Interviews

One year after its launch, Colorobbia’s Arteology project is winning over creatives in the ceramic industry by focusing on the uniqueness of a concept inspired by the artistic heritage of Bitossi Ceramiche, aimed at designing new avant-garde surfaces for floors and wall coverings, ranging from smaller formats up to 60×120 cm. Alessio Londi, Strategic marketing manager at Colorobbia Group, tells us more about it.

The Colorobbia Group begins 2026 with a series of events, including an important new edition of DreamLab, the open house at its headquarters in Fiorano Modenese, Italy. This will be followed by an event in Spain and the participation in the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April. Fabio Avoni, Sales Director of Colorobbia Italia, presents the latest projects showcased at DreamLab, created using the digital solutions from the Aura and Air series, as well as the Forma product family.

The traditional installation of floors and wall coverings, involving mortars, adhesives and long curing times, is often complex, costly and environmentally impactful. From this observation came MagFace, the magnetic installation system conceived by Andrea Bassi, CEO of Bassi Group International, together with his team. The manager explains how and why this technology has revolutionized the concept of installation, making it fast, clean and fully sustainable.

The latest expansion project will increase the group production capacity to 75 million sqm, almost entirely aimed at the domestic market.

To accelerate growth, the Indian ceramic group is focusing on diversifying its product range by strengthening its presence in the sanitaryware sector and entering the adhesives segment.

The last financial year closed with a 2.6% increase in revenues, despite a decline in margins due to rising production factor costs. Forecasts for a recovery in the Indian market are positive.

Building on a strong recovery in the first half of 2025, Kale has announced upcoming investments, including the doubling of the Sinterflex line.

The new plant will be supplied by the Italian Gruppo B&T and will start production in early 2026.

Watch the interview recorded at Coverings 2025 with the Deputy Executive Director of the Tile Council of North America.

The Spanish ceramic group closed 2024 with growth rates above the national industry average and confirmed a very positive first quarter for 2025.

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.

Work is underway for the construction of the two new factories in Malia and Tirupati, which will increase the annual production capacity of the Indian ceramic group to 41 million sq.m of tiles and slabs over the next two years.

Thanks to the launch of the new state-of-the-art factory in 2024 and the improvement of the Argentine economy, Alberdi foresees excellent growth opportunities this year.

In an in-depth interview, Laminam's CEO Alberto Selmi covers various aspects of the company's activities, from research on the most innovative products to overseeing international markets.

In an exclusive interview with Ceramic World Review, Karim Abdel Galil, General Manager of Gemma, discusses the achievements and future prospects of the company.

Akcoat, the world’s second largest enamel coating manufacturer, offers a wide range of products to several manufacturing industries. In the ceramic sector it supplies frits, composite glazes, digital inks and effects produced at its Onda factory in Spain.

India’s second largest ceramics group closed the 2023-24 financial year with a 4.6% growth of consolidated revenues and expects to achieve double-digit growth this year.

The Kalesinterflex brand continues to be pivotal to Kale Group’s expansion programmes. Read the interview to Kaleseramik’s GM Timur Karaoğlu.

With the start-up of the new advanced facility in Izmir, Anatolia has become one of the most innovative manufacturers of sintered stone slabs. Read the interview and watch the video.