Clay Products And Refractories Global Market Report 2023

Clay products and refractories refer to types of materials that are heated and then formed into bricks or other shapes for use in industrial applications. Equipment and tools used in clay product manufacturing include crushers, grinders, wire cutters, high-pressure cylinders, rollers, dryers, and burners.

The main types of clay products and refractories are pottery, ceramics, plumbing fixtures, clay building material, and refractories. Pottery refers to the process of making vessels out of clay and other ceramic materials. The process of clay products and refractories includes grinding, cutting, mixing, shaping, and honing. The materials used include quartz, chamotte, sand, sawdust, slag, and pulverized coal. These are used in construction, automobiles, steel making, cosmetics, the food industry, and other end users.

The global clay products and refractories market grew from $146.68 billion in 2022 to $158.08 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The clay products and refractories market is expected to grow to $207.81 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 7.1%.

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Major economies globally had positive growth, due to which the interest rates are expected to gradually increase. This will decrease the flow of cheap money that has been available for investment, making it difficult for companies to raise funds. For instance, in August 2021, According to the data by business-standard RBI will hike the interest rates in the first half of 2022. China’s Central Bank also raised the interest rates to limit the flow of capital out of the country. These factors are expected to hurt the clay product and refractory manufacturing market.

Many clay product and refractory manufacturing companies are using robotics and automation to improve plant efficiency and productivity. Sensors are being used in various machines to access invaluable data for improving efficiencies and reducing potential breakdowns. For instance, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 1.2 million industrial robots are expected to be deployed by 2025, thus indicating a rise in automation and robotics technology adoption to improve productivity and reduce production costs.

The Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the clay products and refractories market in 2022. Western Europe was the second-largest region in the clay products and refractories market. The regions covered in the clay products and refractories report include Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa.

The countries in the clay products and refractories market include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam.

The growth of the clay product and refractory manufacturing market is aided by stable economic growth forecasted in many developed and developing countries. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that the global GDP is 3.3% in 2020 and 3.4% in 2021. Developed economies are also expected to register stable growth during the forecast period. Additionally, emerging markets are expected to continue to grow slightly faster than the developed markets in the forecast period. Stable economic growth is expected to increase investments in end-user markets, thereby driving the clay product and refractory manufacturing market during the forecast period.

The clay products and refractories market consists of sales of building brick, paving brick, terra-cotta facing tile, roofing tile, and drainage pipe. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Major companies in the clay products and refractories market include LIXIL Group, Internacional De Cerámica, S.A.B. De C.V, Kyocera Corporation, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A., Mohawk Industries, Inc., RHI Magnesita N.V, The Siam Cement Group Public Company Limited, Imerys S.A, Vesuvius plc, and Corning Incorporated.



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