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Ceramics Industry Statistics

See how the ceramics industry is reshaping itself with 2026 demand growth and 2025 shifts in capacity, pricing, and trade that don’t look like the industry’s recent playbook. This page makes the practical contrast between what manufacturers expect and what the market is actually rewarding.
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Ceramics Industry Statistics
Julian RichterWritten by Julian Richter·Edited by Isabelle Moreau·Fact-checked by Claire Beaumont
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The ceramics industry at a glance

The ceramics industry remains large but cyclical: global ceramic-tile production fell 3.9% to 14.4 billion square metres in 2025, while Asia still supplied 69.3% of output.

$173.58B[59]
Global market size, 2025
7.80%[59]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
14,401M m²[56]
Global tile production, 2025
69.3%[56]
Asia production share, 2025
Market size
The global ceramics market was valued at $173.58 billion in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights. Separately, global ceramic-tile production totaled 14.401 billion square metres in 2025.[59][56]
Forecast & CAGR
The global ceramics market is forecast to reach $342.74 billion by 2034 from $187.55 billion in 2026, implying a 7.80% CAGR for 2026–2034. MECS provides a separate 2026–2030 forecast for ceramic-tile production through its online industry platform.[59][56]
Market share & regions
Asia accounted for 69.3% of global ceramic-tile production in 2025, with 10.0 billion square metres. Europe produced 1.631 billion square metres, or 11.3% of global output, while the Americas produced 1.460 billion square metres, or 10.2%.[56]
Segmentation
The market is commonly divided into traditional and advanced ceramics, with applications including tiles, sanitary ware, abrasives, pottery, bricks and pipes. Sanitary ware represented a 7.5% share of the ceramics market in 2023 in Fortune Business Insights' application analysis.[59]
Key players & concentration
Mohawk Industries' Global Ceramics division produced more than 300 million square metres of tile in 2024, equivalent to roughly 2.0% of 2025 global tile production when compared with the latest MECS total. The fragmented structure is also reflected in the large number of regional manufacturers and the importance of SMEs in the EU sector.[56][60]
Pricing
The U.S. producer price index for ceramic floor and wall tile was 139.162 in August 2026, compared with 135.427 in January 2025. The index indicates a modest increase in U.S. tile producer prices over that period, although it is not a retail price measure.[61]
Trends, drivers & challenges
The sector is being shaped by construction and renovation demand, energy costs, emissions reduction and regional manufacturing shifts. Global tile production declined 3.9% in 2025, but African output rose 26.0% to 1.319 billion square metres, while Asian production fell 8.4%.[56][59]
Consumer behavior & competition
U.S. ceramic-tile consumption was 2.70 billion square feet in 2024, down 5.1% from 2023, showing the impact of weaker residential and remodeling demand. In India’s sanitary and bathware market, branded products accounted for approximately 62.0% of value in fiscal 2025, indicating strong competition between branded and regional unbranded suppliers.[57][62]
M&A
Wienerberger agreed in February 2026 to acquire Italcer Group, which reported approximately €350 million in 2025 revenue and employed nearly 1,200 people. The transaction covers an initial 50% plus one share, with an option to acquire the remaining shares in the first half of 2027, subject to merger-control clearance.[63]
Regulation
The EU draft Best Available Techniques conclusions for ceramic manufacturing cover firing-based ceramic production above 75 tonnes per day, or kiln capacity above 4 cubic metres combined with a setting density above 300 kilograms per cubic metre. The framework addresses emissions and associated activities such as spray drying and raw-material calcining.[46]
Latest news
The latest global tile review, published in September 2026, reported that 2025 production fell to 14.401 billion square metres and consumption declined 2.2%, while international tile trade flows increased 2.5%. The review identified Africa as the fastest-growing major production region, with output up 26.0% in 2025.[56]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Ceramics Industry

The leading companies in the ceramics industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 7, 2026 · Next review December 7, 2026

Verdict

Kyocera leads Gitnux's 2026 ceramics ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with revenue growth 2.8% and operating margin 5.7%. TOTO is the highest-ranked sanitary ceramics manufacturer at 8.8, with more than 13 million sanitary ceramic pieces produced annually worldwide.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in ceramic components

    Kyocera

    JP

    Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Ceramic components

    Why we picked it: It sits in fine and advanced ceramics, backed by reported revenue growth and operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit kyocera.com ↗

  2. Leader in sanitary ceramics

    TOTO

    JP

    Ranked #2 · 8.8 · Sanitary ceramics

    Why we picked it: Its sanitary ceramics scale is expressed as annual output of more than 13 million pieces.

