Jordan Ceramic Industries
{{Short description|Company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Jordan Ceramic Industries
| logo = Jordan Ceramic Industries (logo).jpg
| type = Public company
| industry = Manufacturing
| foundation = {{Start date |1966 }}
| defunct = {{circa |2015}}
| fate = Closed
| location_city = Zarqa, Amman
| location_country = Jordan
| key_people = Mamdouh Abu-Hassan, Chairman
| num_employees = 475
| num_employees_year = 2015
| products = Tiles, Toilets, sinks, showers,
| homepage =
}}
Jordan Ceramic Industries was a Jordanian manufacturing company based in Amman. The company produced floor and wall tiles, and vitreous sanitary ware, i.e. toilets, sinks and showers.{{cite web |url=http://www.jormall.com/INDUSTRY/jordan_ceramic/jordan_ceramic.htm |title=
Jordan Ceramic Industries Company |publisher=Jormall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511064103/http://www.jormall.com/INDUSTRY/jordan_ceramic/jordan_ceramic.htm |archive-date=May 11, 2018 }} The company stopped production in 2015 and was the target of a failed acquisition for the development of its sizable industrial land.{{cite news |url=https://jordantimes.com/news/business/ceramic-firm-remains-merger-target-specialised-investment-compounds |title=Ceramic firm remains merger target for Specialised Investment Compounds |date=September 6, 2015 |publisher=The Jordan Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908191940/https://jordantimes.com/news/business/ceramic-firm-remains-merger-target-specialised-investment-compounds |archive-date=September 8, 2015 }}
History
It was founded in 1966 and was based in Zarka and Amman.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-06 |title=Jordan Ceramic Industries Company Ltd. |url=https://archive.unescwa.org/jordan-ceramic-industries-company-ltd |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |language=en}} It operated 3 factories and produces 2.5 million square meters of tile and 4000 tons of sanitary ware per year.
The stock of Jordan Ceramic is listed on the Amman Stock Exchange's ASE Weighted Index.
In 2015 the company had stopped production and was the merger target of Specialised Investment Compounds (SPIC), a Jordanian real estate company. The merger was canceled by SPIC.
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External links
- [http://www.jormall.com/INDUSTRY/jordan_ceramic/jordan_ceramic.htm Jordan Ceramic Industries information page at JordanMall.com] {{in lang|en}}
Category:Manufacturing companies of Jordan
Category:Ceramics manufacturers
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1966
Category:Companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange
Category:Companies in the ASE Market Capitalization Weighted Index