In July 2020, the "Evaluation of Anti slip Grade of Ceramic Bricks" will be officially implemented. The official implementation of the national standard for anti-skid ceramic tiles will pave the way for the commercialization of anti-skid ceramic tiles. Industry insiders believe that outdoor anti-skid tiles are expected to break the deadlock first, and in the next three years, anti-skid tiles will be used in outdoor public places, leading to a geometric growth in the market. The indoor application of anti slip tiles is also very promising, and the market for indoor anti slip tiles will reach billions in the future.

However, there are still certain difficulties with anti slip tiles, and anti slip of glossy tiles is currently a "global" challenge. But the good news is that some big name companies have found a solution and are expected to release it to the public in January next year.

Implementation of two national standards paves the way for commercialization

On December 15, 2015, the development of the national standards GB/T 35153-2017 "Anti slip Ceramic Bricks" and "Guidelines for Evaluating the Anti slip Grade of Ceramic Bricks" was officially launched. In December 2017, the national standard for "Anti slip Ceramic Bricks" was officially released and implemented on November 1, 2018. On August 30, 2019, the "Evaluation of Anti slip Grade of Ceramic Bricks" was successfully released and is expected to be implemented in July 2020.

After the national standard for anti-skid tiles was issued in 2017, it received attention from the industry and the country, and provided reference indicators for product development. Recently, some industry insiders have expressed that the reason why anti slip tiles are "hot" now is because the ceramic environment is too "cold". This year is the coldest and worst year, and the market is not good. Ceramic tiles are not easy to sell, so technical marketing is needed to sell new things.

In fact, market demand is the biggest driving force for anti slip tiles, and outdoor anti slip tiles will be the first to be widely promoted.

In recent years, due to the impact of natural stone ore sealing, the supply of stone raw materials has been disrupted, and many downstream stone factories have no materials to cut. For engineering orders exceeding 10000 square meters, no stone factory can win them alone. This has released huge business opportunities for the ceramic tile industry, as ceramic tiles are targeting the outdoor building materials market dominated by stone.

In foreign countries, the pace of replacing stone with ceramic tiles is moving faster. Weige CEO Yao Wenjiang once stated that in the past decade, the thick brick category has replaced 70% of the traditional stone paving market in Europe.

In addition to policy factors, the demand for many engineering projects is becoming increasingly evident. Due to the complex and harsh environment of public places, home decoration, outdoor roads, etc., ceramic tiles must meet relevant anti slip standards.

Has the scale of indoor anti slip tiles reached billions?

Although outdoor anti slip tiles will be widely promoted, the indoor anti slip market is not easily underestimated. After the full implementation of the national standard for anti slip tiles next year, the indoor anti slip tile market is expected to usher in new development.

Liu Yamin, a senior engineer at the National Key Laboratory of Building and Sanitary Ceramics Testing, stated that safety is one of the key elements for creating high-quality ceramics in China in the future, and anti slip safety performance should be considered for ceramic tiles in different places. Therefore, many industry insiders are optimistic about the prospects of the anti-skid tile market. Some people even believe that in the future, anti slip tiles will definitely be a specialized functional product, and this will be a market worth billions.