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CWR 120/2017 40 The Italian ceramic tile industry ended 2016 on a positive note, returning above what is considered the critical thresh- old of 400 million square metres in terms of both total sales and output. Sales grew by 4.6% to 415 million sq.m, produc- tion to 416 million sq.m (5.4% up on the 395 million sq.m of 2015 and 53 million sq.m more than the record lows of 2013). These figures were confirmed at the association’s end of year conference by Confindustria Ceramica Chairman Vittorio Borelli, who noted that this result contributed to a fresh in- crease in exports (+4.4%, from 317 to 331 million sq.m) and an upturn in the domestic market (+5.5%, from 80 to 85 million sq.m), which has begun to recover after a decade of decline. The growth in exports extends across all geographical areas. Western European markets, which account for around half of Italian exports by volume, saw a 4.9% increase over 2015, the best performances being in Germany, the Netherlands and no, il Presidente di Confindu- stria Ceramica Vittorio Borelli, che ha sottolineato come a ta- le risultato abbiano contribuito sia un nuovo incremento delle esportazioni (+4,4%, da 317 a 331 milioni mq), sia l’inversione di tendenza sul mercato dome- stico (+5,5%, da 80 a 85 milioni mq), in ripresa dopo un decen- nio di flessione. L’export è risultato in cresci- ta in tutte le aree geografiche. I mercati dell’Europa Occiden- tale, che rappresentano circa la metà delle esportazioni italia- L’industria italiana delle pia- strelle ha chiuso il 2016 con un bilancio positivo, ripor- tandosi sopra la “soglia mini- ma di allerta” dei 400 milioni di metri quadrati sia in termi- ni di vendite complessive che di produzione. Le prime sono cresciute del 4,6% a 415 mi- lioni mq, la seconda è salita a 416 milioni mq (+5,4% rispet- to ai 395 milioni mq del 2015), 53 milioni di metri quadra- ti in più rispetto ai minimi del 2013. A confermarlo, in occa- sione del convegno di fine an- La ceramica italiana in crescita Italian ceramic tile industry returns to growth Atlas Concorde Cerdomus Bardelli Fioranese Lea Petracer’s

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The Italian ceramic tile industry ended 2016 on a positive note, returning above what is considered the critical thresh-old of 400 million square metres in terms of both total sales and output. Sales grew by 4.6% to 415 million sq.m, produc-tion to 416 million sq.m (5.4% up on the 395 million sq.m of 2015 and 53 million sq.m more than the record lows of 2013). These figures were confirmed at the association’s end of year conference by Confindustria Ceramica Chairman Vittorio Borelli, who noted that this result contributed to a fresh in-crease in exports (+4.4%, from 317 to 331 million sq.m) and an upturn in the domestic market (+5.5%, from 80 to 85 million sq.m), which has begun to recover after a decade of decline. The growth in exports extends across all geographical areas. Western European markets, which account for around half of Italian exports by volume, saw a 4.9% increase over 2015, the best performances being in Germany, the Netherlands and

no, il Presidente di Confindu-stria Ceramica Vittorio Borelli, che ha sottolineato come a ta-le risultato abbiano contribuito sia un nuovo incremento delle esportazioni (+4,4%, da 317 a 331 milioni mq), sia l’inversione di tendenza sul mercato dome-stico (+5,5%, da 80 a 85 milioni mq), in ripresa dopo un decen-nio di flessione. L’export è risultato in cresci-ta in tutte le aree geografiche. I mercati dell’Europa Occiden-tale, che rappresentano circa la metà delle esportazioni italia-

L’industria italiana delle pia-strelle ha chiuso il 2016 con un bilancio positivo, ripor-tandosi sopra la “soglia mini-ma di allerta” dei 400 milioni di metri quadrati sia in termi-ni di vendite complessive che di produzione. Le prime sono cresciute del 4,6% a 415 mi-lioni mq, la seconda è salita a 416 milioni mq (+5,4% rispet-to ai 395 milioni mq del 2015), 53 milioni di metri quadra-ti in più rispetto ai minimi del 2013. A confermarlo, in occa-sione del convegno di fine an-

La ceramica italiana in crescita

Italian ceramic tile industry returns to growth

Atlas Concorde Cerdomus Bardelli

Fioranese Lea Petracer’s

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the UK. Sales to the NAFTA region grew by 5%, driven by the excellent performance of the US market; sales in the Balkans and the Gulf states rose by 4.7% and those in the Far East by

ri performance in Germania, Olanda e Regno Unito. In au-mento del 5% le vendite ver-

ne in volume, hanno registra-to un incremento del 4,9% ri-spetto al 2015, con le miglio-

Vittorio Borelli

economics

THE ITALIAN CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY L’industria italiana delle piastrelle di ceramica

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % var 16/15

Production | Produzione 569 559 512 368 387 400 367 363 382 395 416 +5.4

Total sales | Vendite totali 566 547 506 408 413 413 382 389 395 397 415 +4.6

Domestic market Mercato interno 170 168 151 127 124 115 93 87 81 80 85 +5.5

Exports 396 379 355 281 289 298 289 303 314 317 331 +4.4

Source ~ Fonte: Confindustria Ceramica

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3.3%; there were smaller increases in exports in Latin America (+2.1%), North Africa (+1.7%) and Central and Eastern Europe (+2.7%). This latter region was affected by the continued difficulties in the Russian market where sales of Italian tiles fell by a further 10% in 2016, although this fall was smaller than in previous years.

so l’Area Nafta, trainate dall’ottimo an-damento del mercato USA; +4,7% anche nei Balcani e nei Paesi del Golfo e +3,3% nel Far East; più contenuto l’incremento dell’export in America Latina (+2,1%), Nord Africa (+1,7%) ed Europa Cento Orientale (+2,7%). In quest’area permangono peral-tro le difficoltà sul mercato russo, dove le vendite di piastrelle italiane sono calate di un ulteriore 10% nel 2016, un calo tutta-via più limitato rispetto agli anni precedenti.

