ABK Group

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

The renowned Italian ceramic group has opened its first showroom in Italy and launched the ABK Group Studio project.

The plan includes targeted actions focusing on product innovation, expansion of the group’s global presence and workforce, and the construction of a new business hub.

With an investment of €45 million, mostly in the form of a capital increase, Cleon is providing the financial resources for the growth of ABK Group and joins the shareholder structure alongside the founding partners.

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.

Innovation and research in partnership with System Ceramics, LB and Sacmi bring new large-size Full Vein 3D slabs to life.

A third body colouring line with Easy Color Boost technology supplied by LB will be installed in the ABK Group’s Solignano plant.

From the uncertainties surrounding gas availability and prices to the race to replace Ukrainian raw materials. The Italian ceramic tile industry is facing the challenge of rising costs against the backdrop of a very buoyant market.

The historic French brand Desvres has become part of the Finale Emilia-based ceramic group, which in recent months has also purchased Gardenia Orchidea and acquired a 49% stake in the Spanish company Arbe Stolanic

ABK Group is stepping up the pace of its international expansion in the furniture sector and will begin selling the innovative “invisible” Cooking Surface Prime hob integrated with ABKSTONE and Materia slabs in international markets.

The acquisition establishes ABK Group as one of the top players in the luxury segment of the ceramic industry. The Group expect to reach a total turnover of €150 million in 2020

ICC has already set up around fifty showrooms in China’s major cities and expects to have 100 stores by March 2021.

Exclusive partnership agreement with Facemag for distribution of slabs in Morocco signed during Cersaie.

ABK Group has announced a business combination with SPAC CFP 2 with a view to listing on the AIM market of Borsa Italiana.

The Group has recently concluded a new 10 million euro project which will enable it to join the elite of large-format ceramic panel manufacturers.

The plant is due to begin operation at the Solignano facility by the summer. Along with a Continua+ line, the plant also includes an EKO kiln with the largest internal surface area ever installed in Italy.

Wall&Porcelain is a new kind of porous stoneware that combines the advantages of both porcelain and double fired or monoporosa tiles while eliminating the problems typically associated with these products.

The Finale Emilia based company has achieved double-digit turnover growth in the last two years