Confindustria Ceramica announces the final figures for 2019 and makes an initial assessment of the impact of the health emergency on the tile industry

The new Top Squadra Dry 4.0 system commissioned by Del Conca USA from BMR has been started up remotely within the agreed deadline.

Despite the slowdown in global demand, especially in ceramics, 2019 saw Sacmi maintain its market shares.

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on Q1 sales, dropping 6.4% to $2.3 billion. the Global Ceramic Segment saw a similar year-on-year decline in sales.

Intellytile BS is the newly launched artificial vision system from I-Tech for quality control and graphic inspection of large unfired ceramic tiles.

Sacmi has successfully dealt with the unprecedented challenge of its first remote start-up of a complete, automated line, which has started production at Belite Ceramics, in China

After posting growth in revenues and margins in 2019, the Mexican group Lamosa reported the first minus signs in its Q1 2020 results.

VAR Group has acquired a 51% stake in Infolog and strengthened the Sesa Group’s presence in the Industry 4.0 warehouse logistics solutions market in Italy and abroad.

To ensure the safety of its employees, I-Tech has produced masks in its rapid 3D printing and prototyping laboratory

Material solutions leader Sibelco has announced the acquisition of two clay producers in the Donbass region of Ukraine.

The new hybrid technology, which works with both water-based and solvent-based inks, was tested for over a year prior to validation.