The ceramic tiles manufacture in Poland is facing a serious crisis. As the Polish Ceramic Union points out, production costs increased by more than 40% between 2021 and 2024, mainly due to advanced gas, electricity and costly natural materials, transport and wages. A further blow is the decline in request in the construction marketplace and unfair competition from inexpensive imported products, mainly from India and Turkey.
Why do Polish producers lose their competitiveness?
"Now our economical activity is simply a challenge and our continued functioning is questionable. The already limited production and simplification of staff do not warrant that we proceed to produce products due to the advanced energy costs of CO2 emanation allowances prices in the EU, which kill industry's competitiveness, as well as the deficiency of protection of the interior marketplace against unfair competition for imports of ceramic tiles from outside the EU, including Poland, mainly from India," he emphasises. Polish Ceramic Union in a communication from March 26as quoted by Confederation of Leviathan.
Indian import floods the market
The largest abroad supplier of ceramic tiles to Poland are Indiain 2024. have over 21% of the share on sale. The average price of imported wafers from India is just EUR 5.5 per m2While Polish producers gotta offer their products on average after EUR 8.1 per m2.
"This makes the manufacture unprofitable and without systemic solutions, lowering electricity and gas prices and introducing the protection of the interior marketplace against unfair competition, it will not be possible to proceed business activities, which will lead to the bankruptcy of the manufacture and an increase in unemployment", warns Polish Ceramic Union.
Will the European Union help?
W February 2023European Commission imposed anti-dumping duties on wafers from India, setting them at the level of 6.7-8.7% depending on the manufacturer. However, imports are inactive growing. European Federation of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers (CET), to which the Polish Ceramic Union belongs, asked the EC to Increase in customs dutiesto guarantee fair competition.
Poland – 3rd largest maker in the EU
Poland is the 3rd largest a ceramic tiles maker in the European Union, Spain and Italy. yearly production reaches 130 million m2and the manufacture employs About 6,000 peopleand with partners – even 60,000 employees. Among the key producers of the Polish Ceramic Union are:
- Ceramika Paradyż,
- Cerrad Group,
- Cersanit Group,
- Horse Group,
- Marazzi Poland,
- Group of Tubądzin.
What's next with the industry?
Industry calls for rapid action level National and Unionwhich allow:
- lower energy and gas prices,
- increase marketplace protection against unfair imports,
- stabilising the construction sector.
Without these changes the threat of bankruptcywhich will hit not only producers, but besides tens of thousands of employees.
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Why is energy in Poland so expensive?
The advanced energy costs mentioned by the Polish Ceramic Union arise, among others, from ETS charges (CO2 emissions trading scheme). By Polish Chamber of Commerce of Coal VendorsIf it were not for ETS, Poland would have one of the cheapest energy in EuropeAnd now he's top of the line.
From 2027. will apply new ETS2including transport and construction. Average household emits Approximately 6 tonnes of CO2 per year, which may mean an additional cost approx. PLN 1200 per year.
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