Revestir, an expanding trade fair

Mar 02, 2005

02/03/05 - A total of 130 exhibitors took part in Revestir 2005 (8-11 March), compared to 100 at last year’s event. Some 40 of these were foreign companies, prevalently from Turkey (most of which were natural stone producers), Italy, Spain and China.

Revestir was held in the Transamérica Expo Center in São Paulo and promoted by Anfacer (Brazilian ceramic tile manufacturers’ association) and Abiemg (Brazilian marble and granite industry association). In their pre-show estimates, the organisers anticipated a rise in turnover (US $100 million) and an increase in numbers of visitors (about 30,000).

The technology suppliers were also present this year. For the third year running, a number of Italian companies (Nuova Fima, Air Power, BMR, LB, Sacmi Imola, Nuove Officine Ancora, Smac, System, Gruppo Minerali, Sacs Tecnica) took part in the exhibition as part of a joint pavilion organised by Acimac and the Italian Trade Commission ICE called Tecnargilla Brasil.

The 3rd “International Forum of Architecture and Construction” was held at the same time as Revestir and was attended by leading building industry professionals. These include internationally renowned designer Karim Rashid.

The in-focus section contains:
The final figures for Revestir 2004
A short info box on the Brazilian tile industry in 2004
A list of exhibitors at Revestir
logo_revestir.gifThe figures for Revestir 2004The figures for Revestir 2004

The last Revestir drew more than 25,000 visitors (including several hundred important international buyers from 57 countries), who visited the stands of the 100 companies taking part in the show.

The exhibition is estimated to have generated a turnover of US $60 million. These figures make Revestir the largest tradeshow event in South America.The Brazilian ceramic tile industry in 2004The Brazilian ceramic tile industry in 2004

The Brazilian ceramic tile industry is estimated to have to closed 2004 with a production of about 560 million square metres, 5% up on the 534 million square metres of 2003. These figures confirm Brazil as the world’s fourth largest ceramic tile manufacturer.

Domestic consumption is expected to have reached 442.1 million square metres (compared to 421 million square metres in 2003), making it the second largest tile consumer after China. Exports amount to 20% of production at US $342 million, 36.5% up on the $250.7 million of 2003.

The quantities exported to more than 138 countries reached 125.8 million square metres, 21.5% up on 2003.A list of exhibitors at Revestirespositori_revestir.pdf