In the 90’s Spain reached the top and became the worldwide leader in the ceramic frits, ceramic colours and glazes sector. The efforts dedicated to R+D+I (Research + Development + innovation) and the competitiveness of the companies took Spain to lead the market above Italy, traditional pioneer of the sector.

Bet for R+D+i

The frit industries bet hard for innovation and invest a great part of their resources in investigation. The quality and competitiveness of the products has been one important key for the spectacular growth of the ceramic industry in our country. The synergy between tile industries and ceramic frits, glazes and colours producers in a single front has catapulted the Spanish ceramic industry to the highest international peaks.

The international expansion-

The Spanish frit industry has never saved efforts and equally impulses the international diversification and expansion. Spanish companies have subsidiaries in Italy, Brazil, Indonesia, China, Mexico.

An exporting sector

Besides the promotion of the national tile industry, the sector exports more than 60% of the production. The main receptors are Italy, Egypt, Portugal, Morocco, Germany, Poland, Russia, Indonesia, Algeria.

STATISTICS
TOTAL SECTOR SALES 2012:	1154 Millones de Euros
TOTAL EXPORTS 2012:	799 Millones de Euros
% OVER TOTAL SALES:	69,27%
TOTAL NATIONAL SALES 2012:	354 Millones de Euros
% OVER TOTAL SALES:	30,73%
TOTAL LABOUR FORCE 2012:	3.398
% VARIATION:
TOTAL SALES: EXPORTS NATIONAL SALES: Nº EMPLOYEES:	3,94% 2,76% 6,70% 1,49%