Statistics

Annual statistics on workforce, production and sales in the refractory industry in Europe are compiled by the PRE secretariat, with the help of the National Associations, and are presented at the PRE General Assembly. These statistics provide information for the different product groups on an aggregated country level and are available for members only.

 Overview of EU refractory industry within the total ceramics industry (EUROSTAT data)

 Trade balance, refractory sales in billion € (EUROSTAT data)

Below are some further statistics characterizing the refractory industry represented by PRE:

PRE member workforce




PRE member production




PRE member sales

End-use (tonnage)