Insulation sales in Austria continue to decline

Manufacturer revenues from insulation materials in Austria fell by 4.9 per cent to EUR 311.5 mio in 2025. The flat demand trend was offset by a 4.5 per cent year-over-year decline in average selling prices, according to an analysis by the market research institute Branchenradar.com Marktanalyse. This marks a slowdown in the decline: In the two preceding years, sales had fallen by double-digit percentages (2024: -12.9 per cent, 2023: -21.4 per cent).

In 2025, sales declined particularly for extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), rigid polyurethane foam (PUR/PIR), and organic insulation materials. Here, the year-over-year decline ranged between 7 and 10 per cent. Sales of mineral wool were down by an average of 5 per cent compared to the previous year. Only in the case of expanded polystyrene (EPS) did revenues remain nearly flat at the previous year’s level (-0.5 per cent), as new construction…