Often, old heavy clay plants have the potential to be profitable investments by improving and upgrading the existing machinery in order to be able to produce more valulable products for the market in...
Bricks were again the most popular choice for the construction of residential buildings in Germany in 2021. This is shown by data from the Federal Statistical Office on completions in residential...
The restrictions that have accompanied the Corona pandemic have also affected the regular event and course formats of the German brick industry. It is therefore good news that, according to the...
This is how Giovanni Savorani, chairman of Confindustria Ceramica, assesses the situation on the Italian ceramics market. Unfortunately, with a view to the entire European brick industry, one can only...
Many projects are still being cancelled in German residential construction, according to a statement by the ifo Institute. The share of affected companies was 11.5 percent in July 2022, after 12.3...
Michelmersh Brick Holdings, one of UK’s largest producers of bricks and tiles, aims at producing the world’s first 100 percent hydrogen fired clay bricks. The company has announced its successful bid...
The French brick and tile sector recovered well in 2021 from the impact of the Corona pandemic on production and the market. However, the first problems in the gas and electricity markets were already...
The Italian Brick and Tile industry shares the problems of the whole ceramics industry in the country. Regarding production and sales figures, 2021 proved to be a solid, in certain sectors even an...
The year 2021 was a strong year for the Dutch brick and tile industry. This is shown by the annual report of the Dutch trade association Koninklijke Nederlandse Bouwkeramiek (KNB), which was published...
Brick manufacturer Vandersanden is introducing BrickDrive in its factory in Spouwen. The digital pick-up and delivery system increases the efficiency, speed and safety of the loading process and...
