The volume of the Ukrainian tile market in 2019 totaled 44 million square meters, the founder of the Golden Tile group (Kyiv), head of the supervisory board of PrJSC Kharkiv Tile Plant Valentyn Shevetovsky has said. “If the world has doubled the consumption of ceramic tiles over 10 years, then Ukraine, unfortunately, showed a downward trend. In 2008, Ukraine consumed 60 million square meters of ceramic tile, in 2019 – 44 million square meters. There is the objective reason: Crimea and Donbas. But tile consumption per person remains 1 square meter, although in the world it is 2 square meters on average,” he said during a video report on the company’s results and plans broadcasted on Facebook on Tuesday.
So, in the Ukrainian market there are six large enterprises producing ceramic tiles, including the new plant of the Epicenter K group of companies.
According to experts, in 2019, the Golden Tile ceramic group produced 15.3 million square meters of ceramic tiles, while occupying about 30% of the Ukrainian market. Atem Group produced 15.3 million square meters, and its market share was 29%.
“Cersanit produced 10.2 million square meters and occupies 20% of the market, Interkerama – 6 million square meters with a 13% share, Zeus – 2.4 million square meters. The Epicenter plant also worked and produced 1, 3 million square meters of ceramic tile, occupying 2.6% of the market, but this is not the full potential. We hope this year they will be able to reach full capacity and produce 6 million square meters,” Shevetovsky said.
