Spanish clay brick and tile industry: further decline in ­production in 2013

Hispalyt, the Association of the Spanish Brick and Clay Tile Industry, has published data for the industry for the business year 2013 at //www.hispalyt.es" target="_blank" >www.hispalyt.es:www.hispalyt.es (statistics). Like other industries dependent on the construction industry, the ceramic building materials sector has suffered since 2008. The decline in construction work has forced the companies to adapt to the unalterable situation and concentrate production to just a few months in a year. Over the last few years, this has had a direct impact on the number of employees and sales. While there were...

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