Italian ceramics industry is fighting its battle for growth on foreign markets and, while waiting for Italy's economy to fully restart, it keeps betting on quality and products capable of beating its foreign competitors. Like Spain, for example, which has a higher level of "productivity" and higher yields per employee.

But figures – made public on June 8 in Sassuolo (Modena) by Confindustria Ceramics – are still on Italy's side, considering that the ceramics industry closed 2015 with revenues for €5.1 billion (+4.1% compared to 2014); plus €722 million gained by sanitary ceramics, crockery and refractory elements.

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Fonte: Italy24