Ceramic World Review Persian 58/2023

Cristian Cassani, Omar Gubertini Francesco Incerti, Paola Rolleri

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Data flows, technology remains INTO THE FUTURE

The world ceramic tile market: forecasts to 2026

The world ceramic tile market is projected to grow by more than 3 billion square metres in the five-year period 2022-2026, climbing from 18.2 bil-lion sqm in 2021 to 21.3 billion sqm in 2026, equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2%. Production volumes will see a corre-sponding increase to reach 21.5 billion sqm (CAGR +3.3%). These projections are contained in the second edition of the report entitled “Ceramic Tile Market Forecast Analysis - Trend 2022-2026” published by MECS-Acimac, a research centre that combines 30 years of specialist knowledge of the world ceramic industry with a forecasting calculation model that has been fine-tuned over the last ten years of analyses. As a result, the estimates provided in the first edition of the report proved highly reliable despite the current uncertainty and volatility of the markets in the face of severe and unpredictable turbulence.

Luca Baraldi, Salvatore Curatolo, Ilaria Vesentini, MECS (Modena, Italy)

every year from now until 2026. And the same countries will be protagonists of a dynamic well above the world averages also in terms of consumption, together with Cameroon, Uganda and also Kenya. At the macro-regional level, Africa and South America will be the markets to be most closely monitored. No major changes are expected in the global balance in terms of players in the ceramics sector: in 2026 it is plausible that the entire world economy will have recoverd from the pandemic emergency, and the new challenges that have recently emerged (conflicts and geopolitical tensions, energy prices, inflation, scarcity of raw materials or components) will occupy countries, their rulers and their industries to find out new solutions.

Source: Ceramic Tile Market Forecast Analysis - Trend 2022-2026, MECS - 2nd edition 2022

Sustainability first for Portobello America

The Brazilian group Portobello has transformed its US sales branch into a major production facility in Baxter, Tennessee that uses cutting-edge technology and logistics to create a unique range of solutions tailored to the US market. When fully operational, it will have an annual output in the region of 8-9 million square metres of medium-large size tiles and trims, a product that is in huge de-mand in the US market.

The plant, the first two lines of which are due to begin operation this spring, was supplied by Sacmi, which has shipped 630 tonnes of machinery to Baxter through its subsidiary Italiansped.

Not just hydrogen

Faced by severe political and environmental problems that are further impacting an already stagnant market, the European Union’s response has been to set targets for the now urgent issue of sustainability. The European strategy involves cutting CO2 emissions in two steps (-55% by 2030 compared to the 1990s and full de-carbonisation by 2050) and imposing significant penalties on companies that fail to meet these targets. However, the availability of hydrogen in large quantities in a short timeframe and the cost of purchase remain problematical issues.

Gruppo B&T (Formigine, Italy)

Sustainable innovation to combat electrical energy wastage

Improving the energy efficiency of industrial processes is now a real necessity for ceramic companies given the current energy crisis and the increasingly urgent need for more environmentally sustainable production activities.

The Gmm Group, a Global Industrial Partner for the ceramic industry, leverages the expertise and synergies offered by its subsidiaries Gmm, Bbm and E. Malaguti and works in partnership with leading industrial automation brands to offer solutions capable of reducing companies’ electricity consumption across all factory departments.

Gmm Group (Fiorano Modenese, Italy)

New heat recovery solutions

Poppi Clementino (Reggio Emilia, Italy)

In today’s highly uncertain and critical energy market, optimising the energy sources that are already present on site is a strategic choice that can be delayed no longer. In particular, flue gases originating from ceramic kilns are an important resource that must not be wasted regardless of their level of contamination. This is why many ceramic companies around the world are opting for the solutions supplied by Poppi Clementino, especially the latest generation of P-Rex© Series heat exchangers.

Energy Recovery Systems and Filtration

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Digital innovation, the key driver of sustainability

BMR, a leading supplier of finishing technologies for ceramic tile production, has long pursued the goal of sustainable growth by delivering solutions that guarantee efficiency in terms of production processes, materials and energy consumption. In particular, the company is committed to achieving several of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including the creation of resilient infra-structures for a lower-impact industry and a development model that incorporates the principles of the circular economy. A prime example of this is technology for recovering process waste from the drying, decorating, firing and grinding phases and reusing it for body preparation, a process that BMR has adopted following experimentation conducted in collaboration with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Marco Sichi, BMR (Scandiano, Italy)

Sustainability as a strategic lever for enhancing brand reputation

The need for sustainable and environmentally friendly economic growth is now widely accepted in the business world and has a profound influence on companies’ operations. Following enactment of the so-called “circular economy package” published by the European Commission in 2018, the legislation is having a major impact on the business landscape and is forcing companies to change their normal business practices, which must now combine good sustainable practices with a focus on generating profits. It is now a priority for companies to redirect capital flows towards sustaina-ble and inclusive growth, to manage financial risks deriving from climate change, resource depletion, environmental degradation and social issues, and to incorporate transparency and a long-term vision into their economic and financial activities.

Girolamo Dagostino, Environment Department Manager at Acimac, Amaplast and Ucima

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The evolution of digital printing

Innovation, research and a focus on electronics are the principles that have long been guiding Projecta (Gruppo B&T) in its efforts to develop new and increasingly high-performance digital printing decoration technologies. This was clearly evident at Tecna 2022 in Rimini, Italy, where the go-to supplier to the Italian and international markets presented some of its latest flagship solutions.

