Tiles

The UK company has sold the Turkish tile business to Hasan Akgün for €36.8 million.

The CEO of the Italcer Group and Vice Chairman of Confindustria Ceramica will lead the European Ceramic Federation (CET) until 2027.

The two new production lines supplied by Gruppo B&T have been successfully opened at the Lasselsberger Group plant in Borovany.

Launched simultaneously in key European markets, the campaign highlights the characteristics, values and qualities that make European ceramics truly unique.

Already successfully tested at the Cerámica San Lorenzo factory in Peru, Lamosa has also adopted the technology produced by I-Tech and distributed by Inter Ser at its factory in Guanajuato, Mexico.

SACMI has introduced a new application that generates a digital identity card for products, effectively serving as a “protected designation of origin” label and offering benefits in terms of process control.

Kajaria has inaugurated its largest luxury tile showroom in the UK capital and has acquired further 7 stores

From a new patent for eliminating CO2 in production processes to the installation of a 100% electric kiln at the Equipe Cerámicas facility in Spain.

Net sales fell by 1.7% in Q3 compared to the same period in 2023 and by 3.8% in the first nine months of the year. Investments in 2024 total $450 million.

At Tecna 2024, Cimes presented the world’s first deburring machine capable of continuously cleaning all four sides of ceramic tiles and slabs.

ACIMAC research Dept/MECS anticipates to Ceramic World Review the key figures of the 12th edition of the annual report “World production and consumption of ceramic tiles”. In 2023 world tile production and consumption fell by 5.5% and 5% respectively. World tile import-export flows also saw a decrease, down 2.3% on 2022.

MagFace is a patented system for the magnetic dry installation of all types of surface coverings in just one millimetre of thickness, which eliminates all the inconvenience associated with conventional installation.

The latest developments in three-dimensional ceramic decoration will allow manufacturers and designers to explore new frontiers in the creation of surfaces.

Aliplast and Mirage have developed a circular process for recovering plastic films used to package ceramic tiles.

Mauro Vandini will also maintain his present role as President of Mohawk’s European Ceramic business with the support of his talented team.

Gruppo B&T’s supply to the Spanish group will include two SUPERA® presses, the Fenix greencut technology by Ancora, Projecta’s Dryfix digital printer, a 7-layer horizontal dryer and storage machinery.

Tekinn, a leading company in the development of x-ray equipment for quality control of ceramic pieces, is presenting its new TEKINN XDS solution at Tecna 2024.

The Portuguese tile manufacturer Revigrés has adopted the patented dry colouring solution for the expansion of its plant in Barrô.

The Brazilian ceramic group has started the year 2024 with positive results. In Q1 revenues grew by 7.7% compared to Q1 2023, with exports up 10.4%.

The Italian ceramic group has conquered the US market with its second-generation FullVein3D technology for the production of porcelain stoneware slabs.