Countdown to Indian Ceramics Asia 2022

From 6 to 8 April, the Indian ceramic industry will meet again in Gandhinagar for the 16th annual edition of Indian Ceramics Asia and its concurrent show IBaRT, the India Brick and Roof Tile Expo.

From 6 to 8 April, the Indian ceramic industry will meet again in Gandhinagar for the 16th annual edition of Indian Ceramics Asia and its concurrent show IBaRT, the India Brick and Roof Tile Expo.

Following the cancellation of the show in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, its return in 2022 has been greeted with great enthusiasm by the industry. It provides a welcome opportunity to meet up with customers again in person, although relations had been assiduously maintained over the last couple of years through the use of digital technologies and the presence of local staff.

The industry’s leading international suppliers will all be present, including the Italian machinery manufacturers Appel, BMR, Cimes, Interser, LB, Metco, Poppi Clementino, Sacmi, Smac, System Ceramics and Tecnoferrari, most of which will be exhibiting in the Italian pavilion organised by ACIMAC in cooperation with the Italian Trade Agency.

The glaze, colour and ink sector will also be represented by the leading brands, including the Italian companies Colorobbia Group, Sicer/Inkera and Smaltochimica/Smaltochem India as well as the Spanish firms Esmalglass-Itaca, Torrecid and Vidres.

AKW and Alteo will be among the exhibitors in the field of ceramic raw materials, while the IBaRT show can count on the presence of several well-known European suppliers, including Beralmar, De Boer, Equipceramic and Metalcertima

Ceramic World Review will also be present at the fair, with its Special India Issue in Hindi Language, which will be distributed for free to visitors and exhibitors at the ACIMAC Booth (Hall 2, C213).

In the meantime, the Indian ceramic tile industry has further strengthened its position as a global tile player and as the world’s second largest manufacturer (above 1.3 billion sqm), consumer (almost 900 million sqm) and exporter behind China.

In 2020, India’s tile producers chalked up another astonishing success with total exports of 437 million sqm (up 21% on 2019). Exports also continued to grow in 2021. In the United States, for example, Indian tile exporters were able to increase their sales by 8.9% on 2020 to 20.2 million sqm, with a value (CIF) of US $164.6 million (+21.2% on the previous year).

The dynamism of the the largest Indian ceramic companies is confirmed today by the substantial new investments aimed at increasing production capacity and productivity.