Confindustria Ceramica

A stark warning from the President of Confindustria Ceramica, calling on European decision-makers to change course on the ETS.

The European Commission’s new ETS benchmarks undermine the competitiveness and international market presence of the European ceramic industry, putting the sector’s very survival at risk.

The Ceramics of Italy Pavillion will be a protagonist in Las Vegas, bringing new collections and applications, and offering a dynamic event programming.

Confindustria Ceramica backs the new measure as essential for tackling unfair trade practices.

Confindustria Ceramica’s preliminary 2025 figures put Italian tile production at an estimated 388 million sqm (+5% on 2024) and total sales at 386 million sqm (+2%). Exports are up while domestic sales are broadly stable.

The ceramic tile segment closed 2024 with revenues of €6.1 billion, 1.8% lower than in 2023. Investments slumped by 19.4% as a result of high energy costs and an ETS system that continues to drain vital resources. We also take a look at the industry’s four other segments: sanitaryware, tableware, heavy clay and refractories.

80 esteemed Italian brands to showcase their latest products and inventive designs in Orlando.

Total tile sales reached 376 million sqm in 2024, a 1.9% increase over 2023 largely driven by exports. Production continued its downward trend with a 2% contraction.

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

Outgoing chairman Giovanni Savorani: “The import duties adopted in Europe are entirely insufficient to counter unfair competition.”

Ciarrocchi has been nominated as chairman-designate by the association’s Board of Directors and will be elected during the Annual Members’ Meeting to be held on 12 June

More than 100 Italian brands are participating in North America’s preeminent ceramic tile and natural stone exhibition in Atlanta.

Total tile sales fell to 362 million sqm (down 19.3% from 2022) and production dropped by 90 million sqm.

Along with the results for the ceramic tile sector, Confindustria Ceramica also presented the 2022 results for Italian producers of sanitaryware, tableware, refractory materials and heavyclay bricks.

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.

The Confindustria Ceramica chairman Giovanni Savorani analyses the sector’s mood and state of health. Read the interview.

Total sales are estimated at 458 million square metres in 2022 (up 0.7% on 2021), but the industry’s competitiveness continues to be hindered by spiralling energy costs.

According to figures published in the Confindustria Ceramica national statistical survey the brick and tile output grew to 4.46 million tonnes, marking a return to 2019 levels.

The Italian whiteware, brick and refractory industries also saw a recovery in 2021.

The Italian ceramic industry has posted exceptional 2021 results, including a 21% year-on-year increase in total revenues to €7.5 billion. As always, the lion’s share went to the tile sector, which registered sales of almost €6.2 billion (+20% on 2020 and +15.4% on 2019), including €5.2 billion earned from exports.