A little bit of history
Natucer first appeared in the 1990s, coinciding with the definitive arrival of Spain’s technological revolution, making it
possible to obtain pressed ceramic tiles using fast firing cycles.
When the company was founded, the thinking at the time was that if fast firing technology was capable of replacing the
firing cycles of more than 24 hours which existed at that time in the extruded ceramic tile sector, then things were not
going to be easy for Natucer, as there were no precedents in Spain; however, thanks to the Ceramic
Technology Institute (I.T.C.) we setto work and began production, reaching 1400 m2/day of unglazed
products.
Our next step was to invest in research and development, creating our own development laboratory inside
our factory in 1992, thanks to which new clay formulas were created that allowed us to achieve shorter firing times
and increase our production to3000 m2/day.
In 1996 we increased our workforce and manufacturing capacity. In the same year we began to produce our glazed
frost-proof outdoor paving tiles.
In 1997 we began to produce extruded ceramic wall tiles, and at the same time, thanks to Natucer’s investment
in research and development, we launched the first extruded ceramic wall tiles with gloss surfaces. These
products were presented for the first time at CEVISAMA 98.
In 1999, Natucer incorporated a new production system to include Rotocolor technology, with seven heads,
making it possible to screen print our extruded ceramic tiles, allowing us to position the company in a segment at
the forefront of the international ceramic tile market. These products were presented for the first time
at CEVISAMA 2.000.
During 2000 we continued with technical developments, presenting a new ceramic flooring for exteriors
called “Filterfloor”, solving the problem of water accumulating on the surface by allowing it to filter
through naturally.
In 2007, the company also developed extruded porcelain floor tiles for indoor and outdoor surfaces.
Throughout 2010 and 2011, Natucer’s challenge has been to introduce digital ceramic printing
into its production system.
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