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The European ceramics industry records total sales of around €26 billion, and employs 222.000 people. The European industry is estimated to provide a third of total world production, and has been able to maintain a positive trade balance with third countries. While the EU single market has stimulated further concentration in the industry, small and medium-sized companies tend to predominate.
The estimated 2003 data by sector are:
| Sector |
sales (x bln Euro)
|
manpower (x 1000)
|
| Wall/floortiles |
10.1
|
69
|
| Bricks & rooftiles |
6.8
|
50
|
| Table/ornamentalware |
2.0
|
48
|
| Refractories |
3.1
|
18
|
| Sanitaryware |
1.9
|
25
|
| Technical ceramics |
2.0
|
9
|
| Clay pipes |
0.3
|
3
|
| Total |
26.2
|
222
|