Marazzi Group: tile giant with room to grow on EPDs
Marazzi is a household name in ceramic and porcelain stoneware. Their design range is deep, their distribution is global, and specifiers know the brand. The open question for 2025 is simple. Do their Environmental Product Declarations keep pace with the breadth of what they sell, in the places where projects now expect them?
Who Marazzi is
Marazzi Group is an Italian ceramic surfaces specialist inside Mohawk Industries, with roots in Sassuolo and a footprint that spans showrooms, large-format slabs, ventilated facades, and raised floors. Their public sustainability hub outlines management system certifications and continuous reporting, useful for sustainability teams reviewing suppliers (Marazzi Sustainability).
What they make
Portfolio pillars are porcelain stoneware tiles and slabs for floors and walls, plus mosaics, trims, outdoor pavers, and project systems like ventilated façades and raised flooring. In plain terms, they are a pure play in ceramic surfaces, not a multi-material conglomerate.
Breadth and likely SKU scale
Across dozens of collections and finishes, the catalog stretches into the hundreds of SKUs. Formats range from traditional small sizes to countertop-scale slabs. That variety is great for design flexibility. It also raises the bar on how to structure EPD coverage without drowning in paperwork.
Marazzi’s current EPD posture
Marazzi previously published a factory-average EPD for Ceramic tiles with ICMQ under EPD Italy. That declaration expired on 16 Nov 2023, which signals the need for renewal for today’s specs (EPD Italy, 2018). We also see at least one active declaration for porcelain stoneware in European programs, but not all major product families show a live EPD as of December 2025. If a sales team leans on older PDFs in submittals, reviewers may flag them.
Where coverage likely falls short
Given the size of the catalog, several visible ranges or finishes do not present an easily findable, still-valid product-specific EPD today. Mosaics, outdoor pavers, and certain large-formats appear under-served. That does not mean the products perform poorly. It means buyers may default to conservative assumptions or to competitors with fresh paperwork. That hurts specability.
Competitors you will see on the same project
Tile is crowded. The names that regularly share bid lists in healthcare, education, corporate interiors, and airports include Daltile, Florim, Panariagroup brands, Porcelanosa, and RAK Ceramics. Some rivals have fresh declarations on the shelf. Daltile lists site-specific ceramic and porcelain EPDs valid through 2030, visible on EPD International AB (EPD International, 2025). Florim publishes a porcelain stoneware EPD valid to June 12, 2028 (EPD Italy, 2023). Panariagroup shows a porcelain stoneware EPD valid to July 17, 2029 (EPD Italy, 2024). When a project team filters for current EPDs, those listings rise to the top.
Why this matters for 2025 specs
Many owners and design teams now score materials against internal carbon and transparency policies. LEED v5 proposals amplify that direction, and project accountants often assign a penalty to products without product-specific, third-party verified EPDs. That penalty pushes selection toward products with current declarations, even when aesthetics are equal. No EPD can force you to compete only on price.
Likely best sellers at risk of substitution
Large-format porcelain slabs and worktop-ready surfaces are high-visibility lines for any tile brand. If a flagship slab series lacks a current EPD, spec writers can swap it for a competing slab with a valid declaration in minutes. It is not personal. It is a spreadsheet move.
How to close the gap fast
A PCR is the rulebook of Monopoly. Ignore it and the game falls apart. For ceramic tiles and panels, the common route in Europe is EN 15804+A2 with the Part B for ceramic tiles. Prioritize a practical rollout over perfection.
- Start with plant-average or family-average EPDs that cover the bulk of volume by factory line. Use them to protect core collections.
- Add targeted product-specific EPDs for hero series and for sizes used in healthcare and education, where documentation is stricter.
- Map declarations to markets. For France, visibility in INIES matters. For Italy and broader EU, EPD Italy is familiar. For North America, program operators like EPD International AB or ASTM are frequently accepted by owners and GCs.
Signals buyers like to see
- Clear validity dates in the PDF and a public registry listing. Hidden downloads create mistrust.
- One declaration that cleanly covers many SKUs when chemistry and process are the same. Less paperwork, more coverage.
- Evidence of up-to-date data capture by reference year, not an endless chain of renewals that never refresh inputs.
What this means for Marazzi’s growth
Marazzi has the brand, the distribution, and the industrial scale. The opportunity is to make their EPD set as visible and current as their design catalog. The cost to refresh is small compared with the revenue protected when a favorite series stays on the schedule instead of getting swapped. In 2025, that is the spec game, and it is winnable if executed quickly and cleanly. Let’s definately keep it simple and complete.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Marazzi publish sustainability information for review by procurement teams?
Yes. Their sustainability section aggregates management system certifications and reporting, helpful for due diligence (Marazzi Sustainability).
Which EPD programs appear most relevant for ceramic tile sold in Europe and North America?
In Europe, EPD Italy and INIES are common. In North America, EPD International AB and ASTM are frequently accepted. Pick the route your key customers and certifications expect.
Is a single EPD enough to cover every tile collection?
Often no. Average or family EPDs can cover many SKUs when materials and process are consistent, but hero lines and specialty formats may merit product‑specific coverage for better acceptance.
About the Author
Walker Ryan is a climate-tech entrepreneur focused on driving industrial decarbonization through better data. As the founder and CEO of Parq, he helps manufacturers generate high-quality, third-party–verified carbon disclosures at scale—accelerating a traditionally slow and expensive process. Before starting Parq, Walker led over $200 million in sustainability-focused investments as VP of Strategy & Growth at ReStream Solutions, following earlier experience in investment banking at Deutsche Bank. He brings a rare mix of capital markets expertise and hands-on sustainability knowledge to tackling the infrastructure of industrial emissions.
