Tiles

Officially launched in May, the new Industry 4.0 factory has a production capacity of 3 million sqm/year of slabs.

Florim strengthens its presence in the North American market with the opening of its new showroom, located in the vibrant heart of West Hollywood’s Design District.

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.

Federica Minozzi, CEO of Iris Ceramica Group, is among the 25 new recipients of the title Cavaliere del Lavoro (Knight of Labour) appointed by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella.

MagFace is the world’s first patented and certified magnetic dry-laying system, developed specifically for ceramic tiles and surfaces.

The most modern and important ceramic plant in Turkmenistan was inaugurated on 12th March and will produce both tiles and sanitaryware.

Tile business sales reached MXN 6.3 billion (+9%), while the adhesives segment generated MXN 2.5 billion (+8%).

MECS has published the updated report “Indian Ceramic Tile Exports 2024”, which analyses Indian tile exports by volume, value and average price from 2015 to 2024, broken down by the 135 countries of export. It also provides an analysis focusing solely on exports of porcelain stoneware, as well as a chapter on the 30 top Indian exporters over the period 2023-2024.

The flooring multinational announced first quarter net sales of $2.5 billion, down 5.7% on the first quarter of 2024.

The ceramic tile industry veteran will cooperate with the 8 local tile manufacturing companies and institutions to design and implement education and training programs.

Andrea Fabbri has been named Chairman, supported by newly appointed CEO Stefano Socci.

Benin’s leading tile manufacturer has chosen Sacmi technology for raw material preparation and product forming.

After Dubai, London and Frankfurt, Rak Ceramics has chosen Milan for its new Design Hub, which will host all the group's brands in the surfaces, bathroom furnishings and tableware sectors.

The Castel Bolognese-based company has acquired the companies Armonie, Mo.Da & Musis and Quinta Strada.

ROLL-X is a new engobe applicator specially designed for coating the underside of tiles and slabs in thicknesses ranging from 3 to 20 mm.

The LB feeding system for the new large ceramic slab forming line has been in operation for several months now.

The long-established Italian ceramic tile producer has completed a plant upgrade in collaboration with Sacmi to boost productivity and maximise environmental sustainability.

MagFace is a patented system for the magnetic dry installation of all types of surface coverings, which can be licensed to all surface manufacturers.

Tile consumption in Africa will be close to 2 billion sq.m in 2028, 500 million sq.m more than 2023 levels.

According to forecast analyses by the MECS Research Center, tile consumption in Asia-Far East could rise to 10.8 billion sq.m in 2028 with an average annual growth of 1.8%. Production expected at 11.6 billion sq.m (CAGR +1.6%).