    See in ranking ↓Visit toto.com ↗

  3. Leader in ceramic tiles

    RAK Ceramics

    AE

    Ranked #5 · 8.7 · Ceramic tiles

    Why we picked it: Its tiles and sanitaryware platform is anchored by 118 million square metres capacity in 23 plants.

    See in ranking ↓Visit rakceramics.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the ceramics industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Kyocera

Ceramic components · JP

9.1
2

TOTO

Sanitary ceramics · JP

8.8
3

LIXIL

Sanitary ceramics · JP

8.7
4

Roca Group

Sanitary ceramics · ES

8.7
5

RAK Ceramics

Ceramic tiles · AE

8.7
6

Kohler

Sanitaryware and bathroom ceramics · US

8.7
7

Geberit

Bathroom ceramics and sanitary systems · CH

8.5
8

Kajaria Ceramics

Indian ceramic and vitrified tiles · IN

8.4
9

SCG Decor

ASEAN tiles and sanitaryware · TH

8.4
10

Grupo Lamosa

Ceramic and porcelain tiles, adhesives · MX

8.3

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 7, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Julian Richter. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the ceramics industry. In Ceramics Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/ceramics-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Technology and innovation signals center on AI adoption and production use. The dataset also quantifies industrial-scale IP activity, with 689,000+ patents tied to the global ceramics industry database in 2025.

Automation in the ceramics industry

  • 0.08 robot installations per 1,000 workers were recorded for the glass and ceramics industry in the study’s normalized average-employment measure.[1]
  • 20% was the Automation and Artificial Intelligence score for a traditional ceramics SME in Italy in December 2023, based on a Digital Maturity Assessment questionnaire.[2]

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[4]
  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[4]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[5]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[3]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[3]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[4]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 56% reported no productivity change from IoT in 2024.[3]
  • Across European countries, 29% of firms used IoT on average in 2021.[7]
  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[7]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[3]

Innovation in the ceramics industry

  • 689,000+ patents were associated with the global ceramics industry database in the 2025 industry report.[8]
  • 678 grants were associated with the global ceramics industry database in the 2025 industry report.[8]
  • 1,074 startups were identified in the global ceramics industry database in the 2025 industry report.[8]
  • 14,800+ companies were identified in the global ceramics industry database in the 2025 industry report.[8]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data & analytics emphasis in manufacturing shows up as higher decision value and governance gaps. In 2025, 44% of manufacturers reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality.

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[9]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[10]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[10]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[9]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[11]
  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[10]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[12]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[9]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[9]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[12]
  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[12]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[10]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Strategy and growth are shaped by capacity additions and select consolidation. Grupo Lamosa reported Tile Business sales growth of 9% in 2024, reaching 24,115 million Mexican pesos.

Growth in the ceramics industry

  • 9% was Grupo Lamosa’s Tile Business sales growth in 2024, reaching 24,115 million Mexican pesos.[13]
  • 92 GWh of photovoltaic electricity will be supplied to Gres Panaria Portugal over a ten-year power purchase agreement beginning in 2025.[14]
  • 21 production plants supported Grupo Lamosa’s ceramic coverings business in 2024: nine in Mexico, three in Peru, two in Colombia, three in Brazil, two in Argentina and two in Spain.[13]

Differentiation in the ceramics industry

  • Mohawk introduced ceramic and porcelain products using advanced three-dimensional printing technologies in 2024 to create differentiated wood, stone and other visuals.[15]
  • 95% or more recycled material was typically incorporated into Alusid’s premium ceramic tiles under its recycled-material product process in 2025.[16]
  • 332 ceramic-surface collections were featured in Italcer Group’s 2024 catalogues, while Devon&Devon offered around 147 collections.[17]

Mergers and acquisitions in the ceramics industry

  • 100% of Terratinta Group was owned by Italcer Group after the acquisition completed in 2023 and reported in its 2024 sustainability disclosures.[17]
  • €136 million was the revenue associated with the German, Austrian, Dutch and Swiss market acquired by Panariagroup through the Steuler Tile transaction.[18]
  • 9% growth in Grupo Lamosa’s Tile Business sales in 2024 followed the integration of Spanish ceramic company Baldocer, acquired at the end of 2023.[13]

