In 1998, Quimialmel Grupo opens its second subsidiary in Europe and Quimialmel Italia, S.p.A. a socio unico, located in Fiorano Modenese (Italy), is born. This new subsidiary aims to penetrate the Italian ceramics market, where Italy has always represented one of the biggest European markets. Thanks to Quimialmel Grupo‘s support, the Italian subsidiary has also reached an important position in some other markets such as the rubber, plastics, coatings and construction sectors.