Less than two years since the acquisition of Ceusa, Duratex is expanding in the ceramic tile sector with the 100% purchase of Cecrisa for a value of 539 million Reais (around $139 million).

Following further growth, Sacmi has set its goals for 2030: strengthening its leadership in its core sectors and addressing the challenges of the circular economy and the Industry 4.0 revolution.

Entitled “Business and Ceramic Technology”, the new 2nd level master’s course will train the highly specialised professionals needed in the ceramic industry.

According to figures unveiled by Confindustria Ceramica for the performance of the three sectors in 2018, refractories and tableware performed well but the sanitaryware industry saw a downturn.

EFI’s latest innovation for the digital printing on ceramics will be displayed in Hall 8.1, Stand K201.

The most important world trade fair for supplies and design for the ceramic and brick industry will be at Fiera di Rimini from 28 September to 2 October 2020.

GMM USA will distribute FM products for the ceramic sector. The agreement will strengthen GMM’s presence in the US market.

The Spanish ceramic manufacturer has signed an agreement with exclusive rights in Spain for the production of tiles with Microban antimicrobial technology.

BMR ranked 43rd in the “Champions” survey conducted by ItalyPost of 500 Italian companies with turnovers of between 20 and 120 million euros.

US ceramic tile companies filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission to impose antidumping duties on Chinese imports.

The merger brings together the know-how of Dellas, a leading producer of diamond tools for the stone industry, with that of Peak, a young company in the ceramic machining tools sector.

Gresmalt leads the research project that will develop a new dynamic model for the quantitative assessment of the environmental and socio-economic impact of the ceramic production process.