Ceramic World Review 162/2025

Editorial

• Outlook 2026

World News

Events

• Bäherden Ceramics inaugurates new factory in Turkmenistan
• European ceramic tile industry meets for annual congress

Economics

• The Italian ceramic industry is worth 7.5 billion euros
• Florim, sustainable beauty and design
• Italian ceramic machinery sector sees 23% decline in sales in 2024
• China’s tile industry and market continue to decline

Interview

• Guocera invests in large slab production

Trends

• Pure primary: the colours of origins, the future of ceramic trends

FOCUS ON finishing & surface treatment

• The latest frontier in ceramic finishing technologies for a true “total look”
• LATEST TECHNOLOGIES finishing & surface treatment

FOCUS ON digitalisation, automation & end of line

• Fully digital automation for intelligent, precise and sustainable squaring
• Innovative in-house handling solutions for the ceramic industry
• LATEST TECHNOLOGIES digitalisation, automation & end of line

Topics

• After-sales services as a driver of efficiency
• Mandatory Bis certification for machinery exports to India

Architecture

• Kringlan: where ceramic versatility transforms every surface

Raw Materials

• Travel notes of a backpacking geologist Chapter 4: South America