Introduction 1
We started this English blog to write something about Japanese-made tiles, the
market and our products.
To begin with, let us introduce our company.
Name of company : Kano Ceramic Tile Co.
Address : 1647-3 Kasahara, Tajimi, Gifu, 507-0901, Japan
President : Yoshiki Kano
Year of Establishment : 1962
Capital : 26.million yen
Number of Employees : 27
Subsidiary company : Creative Lab Corporation
http://www.crlabc.com
Products/Business
1. Porcelain exterior tiles for new-build apartment, condominium etc.
2. Porcelain interior tiles
3. Tiles for apartments renovation
The Japanese tile market is unique compared with the tile markets of
other countries here’s why:
1. The main application is for exterior walls
Please refer to the shipping volume statistics of all tiles released by
The Ministry of Finance (http://www.mof.go.jp/).
" (Large Tiles) 5,842 204,610,000
Floor tiles 4,686 160,330,000
Interior tiles 2,839 85,500,000
Total 28,867 649,600,000
As you see above, the volume of exterior-use tiles account for 74 % of all
tiles shipped.
Historically, Japanese buildings were built of wood until The Edo-era(1603-1868).
After The Meiji-revolution in 1868,we learned western architecture and started to use bricks.
However, Japan is "Earthquakes country" ( so to speak) and we found thatbuildings made of bricks were easily damaged by these earthquakes.
So, as a replacement for bricks, we developed exterior wall tiles to be puton Reinforced concrete structure buildings.
2. The market size is relatively small,in spite of the fact that interior wall tiles and interior floor tiles arethe most popular products in the global tile market.
This is not the case in Japan. Because Japanese people do not wear shoes in their housesand they do not like the feeling of cold tiles.
Also, due to the rise of prefabricated bathroms (we call these "Unit baths") made of FRP(fiber-reinforced plastic), in the 10 years, theseinterior wall tiles lost its biggest market.
To be continued
market and our products.
To begin with, let us introduce our company.
Name of company : Kano Ceramic Tile Co.
Address : 1647-3 Kasahara, Tajimi, Gifu, 507-0901, Japan
President : Yoshiki Kano
Year of Establishment : 1962
Capital : 26.million yen
Number of Employees : 27
Subsidiary company : Creative Lab Corporation
http://www.crlabc.com
Products/Business
1. Porcelain exterior tiles for new-build apartment, condominium etc.
2. Porcelain interior tiles
3. Tiles for apartments renovation
The Japanese tile market is unique compared with the tile markets of
other countries here’s why:
1. The main application is for exterior walls
Please refer to the shipping volume statistics of all tiles released by
The Ministry of Finance (http://www.mof.go.jp/).
Quantity(m2) Amount
(Unit 1,000m2) (US$ex:100/$)
Exterior tiles (Small Tiles) 15,500 199,160,000" (Large Tiles) 5,842 204,610,000
Floor tiles 4,686 160,330,000
Interior tiles 2,839 85,500,000
Total 28,867 649,600,000
As you see above, the volume of exterior-use tiles account for 74 % of all
tiles shipped.
Historically, Japanese buildings were built of wood until The Edo-era(1603-1868).
After The Meiji-revolution in 1868,we learned western architecture and started to use bricks.
However, Japan is "Earthquakes country" ( so to speak) and we found thatbuildings made of bricks were easily damaged by these earthquakes.
So, as a replacement for bricks, we developed exterior wall tiles to be puton Reinforced concrete structure buildings.
2. The market size is relatively small,in spite of the fact that interior wall tiles and interior floor tiles arethe most popular products in the global tile market.
This is not the case in Japan. Because Japanese people do not wear shoes in their housesand they do not like the feeling of cold tiles.
Also, due to the rise of prefabricated bathroms (we call these "Unit baths") made of FRP(fiber-reinforced plastic), in the 10 years, theseinterior wall tiles lost its biggest market.
To be continued
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