Market review

Surface refinement options for heavy clay products

This market review provides a brief survey of the available options for refining the surfaces of ceramic products. It is supplemented by a presentation of engobe, glaze and pigment-coating manufacturers and their products. Considering the breadth of surface refinement options in combination with the plethoric spectrum of products involved, this market review does not purport to be complete.

1 Introduction

As visual beings, humans are able to see colours. No wonder then, that colours play an important role in all facets of our lives. Chromic diversity reflects the fact that we are able to express ourselves individually. Colour variants, effects and diversity of structure have found their way into the ceramic world, too, of course. For thousands of years now, people have been intentionally manipulating the surfaces of ceramic products. Thanks to modern colouring processes and colour effects, what once was a product of basically reddish or brownish colour has since amassed a...

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