Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass Sector counts some 318 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 20 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	3	14	17
Earthenware bricks and profiles	0	24	24
Works in concrete or plaster	2	20	22
Ceramic tiles	0	10	10
Extraction and processing of sand and gravel	2	3	5
Extraction and processing of stones and marble	2	115	117
Ceramic products other than for use in construction industries	4	17	21
Work in stone	0	5	5
Diverse mineral products	2	9	11
Glass and glass items	4	31	35
Cement Derivatives	1	62	63

* 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 22,888 jobs of which 911 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 21,977 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity	Employment TE*	Employment OTE*	Total
Cement, lime and plaster	116	3,293	3,409
Earthenware bricks and profiles	0	4,506	4,506
Works in concrete or plaster	37	844	881
Ceramic tiles	0	2,431	2,431
Extraction and processing of sand and gravel	75	50	125
Extraction and processing of stones and marble	30	3,801	3,831
Ceramic products other than for use in construction industries	88	2,924	3,012
Work in stone	0	92	92
Diverse mineral products	22	379	401
Glass and glass items	463	1,577	2,040
Cement Derivatives	80	2,898	2,978

* 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 49 , 19 are 100% foreign owned. 15 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country
France (5)	Italie (17)	Allemagne (2)	Belgique (1)	Autres (31)

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

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - April 2025