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U.S. Ceramic Tile Market, 2007 Edition
Market Studies Inc, Dec 2006, Pages: 238
The U.S. Ceramic Tile Market achieved strong gains early in 2006, but lost momentum in the second half of the year due to the deflating housing market…See our detailed estimates for 2006 and projections to 2011 as well as data on the glass tile category.
Domestic manufacturers’ shipments rebounded 8.5% in the first half of 2006, then slid 11% in the third quarter… See our estimates for 2006 and projections to 2011 along with 35 years of sales data by type of tile.
Exports of U.S. made ceramic tile post double-digit gains for the third consecutive year, rising an estimated 15.6% in 2006 on a unit basis while dollar volume surged 20.3%, driven by strong demand in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, the Bahamas, and Italy… See our extensive coverage of 23 markets by product category to pinpoint future growth potential.
Volume growth of imported ceramic tile decelerated in 2006 to the slowest pace in five years, but imports maintained an 81% share of the market. Shipments from Italy remain in a downtrend as demand for tile from lower-cost producing countries accelerates and as more Italian companies shift operations to the U.S. In the month of September, Mexico was the leading importer of ceramic tile, followed by Italy and Brazil. China, a relative newcomer to this market, became the fourth largest ceramic tile supplier to the U.S. as shipments continued their powerful advance. Spain slipped to fifth place position.
The Italian company Panariagroup Industrie Ceramica acquired Florida Tile in 2006. With this acquisition, the U.S. market accounted for 25% of total company sales in the first nine months of 2006. The new production line of porcelain tile will double the capacity of the Lawrenceburg plant.
Mohawk Industries’ Dal-Tile division reported sales gains of 11.5% in the third quarter of 2006 and 14.8% in the first nine months of the year. The Company permanently closes its mosaic tile plant in Tennessee.
Interceramic’s U.S. sales rose 11.3% in third quarter of 2006 and were up 17.6% during the first nine months of 2006 as compared to year-earlier levels.
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