Tiles

NoCoat (Surfaces Group) has begun the process of obtaining FCM (food contact materials) certification for its products

With its SuperShine technology, BMR innovates the stage subsequent to ceramic tile lapping

Metco is launching its Nobacter05 surface treatment onto the global market. This solution halts the proliferation of colonies of microorganisms.

In 2019 Chinese ceramic tile exports registered the sixth yearly decrease, falling by 9.8% to 770 million sq.m

Ceramic tile manufacturers, colour and glaze companies and machinery and plant suppliers are all back to work counting on their respective competitive factors to overcome a challenging situation.

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on Q1 sales, dropping 6.4% to $2.3 billion. the Global Ceramic Segment saw a similar year-on-year decline in sales.

Sacmi has successfully dealt with the unprecedented challenge of its first remote start-up of a complete, automated line, which has started production at Belite Ceramics, in China

With China’s exit from the market, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Brazil and the newcomers saw increases in sales

After posting growth in revenues and margins in 2019, the Mexican group Lamosa reported the first minus signs in its Q1 2020 results.

Extreme size flexibility, small and large thicknesses, zero defects and waste, and optimised productivity.

The new hybrid technology, which works with both water-based and solvent-based inks, was tested for over a year prior to validation.

The new plant will perform surface lapping of glazed surfaces and polishing of full-body, double-loaded or through-vein unglazed surfaces

The well-known brand owned by Turkish group Eczacibasi has picked up two awards. The winners were the Equal bathroom and the CementMix tile collection

SACMI boosts the potential of its new digital modules, which apply texturing effects with both dry and wet materials. The outcome is a complete platform that frees surface decoration and 3D effects from the constraints of mechanical processes

The Brazilian ceramic group has invested R$ 100 million in the new brand, first presented at Expo Revestir 2020

The Italian ceramic industry, considered a sector of “strategic importance as it is strongly export-oriented” has been given the go-ahead to resume production activities as of 27 April.

With their wide range of potential uses and applications, grits and micro-grits are now among the most interesting and adaptable products for the ceramic industry.

Tunisia-based ceramic company Socer expands its capacity installing the fourth EFI printer at its Chebedda Naassan factory

In collaboration with Acimac, on this page we are publishing a summary of the main daily economic news items concerning the measures taken in countries around the world to respond to the Covid-19 crisis.

Industry-wide EPD demonstrates North American ceramic tile has a significantly lower global warming potential compared to LVT