In the first quarter of the year Central America imported $90 million worth of ceramic products, and purchases from the European country grew by 3% compared to the same period in 2017.
Figures from the study on the Market for Ceramic Products in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:
Explained in part by imports from Spain, last year purchases from Central American countries grew by 7% compared to 2016, totaling $386 million.
Figures from the study on the Ceramic Products Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the first half of 2017, Central American countries imported $193 million worth of ceramic products, 5% more than the purchases in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Ceramics Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
Petaquilla Gold, the largest gold mine in Panama, has announced a plant for the manufacture of tiles, bricks and slates based on clay residues from the metal extraction process.
Petaquilla Gold is venturing into the production of building materials to create a clay products factory, Petarcilla SA, which will use waste from the grinding and extraction process at the Molejón gold and silver mine.