Heavy Clay

The Italian whiteware, brick and refractory industries also saw a recovery in 2021.

High performance, energy savings during the drying and elimination of clay wastage are the plus of the solutions.

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

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.

Rizam Holding, one of the leading manufacturers of clay blocks in Kosovo, has installed the innovative technologies of Marcheluzzo for greater factory automation.

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.

The new fully-automated line for forming soft mud bricks, pavers, roof tiles, strips and special pieces is designed to save energy and raw materials, minimise changeover times and achieve high production standards in accordance with lean manufacturing principles.

Bedeschi has been awarded the project for the Wilnecote plant, which will feature a new state-of-the-art turnkey line built by the Limena-based company.

The brick slips are available in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours for an outstanding decorative result and the unique aesthetic appeal of traditional bricks.

Kwastina, Corobrik’s new fully-automated production facility, has begun full-scale operation with a capacity of 100 million bricks per year.

The deal is a strategic fit with the aims of Marshall’s UK growth plan.

The start-up of the new production line, the first ever in the sector to use zero energy from fossil sources, marks yet another milestone in Wienerberger’s ESG strategy aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030.

The Group’s turnover grew by 18% compared to 2020 to almost €4 billion. It strengthened its position in core markets through targeted acquisitions.

The Belgian company is making its packaging more sustainable, using recycled material and less ink as part of a transition towards circular packaging.

The multi million pound project will see Craven Fawcett design, build, and manufacture a fully integrated state-of-the-art clay preparation and extrusion line at Ibstock’s Atlas site in the West Midlands.

The acquisition, carried out through the subsidiary Glen-Gery, is a strategic bolt-on for expanding the existing footprint in the Maryland and Virginia markets and for driving sales of premium architectural products.

Clay business recorded higher than expected sales volumes in the first six months of 2021, with a revenue of £138 million, 60% higher than the previous year

For more than 40 years Ceipo has been operating in the field of fired clay products, combining the unique characteristics of Tuscan clay with Italian design and technology and a large dose of creativity

The company has installed the second production plant supplied entirely by Marcheluzzo. Total capacity now stands at 1,000 tons of blocks per day

Peeters takes over from Jean-Pierre Wuytack, who has been at the helm of the company for 33 years