Tiles

Major new supply contracts to important companies in Russia e Vietnam

A new pressing and firing line supplied by SITI-B&T Group for the production of red body monoporosa ceramic tiles

Tile Italia, the most widely-read magazine amongst Italian home furnishing retailers, is publishing the rankings of the 2010 turnovers of Italian ceramic companies

Daniele Pecchini, former managing director of System Group, recently joined the board of directors of Jettable

Supplied its longstanding client Rondine Group with air compressors for its porcelain tile facilities in Rubiera and Vetto

Cooperativa Ceramica d’Imola has made an investment of more than two million euro in new technology from Ancora Group for its facilities at Borgo Tossignano and Faenza.

Annual report 2010 shows that revenues, driven by exports to the ‘BRIC’ countries, are up 6%

In contrast to the downturn of the domestic market, exports are continuing to grow at an average rate of 3.10% in value and 1.5% in volume

Turnover of 4.629 billion euro (2.70% up on 2009) and 5.29% growth in production

In 2010, Italian-owned ceramic tile companies operating abroad generated a turnover of 989.8 million euro

In 2010 the sector employed 38,000 people and generated a turnover of € 6.5 billion (5% up on 2009)

Supplied two complete polishing lines, two squaring lines and a honing line to the Malaysian giant MML, a leading manufacturer of glazed and unglazed porcelain tile

Ceramica San Lorenzo choose dry process preparation for her local raw materials

Major supply contract for modernisation of Piemme’s Solignano facility

Second plant for low-thickness porcelain laminate starts up

Massimiliano Marchetti takes over from his father Domenico

Growth in first quarter of 2011 with turnover up 5.3% and increasing operating margins

A workshop of SAMA Machinenbau (Sacmi Group)

A new line  for the production of monoporosa supplied to Saudi Ceramics