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

PRODUCTION VALUE IN EU
CERAMICS – EU27 & UK

PRODUCTION VALUE IN EU27
CERAMICS

TRADE BALANCE – EU27

PERCENTAGE OF PRODUCTION VALUE
BY EUROPEAN COUNTRY (EU27) IN 2020

NUMBER & PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS
EMPLOYED PER CERAMIC SECTOR

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

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