Tiles

30/06/03 - Production has resumed at the Iris facility (Eiffelgres) at Viano, province of Reggio Emilia, Italy. After being closed for two years for refurbishing work costing an estimated 60 million euro, in April one production line resumed operation and the first kiln and presses were started up. When the initial testing stage is complete, the plant will rapidly reach 50% of its potential,…

30/06/03 - Sicocer F Red 2360 extends BASF's range of zirconium coral pigments to include a bluish pigment with coloristic properties that set new standards. Sicocer F Red 2360 fulfils to a particularly high degree the demands of the tile industry for strongly coloured, heat-resistant, fine-grained pigments suitable for transparent glazes.

30/06/03 - Corrado Giovannetti, managing director of Sanitec Italia, a major Italian company in the sectors of sanitaryware (with the Pozzi-Ginori brand name) and bathtubs and multifunctional showers (Domino Group, Albatros and Revita brands), has been named the new chairman of Federchimica's ceramic sanitaryware division.

A large shower tray production unit supplied to a leading Italian sanitaryware company

The President of the European Commission points to innovation and research as the keys to success

Supplied a new line for the production of porcelain tile of high aesthetic quality

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30/06/03 - Sasib Packaging System (SPS), a company that for years has been a leader in the field of packaging solutions, has introduced a revolutionary system in the world of packaging lines with the B.O.E. (Biscuit On Edge) Module, developed in cooperation with Control Techniques.

30/06/03 -Ceramica Florentina (Cartago, Costa Rica) recently commissioned Inteco Ceramics Supplies of Modena to supply a complete turnkey plant for the production of 2.6 million square metres/year of single fired ceramic tiles. The plant, currently at the assembly stage, is the first to be built in Costa Rica. It is entirely automated and includes a series of technical solutions devised to…

30/06/03 - The order received by Garoll for the supply of technology to Chini Cord, a major Iranian ceramic sanitaryware manufacturer, has now entered the implementation stage. The initial objective is to increase production capacity at the Kermanshah plant by 855,000 piece/year in stock. However, this is just the first stage in a project that has even more ambitious objectives.

30/06/03 -A new plant belonging to the Turkish Group Vitra Eczacibasi is scheduled to begin production at the end of the year in Wicklow (Ireland). The new plant joins the existing one located just 20 km away and will expand the production of wall tiles and trim pieces, marketed mainly in the UK. Vitra Eczacibasi is the second-largest tile producer in Turkey and the leading sanitaryware…

Indicators published for listed companies and building sector updated as of 17 June

Together with the existing ISO 14001 Environmental Certification, this will allow the company to offer its customers the best possible service and to meet environmental legislation

The partnership will allow both groups to reinforce their market positions

Gianpietro Mondini (Coop. Ceramica d'Imola), Enzo D. Mularoni (Ceramica Del Conca), Cirillo Mussini (Ceramiche Atlas Concorde) and Oscar Zannoni (Ceramiche Ricchetti Group) will remain in office until May 2005

Revenues up by 22%. Panaria Group likewise reports good balance sheet results

Increase in turnover, domestic sales and exports

Capable of creating through-body porcelain tile decorations directly at the press