The porcelain sector is doing well. This is in any case what emerges from the national figures with the 3% increase in sales of tableware and tableware in 2023. The same goes for the turnover of tableware (porcelain, wood , earthenware…) in increase of 5% Last year.
More 16% in sales in 2023 for Limougeauds porcelain makers
This dynamism fully benefits Limougeauds porcelain makers with a increase of 16% sales in 2023 compared to 2022, according to the Union of Porcelain Manufacturers of Limoges. A market driven by customers abroad: “Limoges porcelain makers make more than half of their turnover from export“, explains Lionel Delaygue, president of the UFPL. Digital and orders from luxury brands also contribute to the dynamism of recent months.
This trend goes beyond Limoges. In Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, the porcelain manufacturer MP Samie saw its turnover increase by 5 to 10% in 2023 and 2024 is likely to be a good year as well. Sales driven by a particular sector: the hotel and catering industry. “Restaurateurs and caterers have realized that today, customers want to eat on porcelain“, explains Roland Samie, the founder of MP Samie. Weddings, restaurants, collective catering such as in hospitals… Porcelain is on the rise.
Retail sales of porcelain are struggling
But one sector is not benefiting from this momentum: retail. So, even if there are people in his store in downtown Limoges, Thierry Lachaniette explains that he faces “long delays and the loss of know-how of certain factories“. He describes the year 2023 as “terrible“with delays of up to”12 to 18 months at certain luxury manufacturers“But the manager reassures, thanks.”some knowledge of the market” and one “expertise“, sales are still there in his store even if it is not “It’s really not pleasant to work in conditions like these.”.
Lionel Delaygue, president of the Union of Porcelain Manufacturers of Limoges is the guest of France Bleu Limousin at 8:15 a.m. this Wednesday, May 22 and looks back at news from the porcelain sector.
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