The CSIL Report “Il mercato italiano dei mobili per cucina” (in Italian language) now in its forty-second edition offers a comprehensive picture of the sector, providing trends and forecasts of production and consumption, imports and exports for the main countries of origin/destination, prices, distribution channels, policies for sustainability, sales data and market shares of the major players in the industry. The report also considers the impact of built-in appliances on the value of kitchen sales.

Kitchen production data are broken down by: cabinet door material (solid wood, veneer, laminate, ceramic, gres, thermoplastics, lacquer, melamine, aluminum, glass),cabinet door style (classic, rustic, basic, modern, design, hi-tech), cabinet door color (white, bright colors, neutral colors, wood-looking), lacquering of the cabinet door (glossy, matt), andtop material (synthetics, natural and engineered stone, quartz, laminate, ceramic slabs, steel, aluminum, wood, glass).

Also available are data on price trends factory prices of kitchen furniture, data on productive concentration and number of employees.

Key indicators of profitability, indicatorsrelated to capital and financial structure and indicatorsof productivity for a sample of enterprises are also presented.

The analysis of distribution of kitchens in Italy considers the following channels: direct/contract sales, specialized kitchen retailers, furniture stores, furniture chains, and department stores.

The Competitive system part analyses the presence of major Italian kitchen furniture manufacturing companies in the domestic market (as a whole and by geographic macro-areas) and in the foreign market.
Turnover and market share data, with brief company profiles, are provided for major Italian competitors for each price range (Low, Middle-low, Middle, Middle-upper, Upper-end, Luxury).

Also included is an address book of about 90 of Italy’s leading kitchen furniture manufacturers.

This research was prepared using the following tools:

• • Direct interviews with a sample of more than 50 Italian manufacturers chosen on the basis of economic, geographic and size parameters, covering more than 80 percent of the total supply;
  • Interviews with about 400 Italian kitchen furniture retailers;
  • Company balance sheets of companies included in the sample but also of others not cooperating in the direct survey (about 100 companies in all);
  • Official documentation regarding economic and industry data available for 2023 and 2024;
  • Statistical data from ISTAT and Eurostat sources related to the trade interchange of kitchen furniture.

The object of the research is all furniture intended for kitchen furniture and all appliances sold in the market through this channel. The appliances considered are: sinks, hoods, built-in ovens, hobs, built-in refrigerators and dishwashers, and embedded lighting.
In the calculation of kitchens sold, in order not to alter statistical units and affect price reasoning, no account was taken of completions, nor of compositions of two to three modules and/or with measurements of less than one linear meter.

Importance of “sustainability” of kitchen furniture for a sample of distributors. Percentage values

According to CSIL data, about 930,000 kitchens are produced in Italy. After two years of significant growth, the sector is going through a delicate moment. Company production volumes tend to return to more restrained levels, and manufacturers have to deal with a cost structure that is much heavier than in the past.
The industry continues to maintain a high propensity for product innovation, consolidating some trends and emerging new ones including a growing emphasis on integrated technology, an expansion of outdoor-related offerings, and increased environmental awareness. According to CSIL’s survey involving a sample of kitchen furniture retailers, more than 40 percent of respondents consider sustainability issues to be of primary importance now more than ever.