Italian research centre MECS-Acimac has published its new report on the Indian ceramic tile industry, which is the result of interviews with around 800 local companies, mostly based in the Morbi district.
The sanitaryware multinational has installed a second glazing robot at its Ahmedabad facility, the latest addition to the many projects it has carried out together with Sacmi around the world.
After the large capacity expansion completed this year, Somany Ceramics has become the second biggest Indian tile producer. Watch CEO Abhishek Somany’s interview at the inaugural conference at Tecna 2022.
India’s largest tile manufacturer plans to increase its sales at a rate of 15% for the next 3 years, confirming the growth trend of the last fiscal year.
Cimes has supplied the two glazing lines and kiln conveyor lines for the new large-size tile production plant of Indian company Comet Granito Pvt. Ltd.
From 6 to 8 April, the Indian ceramic industry will meet again in Gandhinagar for the 16th annual edition of Indian Ceramics Asia and its concurrent show IBaRT, the India Brick and Roof Tile Expo.
The Indian ceramic group has announced new investments of more than $30 million, to bring its total capacity to exceed 80 million sqm/year by March 2022
The event “Indian Ceramic Industry: A Unique Landscape of Opportunities”, is due on Thursday 15th July, 2021 at 4pm (India Time) and is organised Pantomath Group in cooperation with Morbi Ceramic Association
The Indian group is confident and determined to surge ahead in the post pandemic phase, thanks to its financial solidity and recent production investments.
With an installed capacity already in excess of 40 million pieces/year, India is the world’s second largest sanitaryware producer. 75% of production comes from Gujarat.
Production and exports will continue to grow. The new challenge comes from the introduction of 42.9% antidumping duties on Indian tiles in the Gulf States.
The Continua+ line was started up in September and will enable Simpolo to position itself in the high end of the market with a full range of new products in sizes up to 1600x3200 mm.
The company expects to return to CAGR of 12-13% over the next 3-4 years and to increase profitability through capacity expansion for glazed vitrified tiles and a greater retail footprint.
Organised by LB Arte Italiana, the LB division responsible for product research and development in the ceramic sector, the competition was held for the second time in May this year.
