Following the initial investment of 50 million dollars in the facility in Loudon, Tennessee, in 2014, the company is set to inject a further 30 million dollars to double its production capacity from 3 to 6 million sq.m/ year.
The new Brentwood facility joins the historic Sacmi USA site in Des Moines, Iowa and will provide assistance to manufacturers operating in Tennessee, the most important ceramic district in the United States.
In 2015 U.S. ceramic tile consumption grew by 10% on 2014 to reach 2.74 billion sq.ft. (254.6 million sq.m), bringing consumption back to its highest level since 2006. Imports growth was +9,8%.