Ceramic World Review 150/2023

Editorial

• Competitiveness

By Paola Giacomini

World New

Economics

• RAK Ceramics announces strong growth in FY 2022
• European construction set to stagnate until 2025
• India’s unstoppable growth

Interview

• The Italian ceramic tile industry weathers the storm in 2022
• Soaring gas prices hold back the Spanish tile industry

FOCUS ON: USA

• 2022 U.S. Ceramic Tile Market Update
• The US market 2023, a year of cooling off
• Mohawk Industries reports positive 2022 results despite slowdown
• Portobello set to start up its new factory in Baxter
• “Designed in Italy, Made in the USA”: a formula for success

FOCUS ON: LARGE SIZES & SLABS

• Roca Brasil Cerámica doubles its SuperSize line
• Porcelanosa starts up new large-size slab factory
• An integrated approach to large slab production
• Increasingly high-performance, digital and flexible slab production lines
• Transforming slabs into furnishing elements
• An alternative clay for unglazed porcelain bodies from Brazil
• Latest technologies