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Brazil exceeds production of 500 million square metres

Jun 19, 2003
20/06/2003 - The Brazilian ceramic tile industry is continuing to expand and in 2002 broke the 500 million square metre production threshold.
According to figures released by Anfacer (Brazilian ceramic tile manufacturers' association), production totalled 508.3 million square metres compared to 473.4 million sq.m in 2001 (growth of 7.4%).

Domestic sales rose by 9.6% from 416.3 million square metres in 2001 to 456.3 million sq.m in 2002, generating a domestic turnover that has risen from 2.25 billion real (US $794.5 million) in 2001 to 2.75 billion real ($971 million) in 2002, an increase of 22.2%.

The news is likewise good for exports, up by 19.6% in quantities and 18.3% in value.
In absolute terms, in 2002 the Brazilian manufacturers exported 55.6 million square metres (compared to 46.5 million sq.m in 2001) to a value of US $205.1 million, substantially higher than the previous year's $173.4 million.

The in-focus section contains tables with complete figures

A more detailed analysis of the Brazilian market is published in issue 52 of Ceramic World Review, which comes out at the end of June. Tables with complete figuresproduzione_brasile.pdf

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