Tiles

The allocation registered an oversubscription 1.4 times the quantity of shares offered

New commercial branch for the Spanish Group

The Group acquires the main player in the Russian ceramic tile market

Tecnografica Sistemi Welko will also provide the ceramic company with a complete research and development service

Ceramic Industries and H&R Johnson secure contracts with the Fiorano-based Group

10.6% up in first nine months of year. Growth in all major markets

Debut on the Star segment of the Italian Stock Market scheduled for 19 November.

A further 2% shareholding taken by vice chairman Michele Preda

The company was founded in 1998 and has a turnover of approximately 104 million euro

By June 2005 the Formigine-based group will build a complete plant for ceramic company Synar Karya.

Assopiastrelle announces positive figure for the first half of 2004

At Tecnargilla 2004, Officina CMC showcased a series of innovations in the field of handling, storage and dry tile decoration. The products on display fell into three main areas. The first was a closed-loop system which contained the new S.U.F. 120, a storage device with two independent suction heads to be installed at the kiln exit, and the unique I.E.U. emergency accumulation unit which can be…

The Turkish company has bought three new presses and three dryers from the Sacmi Group

The Concorde group of Spezzano (province of Modena, Italy) has acquired a substantial majority shareholding in Mirage, a longstanding manufacturer of high-end porcelain tile

At Cersaie and Tecnargilla, the leading colour manufacturer Ferro is continuing its communication strategy of combining research into raw materials, colours and the most important ceramic technologies with the latest fashion and colour trends.

The roller kilns for firing ceramic products manufactured by the Barbieri & Tarozzi Group offer totally innovative features. The combustion systems and the roller drive structure in particular have been improved. The installation of an extra-efficient combustion system has delivered excellent results in terms of specific consumption, calibre and flatness.

At Tecnargilla 2004, Sacmi will be showcasing cutting-edge technology with high levels of automation for highly efficient production lines offering innovative, user-friendly features. The Group’s exhibition space of over 2000 sq.m will also feature Sacmi Molds & Dies, Kemac and Keratech.

Ehinger Impianti is presenting a new series of air classifiers for ultra fine powders named SEV-DS-UF, characterised by a very high cut-off efficiency at 4-5 μ (as well as at much lower values). The most important result of this new technology is the cost reduction of ultra fine powders. The grain size distribution of finished products can be modified through different configurations of this new…

Qualitas Equity Partners acquired the group for a value of 51 million euro

In the first half of 2004 consolidated turnover reached 1.442 million euro