IMPRUNETA S.r.l.

The Impruneta s.r.l. firm, founded in June 1968, produces terracotta tiles in Cottoimpruneta®, a material created by using exclusively the clay from the quarry in front of the works whose mineralogical composition gives the final product extraordinary chemical-physical qualities, such as mechanical endurance and frost resistance, extremely low absorption, inalterability to physical, chemical and atmospheric agents as well as permeability to vapour. The industrial production process is based on the extrusion of the clay mixed only with water, without any addition of oxides or enamels, so much so that any surface finishing is obtained exclusively through the different processing techniques. Besides this industrial production, the firm has maintained also a traditional line where the artefacts – oil-jars, pitchers, basins, pots and garden and indoor ornaments at large – are still handcrafted.