ABN AMRO verwacht [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}