This ceramic industry energy crisis and war in ukraine it began to be noticed in foreign sales, and March statistics justified it. In the third month of the year, lFloor and wall tile exports decreased by 9.2%, The decline in frit and glaze shipments was even higher, at 19.2%, according to data released yesterday by the Valencia Community Regional Trade Directorate.
In both January and February (the conflict in Ukraine broke out on February 24) The positive foreign sales value of ceramic products was a situation that Ascer employers blamed for the price increases that the companies had to undertake due to the increase in costs, especially in the second month of the year. In terms of volume, it was insisted that sales were starting to decline.. And in the third month of the year its value also fell, Considering that the tile exports 9.2% less compared to the same month of the previous year, 303.9 million Euros. However, if the data for the first quarter is analyzed, the result is positive: In the January-March period of this year, the exports of the ceramics industry increased by 9.3% compared to the same period of 2021 and reached 938.2 million Euros. also increased, albeit much more cautiously (0.4%), and shipments reached 232.4 million.
Castellón continues to rise
Tile exports exploded in March, but Castellón continues to sell more abroad. State companies shipped products worth 838.7 million euros, which is 3.6% more than in the third month of 2021. First of all, an increase explained by the withdrawal of the Grau refinery, which exported 106.4% more during that month alone. .
If the March figures were positive for the province as a whole, it was even better in the first three months of the year: the value of sales across Spain’s borders reached €2,508,4 million, representing an increase of 16.1%.
When it comes to the community, exports increased by 15.1% in the first quarter of the year, reaching a value of 9,434 million euros. France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom lead the classification of export destinations. According to the sectors, agri-food led the Valencia region in exports worth 2,118.1 million and the automotive sector, which recovered with a value of 1.536.8 million with an increase of 2.5%, followed it. The ceramic industry took the third place.
Source: Informacion
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