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21 Jul 2010

Ceramic World Review unveils the rankings of the world’s largest ceramic tile and sanitaryware producers

Rak group (United Arab Emirates) tops the ranking by tile output volumes. Marazzi Group leads the value-based ranking, which is dominated by Italian companies. Roca Group is the number one world sanitaryware manufacturer

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10 Jun 2010

The ceramic machinery sector confirms its focus on exports

Market share and international reach remain unchanged. Europe continues to be the key market. Increase in export shares to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (+29.9%).

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10 Jun 2010

Ceramic machinery industry: 2010 almost stable

A year of substantial stability is forecast in spite of a small recovery in orders in the first quarter of 2010

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9 Jun 2010

The worst year in the history of the Italian ceramic machinery industry

Acimac’s 18th Statistical Survey reveals a 33.0% fall in turnover to 1,240.8 million euro against the 1,825.5 million euro of 2008.

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7 Jun 2010

The Italian tile industry reports first quarter growth

In the first quarter Italian exports were up 2% driven by growth in Asia and USA

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7 Jun 2010

The Italian tile industry’s black 2009

Production dropped to 368 million sq.m and turnover fell by a billion euro

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27 May 2010

Italian tile exports pick up

 

The Italian tile sector has reported a small recovery in the first quarter of 2010 with 1.7% growth in exports. The figure is based on initial estimates by Confindustra Ceramica and was announced by Sole 24ore Centro Nord (the official data will be published in a few days' time). Although modest, it points to a recovery in the ceramic sector, boosted by the fall in the euro against the dollar which has facilitated exports. The figure is particularly encouraging given that the weather in the first three months of the year was very unfavourable for building activities.

Exports to the U.S.A. rose sharply (+18.5%) whereas sales in Germany fell (-1.5%). These figures show a marked improvement over 2009, when exports slumped by 19.6% and total sales dropped by 19.4% to 286 million square metres.

Confindustria Ceramica's Chairman Franco Manfredini is confident, describing the period not so much as a sector crisis but as a fall in demand in key export areas pushing down sales.

Business leaders are also positive in their outlook and are expecting to recover the ground lost last year. These forecasts are supported by estimates for the second quarter of the year which are expected to confirm the recovery.