The European ceramic industry in numbers
Ceramic Roadmap
TO 2050

30
Member countries
Pan-European perspective

80%
SMEs
Local jobs

€26bn
Production value
Motor for growth

€5.1bn
Positive trade balance
Export champion

up to 30%
Production costs related to energy
Sensitive to energy prices

200,000
Direct jobs
Source of employment

150 years
Average lifespan of a brick house
Durable products

CERAMIC APPLICATIONS

PRODUCTION VALUE

NUMBER & PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS
EMPLOYED PER CERAMIC SECTOR

END-USE OF REFRACTORIES
(AS % OF TOTAL PRODUCTION)
