As of 2018, Villeroy & Boch will cease collaborating with TOTO and shift to direct distribution in North America. The group is planning to invest US $20 million in its Mexican factory.
By the end of 2018, Italcer aims at a greater expansion of its brands’ portfolio, landing in the US with a 4.0 industry and realizing other significant acquisitions.
The German group has posted growth in consolidated revenue and EBIT both in 2016 and in the first quarter of 2017. In 2017 it aims to increase revenue by 3-5% and EBIT by between 5% and 10%.
The top Peruvian sanitaryware manufacturer has commissioned two new automatic glazing lines with GA/OL robots complete with offline programming software.
Eighteen months after completion, the leading Portuguese producer of high-end tableware has assessed the results of its investment, reporting higher product quality, increased efficiency and cost optimisation.
4M proposes 4M Form Soap, a concentrated high-performance plaster release agent specifically designed for the production of plaster moulds in the ceramic whiteware industry.
Recently the Brazilian company began operating in the ceramic sector and immediately planned a series of investments to achieve the goal of becoming one of the top three manufacturers in Brazil.
The Setec technology laboratory developed crystallines for application to glazed products prior to firing in order to eliminate the problem of the formation of surface patinas or even incrustations on sanitaryware.