In this paper, the development trend of the Italian ceramic machinery  industry analyzes, although in 2012 compared with 2011, the Italian  ceramic machinery industry declined, but is still the world's leading  machinery manufacturing technology level.

2013  September-October visit to Italy Bologna exhibition bathroom tiles  investigated Gardner Virginia (GARDENIA) ceramics factory and a number  of design companies to collect relevant information, now organized into  Italian ceramic machinery industry analysis reports for domestic peer  reference .

2012  Italian ceramic machinery € 1,667,400,000 total turnover of about 13.85  billion yuan --- [Editor's Note], and decreased 4.4% compared to 2011  (2011 Italian ceramic machinery total turnover 1.7448 billion euros  [approximately 14.49 billion yuan --- Editor's Note]).

Table 1 Italian ceramic machinery Turnover (unit: one million euros)

Italian  ceramic machinery exports accounted for more than 70% of turnover, from  2008 to 2012, the overall trend is growth, but 2012 ceramic exports in  2011 compared to a decrease of 7.4%. 2012 sales of the Italian national ceramic machine than the 2011 growth of 7.3% in 2011 an increase of 10.2% compared to 2010. 2008 global financial crisis a great influence on the Italian ceramic  machinery industry, in 2009 compared to 2008 their sales dropped 31.4%  ceramics, exports fell 30.5%.

Table 2 Italian ceramic machinery export turnover (by region Unit: millions of euros)

Italian  ceramic machinery exports in 2012 relative to 2011 the overall downward  trend (-7.4%), exports to the EU, Asia, the Middle East, Central and  South America, China Taiwan, Oceania tended to decrease. Africa,  Eastern Europe (non-EU) and exports are on the rise in North America,  indicating Africa, Eastern Europe (non-EU) as well as increased  investment in the construction of North America, Oceania and China  Taiwan imported Italian ceramic machine equipment decreased  significantly, indicating that these two a significant decline in demand for the region.

1 2012 Italian ceramic machinery exports ratio distribution (by region)

Italian  ceramic machinery exports to Asia and China, to a certain extent by the  Chinese ceramic machinery manufacturing technology and ability to  enhance the impact of advances. But in 2012 and 2011 compared to the data view, this influence is not  large, down only 1.5%, Asia and China is still the major market for  Italian ceramic machinery exports, second only to EU countries.

2012  compared with 2011, the Italian ceramic machinery products in the  domestic sales overall increased (+7.3%), 2012 sales of 379.2 million  euro in 2011 to 353.3 million euro wherein the ceramic brick and heavy  clay products of machinery increased by 10.3% and 2.8%, respectively, while  other products (porcelain tableware, sanitary ceramics, refractories,  and other ceramic products) production machinery showed different  degrees of decline.

In  total turnover in 2012 compared with 2011, ceramic tiles machinery and  equipment, porcelain tableware, refractories, ceramics machinery tended  to decrease other, the overall decline of 4.4%, only clay products and  sanitary ceramics machinery equipment increased. Ceramic tile machinery in the country in both sales and exports  accounted for a higher proportion of domestic sales accounted for 90.3  percent in 2012, exports accounted for 76.3%.

In  2012 exports of Italian ceramic machinery for the production of ceramic  tiles machinery and equipment amounted to 983 million euro accounted  for 76.3% of total exports, ranking first. For  the production of clay products, machinery and equipment 130 one  million euros, accounting for 10.1 percent of total exports, ranking  second. For  sanitary ceramics production machinery and equipment 60.8 one million  euros, accounting for 4.7% of total exports, ranking third. But also shows the advantage of the Italian ceramic machinery manufacturing ceramic tiles.

Table 4 different type of machinery division's operating income (Unit: millions of euros)

Compared  to 2011, 2012 Italian exports of machinery and equipment ceramic tile  production fell 10.3%, production of refractory machinery exports fell  16.6%, indicating that decline in demand in the international market  these two types of products. The  production of clay products machinery in 2012 than in 2011 increased by  14.5%, production of sanitary ceramics machinery rose 18.1%, indicating  that the international market clay products, demand for sanitary  ceramics on the rise. (Table 3)

As  can be seen from a different type of machinery sales in 2012 compared  with 2011, the Italian national sales of raw materials processing  equipment fell 2.8%, decreased by 20% furnace, laboratory equipment fell  33.1 percent, while Italian ceramics can also be seen in the decline  stage .

2012  Italian ceramic machinery exports ranked first in the molding equipment  (304.1 millions of euros), accounting for 23% of total exports. It ranked second in the glazing and decoration equipment (201 millions of euros), accounting for 15% of total exports. He ranked third in the firing furnace equipment (184.3 millions of euros), accounting for 14% of total exports. Ranked fourth place is raw materials processing equipment (162.2 millions of euros), accounting for 12% of total exports.

From the above data shows, by product category: the press, glazing and  decorating equipment, kilns is the advantage of Italian exports of  machinery products.

Table 5 Italy advanced ceramic machinery manufacturing enterprises

2012  compared with 2011, the export of raw materials processing, storage  equipment, quality and process control, engineering machinery and  equipment have a certain growth, and the press, kiln, purification,  experimental equipment four major categories dropped, resulting in 2012 Compared with 2011, the Italian ceramic machinery exports fell 7.4% overall. (Table 4)

As of December 31, 2012, the Italian ceramic machinery business companies 150.

Overall, 81 companies (54% of total), 5.2% of the total business  accounted for years; and 18 large companies (accounting for 12% of  total), accounted for 79.8% of total Italian ceramic machinery and  equipment business.

Contribution Figure 2 different ceramic machinery company turnover

Due to the slow development of the world economy, the global situation  in an unstable state, the poor economic situation in Italy, have a  certain impact on the ceramics and ceramic machinery.

According  to statistics, in 2012 the Italian ceramic machinery company in  business conditions decline of 35.5%, an increase of 20.4%, a relatively  stable at 44.1%. Overall rating: less growth, relatively stable and multi-drop, ceramic machinery industry declined. (image 3)


3 2012 Italian ceramic machinery company's operating condition

2012  Italian ceramic machinery industry declined in 2011 compared to 4.4  percent, the Italian ceramic machinery domestic sales rose 7.3%, while  ceramic machinery exports fell 7.4%. He explains the Italian ceramic tile companies to increase investment  in technological equipment, is another example of a large export market  for Italian ceramic machinery affected, while the description of new and  expansion of the global ceramic tile industry in the past two years,  business demand for new equipment is decreasing.

Affected  by the international and domestic economic situation, the Italian  ceramic tile and ceramic machinery manufacturing in the downward trend,  but its ceramic machinery technology is still at a global leading level.  Italian  ceramic machinery to strengthen cooperation with the technology,  design, manufacture, operation and management of the emerging aspects  tile producing countries, through the complementary advantages might be a  way out.