The United States into the world's largest importer of ceramic tile

Published: 16 May 2009 18:41:06

Chinese ceramics are big but not strong consensus in the industry as a whole, but the important thing is how big to strong, we are the industry must face up to the reality of the subject, open the eyes to see the world, we like to the world of ceramics, drawing on all useful element for me to use technology, management, marketing, and from the comparison, in the gap in the efforts to catch-up. Therefore, our staff since the current from the continuously since the launch of the United States, Japan, Italy, Spain and other countries the development of ceramic industry and market demand. Hope that by the point and face, give us the ceramic industry to provide useful reference point.

United States Ceramic Tile in 2006 production reached 64 million square meters, compared to 3.5 percent growth in 2005, accounting for 0.7 percent of global output, the global ranking at No. 19.

According to international statistics, in 2006 China's total output of ceramic tiles to reach 3000 one million square meters, meaning that in 2006 China's output of such products are the United States nearly 50 times!

United States Ceramic Tile in 2006 total consumption amounted to 312 million square meters, compared to 2.2 percent growth in 2005, accounting for the total global consumption of 4.2 percent, the world's No. 5!

From 2002 to 2006 5 years, American consumption of ceramic tiles are the number of year-on-year growth.

2006 The United States imports from all over the world all types of ceramic tile for 254 total one million square meters, compared to 3.2 percent growth in 2005, accounting for the volume of global imports in 2006 of 13.8, accounting for global consumption in 2006 of 3.4% in the United States are Global imports of ceramic tiles up to the country!

The United States is the world's ceramic tiles, one of the largest consumer country, from the international statistical data confirmed that the United States is the world's largest ceramic tile importer! In 2006, the United States Ceramic Tile 312 of total consumption reached 1,000,000 square meters, compared with 2.2 percent rise in 2005, increased the rate of consumption decreased slightly. Imports in 2006 amounted to 254 of 1,000,000 square meters, compared to 3.2 growth in 2005, imports have also increased the speed of the reduction of a certain!

The United States imports of ceramic floor tiles accounted for 81 percent of total consumption, the main importing countries are: Italy, Spain, Brazil and Turkey, but the country exported to the United States the number is declining, while Mexico, China's ceramic tile exports to the U.S. quantity is increasing. The United States imports of ceramic tiles from Mexico increased from one million square meters over the past 38 increased to 42 million square meters of ceramic tiles imported from China from 21 up to one million square meters 32.2 1,000,000 square meters.

The United States domestic production of ceramic wall and floor tiles also have a slight growth in the nation by 2006 total output of ceramic tiles 64 one million square meters, the United States Ceramic Tile production growth comes mainly from foreign countries in the United States to set up manufacturing enterprises. Has wholly owned by the Italian-owned: ① americanmarazzi ② monarch (marazzigroup) ③ florimusa ④ floridatile (panariagroup) ⑤ stonepeak (granitifiandre). This five Italian company's total production reached 41.5 million square meters, accounting for 60% of total output of the United States. More than some other American companies manufacturing ceramic tiles are: ① emilceramica with daltile Italian joint venture with Spain ② laufen Group roca cooperation in the United States established a joint venture ③ interceramic (Mexico in the United States established a joint venture).

China's exports to the ceramic tile in the United States in 2006 reached 32.2 million square meters, is China's total output of 1 / 100, the United States accounted for 12.69% of total imports, ranked fourth place! The Italian is still ranked first. Some statistics from the watch, Italy and other countries have a certain decline in export volume, but the value of exports on the rise, higher value-added of these products, China exported to the U.S. market all types of ceramic tile products are still in middle and low added value is not high. The larger American market, attracting a large number of Chinese companies take part in the competition, export prices rose always difficult! In recent years, appeared at the United States credit crisis, economic downturn, China's ceramic tile exports to the United States companies must be a high degree of attention! Should create conditions for Chinese enterprises to set up factories in the United States!