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The fully automated plant is one of the largest in the world and will allow for an initial production of 10,000 sqm/day of porcelain stoneware tiles, increasing to 32,000 sqm/day in 2024.

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.

To mark the 40th edition of Cersaie (Bologna, from 25 to 29 September), the exhibition space will feature a fascinating route reliving 40 years of its evolution, focusing on design, technology, products and companies that have made history.

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.

A leader in the diamond tool sector, the Castellón-based company will be exhibiting its entire range of solutions at the next edition of the Bologna show.

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

A key technology partner of Modula, System Electronics has developed a new project designed to improve control of vertical warehouse operations.

Tecna, the international exhibition of technologies and supplies for surfaces organised by Italian Exhibition Group and Acimac, has officially announced its dates for 2024.

The 37th CERAMICS CHINA 2023 closed its doors in Guangzhou on 22 June, after a 4-day exhibition which gathered 682 exhibitors and over 60,000 visitors.

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.

The award recognises the outstanding international market performance achieved by the German manufacturer of high efficiency ceramic kilns.

In 2022, the Spanish group reported a turnover of more than €2 billion and made investments of €135 million.

The Spica production facility in Civita Castellana was recently acquired from Imerys. The new company, renamed New Spica, aims to expand its activities from sanitaryware into the tableware, artistic ceramics and clay roof tile segments.

The refractory roller manufacturer aims to increase its production capacity while further improving the quality of its top performing products.

A new era of ceramic innovation is on show in Younexa's new exhibition space in Vall d’Alba.