❱ Previsioni 2017-2018

Per il biennio 2017-2018, l’Osservatorio Previsionale realizzato da Prometeia pre-vede un ulteriore consolidamento della cre-scita, pur in un quadro di complessivo ral-lentamento rispetto al 2016. Le vendite sul mercato domestico dovrebbero aumenta-re nuovamente quest’anno del 2,2% e del 2% nel 2018, grazie soprattutto al segmen-to delle ristrutturazioni e alla favorevole di-namica dei mutui che spinge la domanda abitativa e, con essa, l’attività edilizia. L’export è stimato in crescita del 3,3% quest’anno e del 3,8% nel 2018, con previ-

ITALIAN CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY: FORECAST 2016-2018 L’industria italiana delle piastrelle di ceramica: previsioni 2016-2018

2015values 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

(mill sq.m) % var

Domestic salesVendite in Italia 80 -6.6 -0.6 5.5 2.2 2.0

Total ExportsEsportazioni totali 317 3.6 0.9 4.4 3.3 3.8

Western Europe 159 5.3 1.9 4.9 2.7 3.3

Eastern Europe 31 -2.2 -17.3 2.7 3.4 3.6

Balkans 16 4.9 5.0 4.7 3.8 3.8

NAFTA 45 2.5 5.9 5.0 3.3 3.8

Latin America 5 -5.4 -4.8 2.1 5.0 6.3

Gulf Countries 12 -1.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.1

North Africa - Middle East 11 -4.2 -8.6 1.7 3.1 3.7

Far East 19 8.5 14.3 3.3 4.8 5.2

Rest of the world 19 12.9 8.1 4.1 4.8 5.0

Total sales | Vendite totali 397 1.4 0.6 4.6 3.1 3.4

Production | Produzione 395 5.0 3.4 5.4 3.4 3.7

National consumption Consumo nazionale 98 -3.3 1.6 6.0 2.4 2.1

Imports | Importazioni 17 18.2 13.0 8.3 3.3 2.5

Source ~ Fonte: Prometeia “Osservatorio Previsionale per l’industria delle piastrelle in ceramica” (december 2016)

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❱ 2017-2018 forecasts

The Prometeia Forecasting Report points to continued growth in 2017-2018, albeit slower than in 2016. Domestic sales are expected to increase by an additional 2.2% this year and a further 2% in 2018, largely driven by the renovation segment. The favourable mortgage trend is also fuelling housing demand and consequently building ac-tivity. Exports are forecast to grow by 3.3% this year and by 3.8% in 2018, with improvements expected in what were the weakest areas in 2016 (Western Europe, Latin America, North Africa/Middle East and Far East). Domestic production is likewise expected to see fur-ther growth (+3.4% in 2017, +3.7% in 2018). However, Confindustria Ceramica’s leadership makes no secret of its concerns about the political and economic uncertainty in certain ge-ographical regions and the potentially adverse impact this may have on forecasts. Commenting on the overall situation, Vittorio Borel-li reiterated that the industry’s steady recovery is the result of signifi-cant investments in innovation that have enabled it to strengthen its competitive capacity in the various markets. These investments are expected to receive a further stimulus during this two-year period from the National Industrial Plan 4.0, which establishes amortisation levels of 140% or 250% for technology investments. However, he ex-pressed concern regarding two particularly sensitive areas: renewal by the European Commission of antidumping duties on tile imports from China and review of the Emissions Trading System. “The Emis-sions Trading System has significantly increased red tape, even in the case of an industry like ours where continuous investments have led to a drastic reduction in emissions,” explained Borelli. “We hope that the review currently under way and due to come into effect as of 2020 will increase safeguards for sectors like ours that have already made a lot of progress in terms of emissions and will avoid further impediments to competitiveness.” 5

sioni di miglioramento pro-prio in quelle aree più de-boli nel 2016 (Europa orien-tale, America Latina, Nord Africa e Medio Oriente, Far East). Allo stesso modo, la produzione nazionale è pre-vista in ulteriore progresso (+3,4% nel 2017, +3,7% nel 2018). I vertici di Confindustria Ceramica non nascondo-no tuttavia le preoccupa-zioni derivanti dalle incer-tezze politiche ed economi-che di alcune aree geografi-che che potrebbero modifi-care in negativo lo scenario previsionale. Commentando il quadro generale, Vittorio Borel-li ha ribadito come la co-stante ripresa del settore sia stata frutto degli ingen-ti investimenti in innovazio-ne che hanno consentito di rafforzare la capacità com-petitiva sui vari mercati. In-vestimenti che dovrebbe-ro essere favoriti in questo biennio anche grazie al Pia-

no nazionale Industria 4.0 che prevede superammor-tamenti del 140% e iperam-mortamenti del 250% per investimenti tecnologici. Preoccupazione è stata in-vece espressa su due temi particolarmente caldi: il rin-novo da parte della Com-missione Europea dei dazi antidumping per le importa-zioni di piastrelle dalla Cina, e la revisione del Sistema delle Emission Trading. “Il Sistema delle Emission Tra-ding ha determinato fino-ra un forte appesantimen-to negli adempimenti buro-cratici, anche per un settore come il nostro dove i con-tinui investimenti hanno si-gnificativamente ridotto le emissioni”, ha spiegato Bo-relli. “Auspichiamo che la revisione, attualmente in at-to e a valere dal 2020, au-menti le tutele per quei set-tori che tanto hanno già fat-to in tal senso e che si evi-tino ulteriori appesantimenti alla competitività”. 5

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