Cerame-Unie membership

Our members, both federations of national associations and direct members, are established in 24 European countries, from the UK to Turkey and from Sweden to Cyprus. The ceramic industry is reported as gathering about 2000 companies in EU, including not only  large international groups but also a large proportion of  SMEs from eight different sectors, a huge variety in the true spirit of the European motto, “United in diversity”.

According to article 5 of the Cerame-Unie by-laws, "the association is open to European Federations bringing together National Federations or National Federations interested in ceramic industry, or, for lack of those, private companies active in the ceramic industry or whose business is linked to the ceramic industry".

Cerame-Unie is an umbrella organisation covering the following eight ceramic sectors:

   TBE: Tiles and Bricks of Europe

   CET: European Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Federation

   FEPF: European Federation for Table- and Ornamentalware

   FECS: European Sanitaryware Producers Federation

   PRE: European Refractories Producers Federation

   EUTECER: European Technical Ceramics Federation

   FEUGRES: European Federation of Clay Pipe Producers

   FEPA: Federation of European Producers of Abrasives

Companies interested in becoming a member of Cerame-Unie are warmly welcomed to contact the Cerame-Unie secretariat indicating to which sector they belong.

Cerame-Unie members benefit from:

• up to date and efficient monitoring of European issues relevant for the ceramic industry
• access to statistical information on the specific sector and the ceramic industry as a whole
• involvement in all stages of the legislative process, from the development of the proposal to the implementation at national level
• invitations to participate in expert meetings organised by Cerame-Unie or European Institutions, the Cerame-Unie General Assembly and the European Parliament Ceramics Forum