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The Italian ceramic tile industry is aligned with the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda

The Italian ceramic tile industry is aligned with 9 of the sustainable development goals of the UN 2030 Agenda. Environmental and social sustainability has been at the heart of the...

Ceramics of Italy for Sustainability

Ceramics of Italy for Sustainability: goals and tools

The Ceramics of Italy for Sustainability communication and promotional campaign has got under way with the launch of a video created by Milan-based agency Muse Factory of Projects on the institutional website ceramica.info, which will be shared through an extensive social media presence in Italy and abroad. The aim of the campaign is to communicate the efforts and achievements in the field of sustainability made by the Italian ceramic industry (tiles, sanitaryware, tableware, bricks and roof tiles) as a concrete result of the work carried out by the Association in recent months.

The Italian ceramic industry’s CSR practices

Italian ceramic companies are committed to ensuring occupational safety, to providing advanced corporate welfare and to entering into partnerships with training institutes for research projects. This is demonstrated by the...

Falls from heights: risk prevention

The Italian ceramic industry cares about people and takes all the necessary precautions to ensure the well-being of its employees. This involves providing personal protective equipment, informing workers about occupational...

Ceramic ventilated façades: cost and energy savings

Ceramic ventilated façades reduce energy consumption and cut utility bills

Italian ceramic tiles. From earth, for the Earth

Italian ceramic products contain only controlled, recycled and recyclable natural raw materials.

A hundred years of history. Ceramics viewed from Montelupo Fiorentino

Throughout its history, Bitossi has collaborated with eminent figures from the world of design. The company’s Archive Museum in Montelupo Fiorentino tells the story of its illustrious past in relation to its present and its vision for the future. The result is an outstanding example of a corporate museum

Ceramic surface trends respond to specific needs

Italian ceramic products cater for the new home design requirements of flexibility and customisation, the need for intimate spaces and the desire for visually-striking effects that brighten up the home

Classic but with a twist

The increasingly popular vintage trend combines twentieth-century geometries and decorations with the latest technological innovations in terms of water saving, production process efficiency and materials research

Protection from exposure to crystalline silica and feldspars in accordance with Italian and European laws

Ever since the early 2000s, the Italian ceramic tile industry has been adopting technical and organisational measures designed to protect workers from the risk of exposure to chemical agents. Respirable...