Tiles

After a successful year 2022 with revenues up 38% to €1,508 million, the Spanish group launched its Ecombustible project in late June and purchased Ascale in August.

After a five-year absence, the Polish company is returning to Cersaie for the international debut of its new TRI-D slabs produced in the sizes 320x160 and 320x123 cm.

System Ceramics’ technology has again been adopted for the third Kalesinterflex slab production line opened in July.

The new player in the Nepalese ceramic industry will be able to satisfy at least a quarter of the country’s tile demand, which is currently met mainly by imports.

A project to build the first ceramic slab factory powered by green hydrogen has entered the second stage.

The Indonesian company has purchased a third PCR (2000 Smart) for slabs as large as 1600x3200 mm, alongside a dryer and a new kiln.

The new plant supplied by LB to the Bangladeshi company to expand its range of technical porcelain tiles has successfully completed start-up testing.

The new facility in Baxter will be equipped with System Ceramics technologies for digital decoration and the entire end-of-line stage

An agreement has been signed for the supply of a technological tower with flaker and mixer that will improve the aesthetic and technical quality of products.

The Brazilian manufacturer will adopt a new automatic system for storing, mixing and feeding inks to digital printers at its Rio Claro facility.

With the latest two installations for Celima and Aris, I-nkfiller® technology has reached 100% coverage of the Peruvian market.

Panariagroup has installed latest-generation Tornado end-of-line technology at its factory in Toano.

Qualitron, Multigecko, Multiflex and Griffon technologies have been installed in the Cerdomus factory in Castel Bolognese.

The group has completed its new technology hub in Solignano and purchased the former Target Group premises in Fiorano Modenese, which will house offices and showrooms for all the group’s brands.

The acquisition will be the eighth in the six years since the Italcer Group was founded and is expected to close after the summer.

The Brazilian ceramic tile industry contracted sharply in 2022 and expects a further slowdown in 2023, although the first signs of improvement may emerge in the second half of this year.

The new lines (two PCR 2000’s and two PCR 2180’s) have already been shipped and will soon begin operation at the New Pearl plant in Sanshui to produce slabs and coordinating sub-sizes.

Italy’s tile industry hit record revenues of 7.2 billion euros in 2022 (up 16.5% on 2021), with sales volumes of 449 million sqm (down 1.4%). Momentum slows in first quarter of 2023, with 25% drop in export volumes.

Following exceptional growth in 2022, Grupo Lamosa reported a 6% decline in revenue in the first quarter of the current year compared to the same period last year. The group’s financial structure remains solid.

With this complete plant for the production of high-end large-format tiles, the company aims to strengthen its position in the domestic and international markets.