The SICT: some numbers

  • Ten companies and laboratories, independent or belonging to large international groups
  • More than €250M in turnover
  • More than 500 employees
  • Significant export activity, with strong positions and expertise recognized worldwide
  • Great diversity of products and applications for similar technological bases

The SICT

Created in 1988, the Association of Advanced Ceramics Manufacturers (SICT in French) brings together and represents French manufacturers and laboratories working in the area of advanced ceramics.

Our members, who are very active in Research & Development, produce and market ceramic solutions in response to extreme problems, where metals and organic materials reach their limits.

As experts in advanced materials, the association’s members offer a wide variety of raw materials and products developed to order for high-tech applications in such varied areas as:

  • aeronautics
  • aerospace
  • automobile
  • chemistry
  • lighting
  • energy
  • mechanics
  • medical
  • military
  • semiconductors