The ceramic tile industry veteran will cooperate with the 8 local tile manufacturing companies and institutions to design and implement education and training programs.
The new factory is located in 10th of Ramadan City and covers an area of 30,000 sqm. It will produce adhesives for tile installation and concrete additives for the local market, where the construction sector is experiencing rapid growth.
It is being developed on a “monstre” surface area of about 130.000 sm and required a total investment of 120 million dinars (about 36 million euros). It will employ 150 people.
Company managers Gianfranco Padovani, Giuliano Ferrari and Marco Eumenidi have acquired a majority stake in the group. The participation of Ardian with a minority stake will support further international growth.
Fernando Fabra, Chairman of the Spanish ceramic frit, glaze and pigment producers’ association, confirms signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2025 following two challenging years for the sector.
The leading U.S. brick manufacturer is completing a major revamp at its Sugarcreek (OH) plant #8 that includes the adoption of digital printing and next-generation automation.
After Dubai, London and Frankfurt, Rak Ceramics has chosen Milan for its new Design Hub, which will host all the group's brands in the surfaces, bathroom furnishings and tableware sectors.
The company has commissioned Marcheluzzo to supply solutions that further improve the thermal and acoustic insulation performance of its rectified blocks.
The Italian ceramic sanitaryware manufacturer is continuing the modernisation of its facility in Gallese (Viterbo) with the installation of a new ALV cell for high-pressure casting of washbasins and RobotClean technology for robotic finishing of sanitaryware.