The world’s leading trade fair for technology and aesthetics in the surface coverings industry will be back in the autumn of next year.

 The world leading exhibition for the ceramic industry will be held in Bologna from 9 to 13 November. Title of the event: “The healthiness of ceramics for rethinking home design and architecture”.

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.

Orders were almost halved in April. ANFFECC calls for urgent economic measures to guarantee liquidity for businesses

In 2019, U.S. ceramic tile consumption declined for the first time in a decade to 273.2 million sq.m. (-5,4% on 2018). This affected both the domestic production (83 million sq,m, -4.8%) and imports (193 million sq.m, -5.5%), with China dropping by 36.4%.

The Spanish ceramic tile industry recorded a 4% growth in turnover in 2019 to 3,740 million euros, thanks to the strong performances both on the domestic market (+8) and on the exports markets (+3%). Production fell to 503 million sq.m (-5%)