Cersaie Holds Its Own in 2025
BOLOGNA, Italy – Despite a challenging market situation and ongoing international crises, this year’s International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings – Cersaie – held its own in the marketplace.
The 42nd edition of the show, held at the Bologna Exhibition Center from Sept. 22-26, drew 94, 577 visitors. That figure is a less than one percent decline from 2024. The number of Italians attending the show increased by 3%, to 49,671. However, international attendance was down 4.6%.
That international figure still makes up 47.5% of the total attendance.
Much of the decline in attendance is attributed to transportation strikes on the first and last days of the show.
The event fully occupied 16 halls, with a total floor space of 155,000 m2 (1,668,405 ft2) hosting 627 exhibitors, more than half of whom are ceramic tile manufacturers. The remainder included bathroom furnishings producers and companies involved in installation, raw materials, new surfaces and related services.
Of those exhibitors, 39% of the total came from 29 countries outside Italy.
Cersaie is sponsored by Confindustria Ceramic. Its chairman, Augusto Ciarrocchi, said the enduring appeal of the show enabled exhibitors to maximize their investments.
He added, “Our companies were particular impressed by the quality of the distributors, architects, installers and real estate professionals they met in Bologna. The Italian ceramic industry remains the world’s leader thanks to its investments, the quality of its design and innovation and its unflagging commitment to environmental and social sustainability.”
That comes despite challenges faced by the industry including new import tariffs, increasingly aggressive dumping from certain countries and a loss of competitiveness caused by government regulations.
Next year’s Cersaie will take place in Bologna on Sept. 21-25, 2026.