An example of this was the exclusive FD1 printheads. Designed to be the fastest printhead on the market while guaranteeing very high resolution, the FD1 are capable of printing up to 80 m/min. and stand out for their increased ink discharge and exceptional durability thanks to a stainless steel nozzle plate.

Projecta (Fiorano Modenese, Italy)

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Handmade elegance

In the first few months of the year, Colorobbia has launched a series of new products designed to ensure sustainable, highquality production while maintaining extremely competitive costs. In particular, it has expanded its Neogrits Collection with the introduction of the new 21G series of coloured grits for dry applica-tion and the innovative Brilliant concept special grits. These new materials are suitable for all kinds of finishes and combine outstanding functional characteristics with an appealing handmade aesthetic that is ideal for ceramic tile manufacturers looking to enter this increasingly popular market niche.

Colorobbia (Sovigliana Vinci, Italy)

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Sustainability as driver of change in the industry

Esmalglass-Itaca is driving change in the industry by focusing strongly on sustainability and promoting innovations that deliver add-ed value and environmental benefits. Years of R&D efforts combined with the experience acquired working alongside customers who perform industrial-level digital glazing demonstrate the dedication and commitment of a company that places all its research results and technology at the service of the ceramic industry.

Esmalglass-Itaca’s sustainability commitment focuses on water, an essential building block of life that we cannot afford to waste. This led to the innovative new solution called DigitalGlass.

Esmalglass-Itaca Group (Spain)

The important role of media in micro grit application

Micro grits are widely used in ceramic tile production and serve to optimise the production process while achieving special aesthet-ic effects such as enhancing the sense of depth and the material look and feel of digitally printed ceramic surfaces. Micro grits are solid granulated glazes containing specific percentages of frit and with a particle size range of 0.05-0.30 mm, de-pending on the desired technical results.

The ongoing research efforts made by the glaze and colour producers have led to the development of grits with specific characteristics and particle sizes that are capable of achieving the required technical results by improving key aspects such as fusibility, degassing during firing, compactness and glossy effect.

Lamberti (Gallarate, Italy)

Hyper-technical rollers for the kiln’s rapid cooling zone

HOB Certec supplies the widest range of ceramic kiln rollers for any production requirement, including standard, technical and hy-per-technical rollers such as Hyperroll IQ and Hyperroll XT. The company is also the only refractory roller manufacturer to offer four different types of rollers for use in the highly critical rapid cooling zone of the kiln, thereby providing customers with the most suita-ble solution according to their product type. The rapid cooling zone has specific characteristics that must be considered and analysed in detail. In this zone, the tiles undergo a very rapid cooling process that can adversely affect the final quality of the product, leading to flatness defects, internal stresses, ir-regular structures or surface cracks.

Lucie Roubalova (Weinfurterova), Hob Certec (Horní B ř íza, Czech Rep.)

MONO 10T Evolution is the new solution for automatic dip glazing of cups, mugs and bowls. It is the successor to Sacmi-Sama’s well-established MONO 10T, which for over two decades has been the industry standard for automatic glazing of these types of articles. The new solution adopts a single highly automated and efficient process.

Sacmi Tableware Division (Imola, Italy)

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The road to a renewable future

Last year, global investment in renewable energy reached a record figure of $495 billion, with capacity additions over the next five years expected to match those made in the last twenty. Europe too is forging ahead, with a total of 41.4 GW of new photovoltaic capacity in-stalled in 2022, 47% more than the already record figure of 2021. And for the first time ever, the quantity of electricity generated from solar and wind power exceeded the amount produced from gas. So what about Italy? According to the 1st Report on the production geog-raphy of renewables in Italy produced by Symbola Foundation and Italian Exhibition Group and presented on 23 March at K.EY in Rimini, Italy is making up lost ground following the stagnation of recent years and installed 2.5 GW in 2022 (a 165% increase compared to the 937 MW of 2021).

Further confirmation that Italy is finally gearing up for the 2030 targets (72% of electricity produced from renewable sources) comes from the figures for the first quarter of 2023. The number of new installations more than tripled compared to the first quarter of 2021 to provide more than 1 GW of additional capacity, bringing the total power of photovoltaic installations in Italy to 26 GW. And although the majority of new installations are in the residential sector, industry has every intention of continuing to play its part.

The ceramic industry is no exception and for years has been working to improve the sustainability and

circularity of its production pro-cesses. Several of the green plant investments in the sector announced in recent months involve the production of electricity from renewa-ble energy sources.

One example is Atlas Concorde, which has already completed the photovoltaic array at its new factory in Finale Emilia with the installation of more than 8,400 roof panels aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 2,000 tonnes per year.

Another is Italcer, which has signed an agreement with Renovit to install more than 6,800 photovoltaic panels on its factory roofs, adding a further 3.2 MWp of power to the 2 MWp already installed in 2022. The company’s goal is to reach a total installed capacity of around 10 MWp in the next two years, corresponding to around 2,500 tonnes of CO2eq emissions avoided per year.

Pioneer in this field is Florim, which installed its first photovoltaic plant in Fiorano back in 2012 and last year started up its third plant in Mordano to reach a total of more than 64,000 panels and a capacity of 12.2 MWp. The company led by Claudio Lucchese, a Benefit company and certified B Corp since 2020, claimed a new record in early May this year when it became the first ceramic tile producer in the world to implement an electric mobility plan for heavy goods transport using 100% electric vehicles powered by self-generated energy.

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