Confindustria Ceramica

Ceramic tiles

Ceramic tiles produced in Italy.
There were a total of 128 ceramic tile companies operating in Italy in 2022 with a production of 431.2 million square metres (down 0.9% on 2021) and a workforce of 18,639 direct employees, similar to the previous year’s figure. Total sales amounted to 448.9 million square metres (-1.4%). Sales in Italy exceeded 92.7 million sqm (+1.7%), while exports reached 356.2 million sqm (-2.2%). Italian tile producers reported total revenues of almost €7.2 billion (+16.5%), of which €6 billion was generated by exports (+14.8%; 83% share of turnover) and €1.2 billion from sales in Italy. Investments totalled €441.3 million, an increase of 25.6% over 2021, and represented 6.1% of turnover.