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The company’s Fiorano facility has been completely revamped in collaboration with Sacmi and has an annual production capacity of around 12 million square metres.

Grupo Pamesa reported consolidated revenues of €1,220 million in 2021, a 56% increase on 2020. This included 43% growth in the ceramic segment to €881.7 million. Fernando Roig confirms that the group will be investing a further €95 million this year.

The challenge to reduce consumption and consume more responsibly has led the Italian ceramic group to invest in new cogeneration and photoelectric systems.

The second Easy Colour Boost system supplied by LB has already been successfully tested.

The group has set out its goals for 2023 based on 6 pillars (governance, environment, people, product, value chain and society). Its ADVANCE® product range has gained MOCA food contact certification.

The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Enel that includes the complete electrification of a Laminam factory and the development of renewables.

The $293 million deal with Grupo Industrial Saltillo was signed on 3 June and is expected to close in the second half of 2022.

Important supply projects are underway on the Brazilian market to some of the major producers in the area.

RAK Ceramics is investing in a second line for medium and large sizes at its MC2 plant in Ras Al Khaimah.

The powder feeding line for large size tiles supplied by LB to Epos Tiles is now fully operational.

The Verona-based company, a reference point for the heavy clay sector, was contacted by the Austrian giant for the installation of automatic systems in two of its production plants.

The Italian ceramic group is set to install Durst’s Gamma 141 DG system for the production of 120x120 cm ceramic surfaces with innovative textures.

The new Easy Colour Boost plant and a slip colouring system are due to start up by the end of the year.

The four Altadia Group companies Esmalglass-Itaca, Fritta, Vetriceramici and Younexa will act as Viglacera’s main glaze, frit and colour suppliers for its new large porcelain slab factory

Now successfully launched onto the Italian market, the new low-emission inks were used in many of the projects presented at the Colorobbia Open House held in Fiorano Modenese in May.

Consolidated revenues rose by 40% to more than €1.53 billion, driven by record 99% growth in the Tiles division.

Cosmec met the customer’s expectations by installing an automatic cutting line to improve the quality of its range and launch innovative products onto the market.

92% of exhibition space at the 39th edition of Cersaie, due to be held from 26 to 30 September in Bologna, had been booked by the beginning of May.

SACMI will be a key player at Ceramitec 2022 (Munich Trade Fair, 21-24 June) with its benchmark technologies for the Tableware industry, as well as for Powder Metal, Hard Metal, Refractories, Technical Ceramics, industrial kilns.

Under this motto, Kulzer Technik offers ceramic sanitaryware manufacturers its Kerasys LC products, sustainable solutions to lower production costs, reduce CO2 output, save energy and natural resources.