Cemacon (Romania) inaugurates the brick slip plant built with SACMI

According to a notification dated 11 octobre 2023 by SACMI, Cemacon, a Romanian brick producer, recently inaugurated a brand-new plant with SACMI technology for the production of wall-lining brick slips in Recea, Salaj county, Romania. To achieve that goal, the Romanian company has invested more than 14 million euros into the new plant. Cemacon‘s aim is to have new collections ready to go by autumn.

The product and its ‘green building’ advantages

Brick slips reduce the carbon footprint of production processes by up to 90% and deliver practical products which are popular with architects and designers. Compared to classic facing bricks, brick slips can be mounted on insulating panels, allowing for the creation of prefabricated modules and simplifying installation. This makes them ideal for the green building sector, which is expanding fast all across Europe.

The complete SACMI plant

For this project, Cemacon contacted SACMI, which supplied the entire facility. The one-of-a-kind technology combines the SACMI flat extrusion process with digital decoration: digital batching control lets the manufacturer perform through-body coloring and obtain a broad range of aesthetic effects by applying sands and grits at the decoration stage. The result is a consistent, perfectly repeatable product of high quality.

SACMI has equipped the entire plant, from controlled batching of raw materials, colors and additives to advanced cutting, rapid drying, digital decoration and firing. The plant even includes finished product packaging solutions.

Cemacon on course for growth

„Today we are inaugurating a new factory, the only one of its kind in Romania. We have opted for the world‘s most advanced technology so that we can deliver products that offer authenticity, durability and unrivalled aesthetics,“ emphasises Cemacon CEO Daniel Sologon, adding: „This paves the way for further production expansion and allows us to take advantage of new opportunities in the construction industry: After the completion of the product portfolio this autumn, we will organise a series of events to present the new plant to customers, architects and designers.“

Cemacon has increased turnover by 26% in 2022. The hope is that this figure will continue to rise thanks to the new product range.