SanMarco Terreal recently launched Habitat, the new interior cladding line aimed at the world of retail and furniture design.

The acquisition expands the Surfaces Group’s range of consumables for the ceramics, stone, glass and mechanical industries.

The Mexican Group’s CEO confirms good progress last year, as well as a growing interest of the US customers for Vitromex USA’s ceramic tile range.

According to Victor D. Almeida (Chairman & CEO of the Mexican Group) the US market should offer good opportunities for growth in 2019 and over the coming years.

The company, which started its facility in Lebanon (TN) just 2 years ago, is installing new lines for the production of porcelain tiles.

Coverings 2019 will be the venue for the US market launch of the social media and web campaign entitled “The values of ceramic”.

Despite the moderate contraction in sales, in 2018 Del Conca USA invested in the expansion of the range with new technical products aimed at the commercial construction sector.

With an investment of almost $70 million, StonePeak (Crossville) started up the production of 300x150 cm porcelain slabs with various thicknesses.

The Italian group (in the USA with Florida Tile) is confident that their US Business Unit will see moderate growth this year after a disappointing 2018.

From April 9 to 12 BMR will take part at Coverings with its latest technologies for the finishing process of ceramic tiles.

Mohawk Group has launched the new Panoramic Porcelain Slabs, and started a new plant in Tennessee for the production of Quartz Slabs.

The Uzbek brickmaker Ohangaron Keramika is investing in new technology to increase production and improve the quality of materials while achieving higher factory efficiency.