Sanitaryware

At Tecna 2024, Effediesse presented the technological test results of the SA01 clay for use in sanitaryware production, obtaining positive feedback from manufacturers visiting the fair.

The innovative robotic solution for the white finishing of sanitaryware surfaces has already been adopted by around ten manufacturers in the Italian district of Civita Castellana.

Two PHO 451 Green presses have been started up at the Merzig tableware production facility.

Acimac Research Dept. / MECS updates the yearly analysis of the world ceramic sanitaryware imports/exports flows. After the very strong recovery in 2021, 2022 global sanitaryware exports experienced a 5.6% decline, a downturn observed in all geographical areas of production.

The German Group registered consolidated revenue of € 650.6 million, down 10.7% year on year (or -8.8% on a constant currency basis).

A new SACMI-Riedhammer HWS kiln was recently started up at VitrA’s “Third plant” in Bozüyük. The machine is specifically designed to handle large and complex pieces.

The Italian sanitaryware producer posted revenues of more than €37 million in 2022 and now aims to strengthen its position in foreign markets.

Two new robotized glazing booths are now up and running at full capacity at the sanitaryware production plant in Trishal, increasing production output to approx. 300 pieces per workshift.

This project completes the investment at the Hódmezővásárhely plant, which is pivotal to Villeroy & Boch’s Eastern European growth strategy

The Civita Castellana-based sanitaryware and tableware machinery manufacturer has seen its revenues surpass pre-pandemic levels this year and is expecting further growth in 2023.

The Italian whiteware, brick and refractory industries also saw a recovery in 2021.

The German multinational posted revenues of €604 million in 2021 (+28%) and aims to reach €1 billion by 2025.

The Bangladeshi company is already a longstanding Sacmi customer in the tile sector and with this investment aims to achieve ambitious productivity and quality targets in sanitaryware production

Sales picked up sharply (+15.9%) to surpass the forecasts announced at the end of the third quarter. All export markets performed well.

Roca, Kohler, Geberit and Toto lead the rankings of the world ceramic sanitaryware manufacturers by volumes of production in 2020. See who is next.

Acimac Research Dept. / MECS updates the yearly analysis of the world ceramic sanitaryware imports/exports flows. In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, global sanitaryware exports suffered a 5% contraction on 2019, a downturn observed in all geographical areas of production.

In the first nine months of 2021, the German group’s consolidated revenue reached €684.5 million, up 24.7% on 2020. Forecasts for the end-of-year 2021 results are for €920 million

The Swiss sanitaryware giant’s revenue rose to CHF 2.69 billion in the first nine months of 2021, up 18.8% on the same period last year and 16.8% on 2019.