Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass Sector counts some 298 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 19 are producing for the export market.

Breakdown of enterprises employing 10 or more persons by activity and regime

Activity	TE*	OTE*	Total
Cement, lime and plaster	2	14	16
Earthenware bricks and profiles	0	19	19
Works in concrete or plaster	1	20	21
Ceramic tiles	0	10	10
Extraction and processing of sand and gravel	2	3	5
Extraction and processing of stones and marble	2	103	105
Ceramic products other than for use in construction industries	4	15	19
Work in stone	0	4	4
Diverse mineral products	2	10	12
Glass and glass items	4	26	30
Cement Derivatives	1	57	58

* TE: Totally exporting
*OTE: Other than totally exporting.
Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times

Employment

The Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass sector enterprises employing 10 or more workers account for 22,009 jobs of which 915 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 21,094 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity	Employment TE*	Employment OTE*	Total
Cement, lime and plaster	96	3,580	3,676
Earthenware bricks and profiles	0	4,102	4,102
Works in concrete or plaster	23	798	821
Ceramic tiles	0	2,326	2,326
Extraction and processing of sand and gravel	75	50	125
Extraction and processing of stones and marble	38	3,568	3,606
Ceramic products other than for use in construction industries	84	2,692	2,776
Work in stone	0	100	100
Diverse mineral products	24	387	411
Glass and glass items	471	1,354	1,825
Cement Derivatives	80	2,828	2,908

* TE: Totally exporting
*OTE: Other than totally exporting.
Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times

Exports / Imports

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Development perspectives

The Center for Studies and Industrial Prospects (CEPI) has identified more than 50 project ideas and 5 professional files.

Partnership

The total number of enterprises with foreign participation is 45 , 18 are 100% foreign owned. 14 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country
France (3)	Italie (16)	Allemagne (1)	Belgique (2)	Autres (30)

Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - August 2026