The longstanding partnership between Marcheluzzo S.p.A. and the Colombian group Santafé, has been even further strengthened.

The Argentine company Ilva will install the Divario line in addition to the Rolltech and Chipper aesthetic kits for the production of full-body porcelain

Three Creadigit XXL printers and four sorting, packaging and palletisation plants consisting of Multigecko, Multipack and Griffon are due to be installed in the Rio Claro facility.

Ladrillera Santafé is well known in the Latin American brick and tile market as a leading brand that has been supplying products and supporting building industry professionals since 1955.

Ladrillos Lark and Grupo Ceramicos Fortaleza choose Cosmec automation to improve the efficiency of their production facilities.

Commissioned in March this year, the new Kerakoll factory in Brazil is located in Jundiai (São Paulo) and has a production capacity of around 40,000 tonnes/year.

The well-known Brazilian company aims to further improve the level of quality and design of its porcelain tile collections.

The important Argentine ceramic producer has commissioned Ancora to supply the finishing machinery for its new large-size tile plant.

Ceramica Gladymar has commissioned SITI BT Group to supply a complete plant for the production of 120x120 cm size tiles, a complete novelty for Bolivia.

The new plants for the Ceramica San Lorenzo factories in Peru and Argentina will begin operation by the end of 2018.

The new Embramaco and Castelli brand porcelain tiles were produced using the new Durst Gamma 108XD 4.0 printers.

The construction sector saw 5.6% expansion in 2017, and growth is likely to accelerate in 2018.