Ceramic tiles supply turns to exports

• Autores: Davide Ghilotti
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 588, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Noviembre)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Ceramic tiles production remained unchanged at 12.36m sq metres last year against 2014 (-0.1%), following a decade of continuous growth, according to figures from the Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment for Ceramics (ACIMAC) released during the event.

    "Production and consumption don't coincide anymore," Paolo Gambulli, ACIMAC president, told delegates in Rimini. "There is a clear diverging trend that is gathering pace between suppliers and consumers. Demand is moving outside traditional production hubs." Within Asia, China alone produced 48% of global volumes, equivalent to 6m sq mt ceramic tiles. The rest of Asia's output is split between India (7%, or 850,000 sq mt), Vietnam (4%), Indonesia (3%) and Iran (2%).