The new line joins the PCR2000, which has been in operation at the Italian ceramic group’s Faenza facility for a number of years. Sacmi has also supplied a dryer, a new Maestro kiln and a DHD digital decorating machine.

After achieving significant sales growth in 2021, Ceramika Paradyz expects another very positive year, also thanks to the new opportunities offered by the line which was started-up recently.

RAK Ceramics reports a strong growth of revenues and margins in 2021. The group announces new investments in its factories in the UAE, India and Bangladesh, as well as the forthcoming expansion project in Saudi Arabia.

U.S. ceramic tile consumption grew by 9.9% to 289 million sq.m. Imports reached their highest level in fifteen years: 207 million sq.m with a total value of US$ 2.5 billion, up 13.6% and 25% respectively on 2020.

In 2021 the U.S. residential construction reached its highest level since 2006, with 1.6 million new hoouses, up 15.6% on 2020. The outlook is positive also for the year 2022.

Demand is picking up rapidly in Italy and the rest of Europe in both the brick and ceramic tile sectors.

Nine Italian companies coordinated by Acimac will take part in the event.

GMM Group reported revenues in excess of €17 million in 2021, an approximately 20% increase over the previous year. Digitalisation and energy efficiency are among the drivers of the growth.

The Brazilian group’s accounts are solid and resilient: revenue grew by 50.4% and net income and EBITDA both surged by more than 169%. Work has begun on the new site in Baxter, TN.

On lease since July 2021, the Sassuolo-based company has now been fully incorporated into Green Tech Engineering, part of the Minerali Industriali group, thereby consolidating its offering in the field of raw material processing equipment.

The Bangladeshi company is already a longstanding Sacmi customer in the tile sector and with this investment aims to achieve ambitious productivity and quality targets in sanitaryware production

Gravellona Toce-based company GMM SpA, a leader in the field of stone technologies, has acquired a 52% stake in Bavelloni SpA to create one of the world's largest natural stone and glass processing groups.