Vietnamese tiles

Jahir Ahmed looks at how Vietnam’s tile industry has emerged from being an also-ran in regional terms to a capacity leader and innovator. However, as the factories keep getting expanded, can the country keep pace with the supply?

Brick evolution in India

Coming just behind China in terms of volume, and arguably outstripping it in terms of pollution, the Indian brick industry remains under constant pressure to modernise. Yogender Malik looks at the state of play on the sub-continent…

The Africa-China debate

Africa’s ceramic industry potential is huge. Massive in fact. And yet, it is only China that appears to be capitalizing on the opportunities as Europe and other Asian countries seem reluctant – or unable – to push in. AC looks at how this 21st century battleground is playing out…