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ASCER presents its balance sheet to the international press

ASCER, the Spanish association of ceramic wall and floor tile manufacturers, last month held an international press conference organised in collaboration with ICEX Spain Trade and Investment. Although this was briefly covered in our Cevisama show review, the organisation has also provided its own figures in full below.

ASCER’s president, Vicente Nomdedeu Lluesma, presented the provisional year-end close for 2023, a year marked by a generalised drop in market demand. The sector’s estimated turnover for 2023 is €4,864m (-14.3%), €3,564m of which was generated across 189 international markets. Domestic sales are estimated to stand at €1,300m. Parallel to the drop in demand, 2023 saw a 21% fall in production to just under 400m sqm.

Despite this negative trend, the organisation says, Spain continues to lead production in the European Union. As ASCER’s president stated: “Today, Europe only accounts for 8.4% of global production, compared with just ten years ago when we clearly led the sector. Our products compete on international markets under unequal terms in comparison with other producers who face less demanding labour or environmental requirements, to give just a couple of examples. It’s important to balance the game rules and to ensure that our customers demand that their non-EU suppliers comply strictly with the highest standards”.

Turning to the drop in sales, Nomdedeu explained, “Our sales are not immune to the global fall in demand, registering a 16.6% decrease in value and 22% in volume”.

By geographical area, Europe remains Tile of Spain’s natural market, with six European countries ranking among the top ten markets. “These are mature, demanding markets that appreciate the added value of Spanish ceramic tiles, yet which over the last year have been severely affected by inflation and the consequent slowdown in the construction market”, ASCER’s president explained: “If we consider the EU market plus Spain, which is our biggest customer market, 57% of the total sales are concentrated in the EU and it is therefore essential that we defend our position and lay down a series of ground rules that will enable us to compete under equal conditions.”

During the press conference, ASCER’s president highlighted the Spanish ceramic tile manufacturing sector’s commitment to decarbonisation and innovation as a means of producing increasingly sustainable products.
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