Supply shock, fuel shortages and inflation have arrived in Europe. As energy costs skyrocket, businesses must find ways to absorb these added costs. This is particularly true for the brick & tile and...
Wienerberger doo Kanjiza, based in Kanjiza (Serbia) and part of the Wienerberger Group, one of the largest European manufacturers of roofing and building tiles with no less than 200 companies, has...
Dachziegelwerke Nelskamp, manufacturer of roof tiles and accessories, has stopped the production of clay roof tiles as of 1 September 2022. According to a company statement, the stop of the...
The Association of Czech Brick and Tile Manufacturers, Cihlárský svaz Cech a Moravy (Association of brick and tile producers in Boehmia and Moravy) asked four members for their market assessment. We...
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...
