The LIXIL Group will invest €4 million (RMB 30.58 million) in the GROHE hardware plant in Lahr, Germany, to expand production capacity for vacuum plated hardware and bathroom products. In 2017, GROHE opened an expanded plating plant in Lahr and installed waste-free PVD technology in 2019. The pla ...

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Stiftung Warentest found excessive levels of nickel in IKEA Nyvattnet kitchen taps and GROHE Minta taps when it tested 15 kitchen fittings, according to a report in the German Dortmund press on 4 August. According to the report, Stiftung Warentest checked if the water coming out of the taps conta ...

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According to inbusiness.kz, Kazakhstan produces 586 billion tenges (RMB 8.88 billion) of building materials domestically and has imported 348 billion tenges (RMB 5.27 billion). Almaty, Kazakhstan The current market demand for basic construction materials in the country is 934 billion tenges (R ...

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Recently, the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province released the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") for the construction of a global advanced manufacturing base in Zhejiang Province. This accelerates the construction of a global advanc ...

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Hansgrohe boss Hans Jürgen Kalmbach revealed in a recent interview with the German press that Hansgrohe wants to expand its product range in Europe. Their customers will be able to buy products such as Hansgrohe washbasins and accessories. Hansgrohe has been selling mainly taps and showers in the Eu ...

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On 7 July, the US home improvement giant Titan Home Improvement (Titan) announced the acquisition of Home Smart Industries (Home Smart), a leading Kohler bathroom distributor. The acquisition transaction was completed at the end of last month. Home Smart, founded in 2001, is reportedly a Pennsylv ...

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According to US media reports, the disruption to the supply chain continues to have a serious impact on material prices, product backlogs, freight costs and kitchen and bathroom project cycles. While the current situation may be temporary, it is estimated that it will continue into next year. ...

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German kitchen manufacturer Neue Alno has filed for bankruptcy proceedings at the end of June and will go into self-administration, according to reports in various German media on 5 July. After Neue Alno goes into self-administration, managing directors Jochen Braun and Michael Spadinger will be pro ...

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The reporter of kitchen and bathroom information can see from the statistics of the customs-related website, in January-June 2021, the value of the trade import and export of sanitary ceramics in China is 27.490 billion yuan, an increase of 22.84%. Among them, imports amounted to 484 million yuan, a ...

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According to Korean media reports, as the Korean bathroom market enters a narrow growth trajectory, Hansam bathroom, LX Hausys, Livat and other high-end brands that focus on bathrooms are springing up one after another. With the demand for bathroom products growing rapidly due to the extended pandem ...

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Israeli digital health startup OutSense has been awarded a number of patents for key innovations in IoT technology, according to foreign media reports on 23 June. The technology gains life-saving medical insights by analysing human excrement. The company has filed a series of three patents covering ...

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The company explained that the Roca Group's net profit was impacted by a significant increase in non-operating expenses, which were due to the temporary blockade caused by the pandemic and reduced activity during the shutdown. The embargo led to a decline in sales - particularly in Spain - breaking ...

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