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The Swiss group’s net sales fell by 9.2%, largely due to the contraction in European markets. Margins are recovering.

The German group has launched several initiatives for cutting CO2 emissions and reducing its environmental footprint

The new facility in Baxter will be equipped with System Ceramics technologies for digital decoration and the entire end-of-line stage

The facility is already under construction in Quebec and was designed together with Sacmi, which also built the fully electric roller kiln, a world first for this type of application.

The solution will increase productivity and make the existing plant more flexible and suited to the changing needs of the market.

The new Chinese branch is located in the China Ceramic Theatre in Foshan and will become operational as of 1 October.

An agreement has been signed for the supply of a technological tower with flaker and mixer that will improve the aesthetic and technical quality of products.

Minerali Industriali is presenting its third Sustainability Report for the year 2022.

The Brazilian manufacturer will adopt a new automatic system for storing, mixing and feeding inks to digital printers at its Rio Claro facility.

The company has installed a photovoltaic system capable of meeting up to 100% of the energy needs of its Fiorano Modenese site.

The new thermostatically controlled glazing tanks for sanitaryware production have been installed at the Globo factory in Fabrica di Roma.

With the latest two installations for Celima and Aris, I-nkfiller® technology has reached 100% coverage of the Peruvian market.

The fully automated plant is one of the largest in the world and will allow for an initial production of 10,000 sqm/day of porcelain stoneware tiles, increasing to 32,000 sqm/day in 2024.

Panariagroup has installed latest-generation Tornado end-of-line technology at its factory in Toano.

Qualitron, Multigecko, Multiflex and Griffon technologies have been installed in the Cerdomus factory in Castel Bolognese.

The group has completed its new technology hub in Solignano and purchased the former Target Group premises in Fiorano Modenese, which will house offices and showrooms for all the group’s brands.

The acquisition will be the eighth in the six years since the Italcer Group was founded and is expected to close after the summer.

The Brazilian ceramic tile industry contracted sharply in 2022 and expects a further slowdown in 2023, although the first signs of improvement may emerge in the second half of this year.

To mark the 40th edition of Cersaie (Bologna, from 25 to 29 September), the exhibition space will feature a fascinating route reliving 40 years of its evolution, focusing on design, technology, products and companies that have made history.

The new lines (two PCR 2000’s and two PCR 2180’s) have already been shipped and will soon begin operation at the New Pearl plant in Sanshui to produce slabs and coordinating sub-sizes.