Strategic partnerships in the ceramics industry

  • 70 countries and regions were reached by Monalisa Group’s ceramic products when it became the Olympic Council of Asia’s official partner and exclusive ceramic-tile supplier in 2024.[19]
  • 10 years is the term of Iberdrola’s photovoltaic power purchase agreement with Gres Panaria Portugal, beginning in 2025 and covering 92 GWh of clean energy.[14]
  • 24.8% was Frontier IP’s equity stake in Dekiln when Dekiln and Johnson Tiles announced a 2026 partnership to scale and commercialise kiln-free ceramic alternatives.[20]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints and engagement metrics appear together. UK ceramics businesses reported difficulty finding technical skills, at 59%, while U.S. pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing employed 13,375 people in 2024.

Hiring in the ceramics industry

  • 59% of UK ceramics businesses reported difficulty finding technical skills in job applicants in the Foundation Industries business survey.[21]
  • 13,375 people were employed in U.S. pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing in 2024.[22]
  • 3,976 production and related workers were employed by U.S. ceramic-tile producers in 2023.[23]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[24]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[25]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[26]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[26]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[24]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[25]
  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[25]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[25]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[25]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[25]
  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[25]
  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[25]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[25]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[25]

DEI in the ceramics industry

  • 43.2% of the U.S. pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing workforce were women in 2024.[27]
  • 36% of UK ceramics businesses reported that women represented more than half of their workforce in the industry survey.[28]
  • 68.8% of the U.S. pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing workforce was White in 2024.[27]
  • 56.8% of the U.S. pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing workforce were men in 2024.[27]

Change Management in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 60% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2024.[29]
  • Across leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, 73% reported employee change fatigue in 2026.[30]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 56% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2023.[29]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 46% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2022.[29]
  • Across leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, change management was associated with a reported 4:1 return on investment in 2026.[30]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer influence shifts across new-home construction versus remodeling. In the U.S., 42% of builders and 66% of remodelers said customers had the greatest influence on ceramic-tile selection.

Customer experience in the ceramics industry

  • 42% of U.S. builders said customers had the greatest influence over ceramic-tile selection in new-home construction.[31]
  • 66% of U.S. remodelers said customers had the greatest influence over ceramic-tile selection in remodeling projects.[31]
  • 12% of surveyed tile buyers ranked after-sales service among their key purchase criteria in the Indian tile market.[32]

Customer acquisition in the ceramics industry

  • 18% of Italian ceramic-tile import sales were made to retailers in the cited U.S. International Trade Commission industry analysis.[23]
  • 30% of Italian ceramic-tile import sales were made to tile contractors, the largest client category in the cited U.S. International Trade Commission industry analysis.[23]
  • 16% of Italian ceramic-tile import sales were made directly to consumers in the cited U.S. International Trade Commission industry analysis.[23]
  • 15% of Italian ceramic-tile import sales were made to building contractors in the cited U.S. International Trade Commission industry analysis.[23]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Branding in the ceramics industry

  • 13,400 followers was the average social-media audience for the 27 companies reviewed among the world’s largest ceramic manufacturers in 2015.[33]
  • 9.1% of 27 companies in a 2015 review of the world’s largest ceramic manufacturers achieved a digital-reputation score above 50 points.[33]

Social media in the ceramics industry

  • 27 Spanish ceramic floor and wall tile manufacturers submitted valid responses to a 2021 survey covering social-media use with distributors, suppliers and private customers.[34]
  • 95 ceramic-sector companies in Castellón, Spain, were included in the 2021 survey population examining social-media and digital-platform use.[34]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[35]
  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[36]
  • Across B2B companies, 56% of marketers identified social-media posts as the most effective influencer-program content type in a September 2024 U.S. survey.[37]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[38]
  • Across B2B companies, 81% of marketers had a dedicated influencer-marketing budget in a September 2024 U.S. survey of firms with at least 100 employees.[37]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operations outcomes are tracked through lean, quality control, and lead-time metrics. One study reports a 36% reduction in inventory after lean-manufacturing implementation.

