Following its 8% turnover growth to more than 15 million euros, GMM is aiming to consolidate the large-scale investments it made in 2016.

Last December, the historic Italian adhesives manufacturer Litokol acquired a 21% stake in Estima, the largest Russian porcelain tile manufacturer.

Two GA 2000 robots for sanitaryware preparation, glazing and finishing with sanitising and anti-scale functions have been started up.

By the summer 2017, the well known manufacturer of refractory rollers will be starting up an exceptionally large new-generation kiln capable of producing up to 400,000 rollers/year with energy savings of 35%.

The Saudi company has chosen Creadigit XXL with 8 colour bars for improved digital decoration.

12% growth in revenue, net profits of $45.5 million (up 36% on 2015) and cash flow of $121 million (+77%).

721 companies from the ceramic sector, including 511 Spanish companies and 210 foreign brands from a total of 38 countries, will be gathering at Feria Valencia from 20 to 24th February 2017.

The world leader sanitaryware producer successfully started up in its main facility the AVI Concept high-pressure casting system from Sacmi.

The system is already in use in the Dal Tile facility in Dickson, Tennessee and has now been installed at the factory in Monterrey, Mexico.

The new group will reach a 2017 turnover of more than 60 million euros, making it the leading European group in the metal and resin bonded diamond tool market.

Pakistan's largest tile manufacturer is due to start up a new 24,000 sq.m/day plant for the production of porcelain tiles, glazed stoneware and monoporosa in late 2017.

Customer service generated a record turnover of 52 million euros in 2016 and saw more than 3 million euros invested to improve operations at the central warehouse in Formigine and at international branches.