The 25th edition of the Tecnargilla Expo is slated to take place September 26-30 at the Expo Centre in Rimini Fiera, Italy. Tecnargilla 2014 hosted over 500 exhibitors and attracted 32,120 visitors from over 100 countries.

Visitors will have the opportunity to discover Sacmi solutions at stand B1.

New home sales are up 9.3% in the second quarter of 2016 from the first quarter.

Although it slipped one point from the previous quarter, it is still the 13th consecutive quarter with a reading above 50.

All three HMI components edged lower in July.

Currently, just over a month since the registration period started, Cevisama has committed 85% of its floor space.

This weekly roundup highlights the ceramic, glass, refractories, brick and related news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

The sector’s turnover totaled €1.98 billion (approximately $2.19 billion) in 2015, up 8% from the previous year.

The report lists touchless faucets, cisterns, soap dispensers, hand dryers, smart windows and smart toilets as the major segments.

Sacmi had previously supplied systems for the drying, glazing, and firing lines at VitrA’s Russian plant.