Process optimization in the ceramics industry

  • 36% was the reduction in inventory achieved after lean-manufacturing implementation at a medium-sized ceramic-insulator manufacturer.[39]
  • 40.51% was the average reduction in defects reported after lean-manufacturing implementation in a ceramic-insulator manufacturing case study.[39]
  • US$0.61 million was the one-financial-year cost saving reported after lean-manufacturing implementation in a ceramic-insulator manufacturing case study.[39]
  • 32% was the reduction in waiting time achieved in a lean-manufacturing case study at a ceramic-insulator manufacturer.[39]

Quality management in the ceramics industry

  • 1,910 defective or wasted ceramic pieces represented 5.03% of production after statistical quality-control improvements at the Thai ceramics factory.[40]
  • 90 was the process-efficiency value before statistical quality-control improvements at the Thai ceramics factory.[40]
  • 95 was the process-efficiency value after statistical quality-control improvements at the Thai ceramics factory.[40]
  • 3,928 defective or wasted ceramic pieces represented 10.33% of production before statistical quality-control improvements at a Thai ceramics factory.[40]

Supply chain in the ceramics industry

  • 35% was the increase in supply-chain turnover in North Staffordshire ceramics between 2018 and 2024.[41]
  • 94 ceramics supply-chain firms operated in North Staffordshire in 2024, down 4% from 98 firms in 2018.[41]
  • 1.78 was the median current ratio for North Staffordshire ceramics supply-chain firms in 2024.[41]
  • 27% of North Staffordshire ceramics supply-chain firms belonged to a larger corporate group in 2024.[41]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[42]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 100% of customer respondents allocated only 0–25% of company capital expenditure to reshoring projects in 2025.[42]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[42]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 72.8% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing moved business functions to other EU countries during 2021–2023.[43]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[42]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing signals are monitored via producer indices rather than retail measures. The U.S. ceramic tile producer price index rose to 139.162 in August 2026 from 135.427 in January 2025.

Profitability in the ceramics industry

  • £72,500 was the estimated median net worth of North Staffordshire ceramics firms in 2024, down 16% from approximately £86,600 in 2020.[41]
  • £135,018 was the median net worth of North Staffordshire ceramics supply-chain firms in 2024, up 49% from £90,705 in 2018.[41]
  • £1,627,190 was the 2024 median net worth of North Staffordshire firms in the clays, slips, glazes and colours supply-chain segment.[41]

Financial planning in the ceramics industry

  • 1.10 was the median quick ratio for North Staffordshire ceramics firms in 2024, compared with 1.01 in 2020.[41]
  • 546.99 was the 2024 median gearing ratio for North Staffordshire sanitaryware firms.[41]
  • 163.93 was the 2024 median gearing ratio for North Staffordshire tile firms.[41]
  • 1.28 was the median current ratio for North Staffordshire ceramics firms in 2024, down from 1.51 in 2020.[41]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Product and service activity is reflected in sustainability and service intervention volumes. System Ceramics reported approximately 13,000 on-site service interventions worldwide in 2025.

Product development in the ceramics industry

  • 1,074 startups were identified in the global ceramics industry in 2025.[8]
  • 678 grants were associated with the global ceramics industry in 2025.[8]
  • 14,800 companies operated in the global ceramics industry in 2025, including more than 1,000 startups.[8]
  • More than 689,000 patents were associated with the global ceramics industry in 2025.[8]

Product lifecycle in the ceramics industry

  • 19 million tonnes of CO₂ were emitted annually by ceramic manufacturing in Europe, according to the cited estimate.[44]
  • 92.1% of ceramic tile’s overall environmental impact was attributed to CO₂ emissions.[44]
  • 14.4 kg CO₂-equivalent was the estimated global-warming potential of one square metre of ceramic tile.[44]
  • 1% of Europe’s industrial emissions regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System was attributed to ceramic manufacturing.[44]

After-sales in the ceramics industry

  • Approximately 13,000 on-site service interventions were performed worldwide by System Ceramics in 2025.[45]
  • Approximately 1,800 remote service interventions were performed worldwide by System Ceramics in 2025.[45]
  • 413,000 hours of customer-service activity were delivered by System Ceramics in 2025.[45]
  • More than 16,000 service interventions were performed worldwide by System Ceramics in 2025.[45]
  • 80% of System Ceramics’ presses had 16-hour support available seven days a week in 2025.[45]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Emissions attribution dominates sustainability measurement, with fuel combustion as the largest component. Ceramics-sector emissions came 64% from fuel combustion.

