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The international brick industry event in Anderson, South Carolina, is scheduled for September 29th and 30th.

It is being developed on a “monstre” surface area of about 130.000 sm and required a total investment of 120 million dinars (about 36 million euros). It will employ 150 people.

Benin’s leading tile manufacturer has chosen Sacmi technology for raw material preparation and product forming.

Company managers Gianfranco Padovani, Giuliano Ferrari and Marco Eumenidi have acquired a majority stake in the group. The participation of Ardian with a minority stake will support further international growth.

Fernando Fabra, Chairman of the Spanish ceramic frit, glaze and pigment producers’ association, confirms signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2025 following two challenging years for the sector.

80 esteemed Italian brands to showcase their latest products and inventive designs in Orlando.

The leading U.S. brick manufacturer is completing a major revamp at its Sugarcreek (OH) plant #8 that includes the adoption of digital printing and next-generation automation.

After Dubai, London and Frankfurt, Rak Ceramics has chosen Milan for its new Design Hub, which will host all the group's brands in the surfaces, bathroom furnishings and tableware sectors.

The newly modernised line is designed to produce up to 7,600 roof tiles per hour, a 20% increase compared to the previous production department.

CEO Massimiliano Vulcano and executives Ivano Menso and Alberto Cazzaniga discuss the company’s strategic vision, core values and the MIE360° method.

The company has commissioned Marcheluzzo to supply solutions that further improve the thermal and acoustic insulation performance of its rectified blocks.

The Italian ceramic sanitaryware manufacturer is continuing the modernisation of its facility in Gallese (Viterbo) with the installation of a new ALV cell for high-pressure casting of washbasins and RobotClean technology for robotic finishing of sanitaryware.

The leading event on the African continent for the diverse and dynamic construction industry will be held in Algiers from 4 to 8 May.

The Castel Bolognese-based company has acquired the companies Armonie, Mo.Da & Musis and Quinta Strada.

The LB feeding system for the new large ceramic slab forming line has been in operation for several months now.

The long-established Italian ceramic tile producer has completed a plant upgrade in collaboration with Sacmi to boost productivity and maximise environmental sustainability.

The exhibition, which will take place from 18 to 22 April 2025 in Foshan, represents a global hub for architectural ceramic products & cutting-edge technology.

Work is underway for the construction of the two new factories in Malia and Tirupati, which will increase the annual production capacity of the Indian ceramic group to 41 million sq.m of tiles and slabs over the next two years.

The investment for a new tunnel kiln, designed to achieve an output of a million pieces per year, completes the project to expand production at the Duravit’s Chongqing plant.

The project includes the addition of a secondary kiln and a new manufacturing line, which will effectively double the production capacity of the Columbia plant.