The building valves market in France

Germany is France’s leading supplier of sanitary mixer taps: €243.8 million in 2025, or 45% of imports, according to Eurostat (calculation based on Comext). China follows with €123.5 million (23%), then Italy with €73.6 million and Spain with €33.3 million. Purchases from Germany grow by 16% in a year, while those from Italy fall by 14%. Imported volumes in France reach 29,831 tonnes in 2025.

Yes, but far less than it imports. According to Eurostat, French exports of sanitary mixer taps reach €117.1 million in 2025, against €83.7 million in 2024, an increase of 40% (calculation based on Comext). Other sanitary taps account for €48.3 million of exports in 2025, slightly down. Overall, building taps exported from France are worth about a quarter of imports in the same scope.

Professional HVAC and plumbing distribution made about €14 billion of sales in France in 2024, down 7.2% year on year, according to Zepros Métiers Énergie (June 2025). The fall stems from the slump in new construction and the halt of MaPrimeRénov’ (the French home renovation grant) for single-measure works in the first half. According to Négoce (July 2025), Pompac Développement, a subsidiary of GC Gruppe, is negotiating the takeover of Sisca SIDV (€247 million of revenue in 2023).

Building tap manufacturers in France combine European groups, often German, and mid-sized French manufacturers. Among the latter, Kramer, based in Étain (Meuse), employs 200 people and expected €40 million of revenue in 2024, according to Le Journal des entreprises (March 2024). After taking over the luxury specialist Horus and the former Jacob Delafon plant in Damparis, Kramer presents itself as a French bathroom solutions provider.

Building taps sold in France are materials in contact with water intended for human consumption. Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drinking water requires the adoption of European positive lists of authorised substances for these materials by 12 January 2025 at the latest. Member States had to transpose it by 12 January 2023 at the latest. These harmonised rules govern the composition of the brasses and plastics used by manufacturers.

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