Sustainability in the ceramics industry

  • 64% of ceramics-sector emissions came from fuel combustion, while process and indirect emissions contributed 17% and 19%, respectively.[46]
  • 19 million tonnes of CO₂ were emitted annually by ceramic manufacturing in Europe.[47]
  • 88% of Italian ceramic companies had adopted at least one sustainable practice.[48]
  • 56% of Italian ceramic companies had adopted more than ten sustainable practices.[48]

Circular economy in the ceramics industry

  • Up to 40–60% recycled content was reported for wall and floor tiles in the European ceramics sector.[46]
  • Close to 100% of wastewater and solid waste was recycled in full-cycle and partial-cycle Italian ceramic tile factories during 2013–2020.[49]
  • 125% was the average solid-waste recycling factor for Italian factories producing spray-dried powders for third parties during 2013–2020.[49]
  • 115% was the average wastewater recycling factor for Italian factories producing spray-dried powders for third parties during 2013–2020.[49]
  • Up to 20–40% recycled content was reported for bricks and clay blocks in the European ceramics sector.[46]

Carbon footprint in the ceramics industry

  • 92.1% of ceramic tile’s overall environmental impact was associated with CO₂ emissions.[44]
  • 14.4 kg CO₂-equivalent per square metre was the estimated global-warming potential of ceramic tile production.[44]
  • 64% of ceramics-sector emissions originated from fuel combustion.[46]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Global reach is measured as both markets served and exports. Italy’s EU production exported 74.3% in 2023, the highest export share among global regions.

Globalization in the ceramics industry

  • 127 countries were covered by Italcer Group’s sales network in 2024.[17]
  • 180 countries were served by Mohawk’s sales network in 2024, while the company manufactured in 19 countries across its flooring businesses.[55]
  • 74.3% of European Union ceramic tile production was exported in 2023, the highest export share among global regions.[56]
  • 2.674 billion square metres of ceramic tiles were exported worldwide in 2024, down 2.5% from 2023.[56]
  • 71.5% of U.S. ceramic tile consumption by volume came from imports in 2024.[57]

Supplier management in the ceramics industry

  • 55.27% of La Fenice’s suppliers were located in Italy in 2024.[58]
  • 80.4% of La Fenice’s supplier order value came from local suppliers within 100 kilometres in 2024.[58]
  • 87.52% of La Fenice’s supplier order value came from national suppliers in 2024.[58]
  • 1,384 suppliers served La Fenice in 2024, including 765 suppliers based in Italy and 71 local suppliers located within 100 kilometres.[58]

Distribution channels in the ceramics industry

  • Italcer Group marketed ceramic surfaces through B2B customers, premium distributors and major international retail chains in 2024.[17]
  • Mohawk’s Global Ceramic products were sold through North America, Europe and South America in 2024.[55]
  • India supplied 20.4% of U.S. ceramic tile imports by volume in 2024, followed by Spain at 17.6% and Italy at 16.0%.[57]
  • 71.5% of U.S. ceramic tile consumption by volume was supplied through imports in 2024, indicating a major international sourcing channel.[57]
  • Mohawk’s Global Ceramic business used regional distribution centers and company-operated service centers across North America, Europe and Latin America in 2024.[15]

Key questions about the Ceramics Industry

What is the global ceramics market size in 2025?
The global ceramics market was valued at $173.58B in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights.
How fast is the ceramics market forecast to grow through 2034?
The global ceramics market is forecast to reach $342.74B by 2034 from $187.55B in 2026, implying a 7.80% CAGR for 2026–2034.
Which companies lead the ceramics industry?
Kyocera leads Gitnux's 2026 ceramics ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with revenue growth 2.8% and operating margin 5.7%. TOTO is the highest-ranked sanitary ceramics manufacturer at 8.8, with more than 13 million sanitary ceramic pieces produced annually worldwide.
What technology shifts are showing up in ceramics-related manufacturing data?
EII businesses reported 68% adopting AI in 2024 with an estimated 10% productivity increase. In 2024, 44% of EII businesses reported no productivity change from IoT, while 44% of supply-management organizations rated data quality good or excellent.
How fragmented is the tile production structure?
The tile sector is described as fragmented, with a large number of regional manufacturers and SMEs emphasized in the EU sector, alongside large-scale producers.
What do price and demand signals look like in the U.S.?
The U.S. producer price index for ceramic floor and wall tile was 139.162 in August 2026 versus 135.427 in January 2025. U.S. ceramic-tile consumption was 2.70 billion square feet in 2024, down 5.1% from 2023.
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