Abstract: A mould for forming ceramic tile of different colored ceramic materials is provided with a first material supply for supplying material for a ground layer. A second material supply for supplying a second layer of material is provided whereby a multicolred material is fed to the mould by a movable slide containing a sieve through which the material is fed to the mould. A third material supply is supplied to the mound via a drivable conveyor belt which collects a third layer of material from one or more strewing bins and deposits the material onto the second layer of material. The apparatus also contains metering rollers that deposit material from the strewing bins onto the conveyor belt.

Abstract: Ceramic, non-glazed flooring tile consisting of a comparatively thick ground layer and a comparatively thin upper layer, wherein the upper layer with a pattern layer having a colour and/or grain size different from the top layer in the top layer or on at least part of the top layer.