For 2016 as a whole CRESME estimates total investments (including VAT) of 29.2 billion euros and 1.7 million applications.

While the Brazilian market is suffering the worst crisis in its history, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia are instead taking centre stage.

One of the sectors that is set to drive Iran's economy is construction, which closed at $154 billion at the end of 2016 and is expected to grow at an annual compound growth rate of 6.1% over the next four years to reach $196 billion in 2020.

Due to the sluggishness of the world economy, in 2015 sanitaryware exports rose by just 1.1% with respect to 2014.

Based on preliminary figures published by the Acimac Research Department, the sector’s turnover has risen by 3.9% to a record high of 2.06 billion euros.

The recovery in the Italian construction industry that began to emerge at the end of 2015 failed to live up to expectations in the first half of the current year.

According to the report published at the end of the 81st Euroconstruct Conference held in Dublin on June this year, construction output in 2016 is expected to improve by 2.6% and will continue to grow with the same pace in the period 2016-2018.

The American giant Mohawk Industries, Inc. remains firmly at the top of the rankings updated by Ceramic World Review.

Acimac Research Dept. anticipates to Ceramic World Review a preview of the key figures of its new study “World production and consumption of ceramic tiles”.

According to the 24th National Statistical Survey conducted by Acimac, the industry reported the highest turnover in its history in 2015 at 1,982 million euros. This included growth in both exports (+9.1%) and the domestic market (+4.3%).

2016 may see further consolidation of the growth reported in 2015, with domestic sales returning to positive territory (+2.7%) and exports showing a further increase (+3.6%). Domestic output is also expected to grow by 3.8%.

The three sectors have a total of 6,000 employees and reported a combined turnover of 721.5 million euros.