TBE general assembly on Cyprus approves communications programme

»1 At the general assembly, a special budget for communications was approved

»2 There was a lot to discuss during the breaks

»3 Together with his parents Nikos and Andy Kakoyiannis, Akis Kakoyiannis (right), Managing Director, welcomed the attendees to a tour around the plant

»4 The pan-milled raw material is further comminuted in three roller mills

»5 Hellmich supplied the dedusting equipment for the preparation department

»6 For buffering and ageing of the prepared ceramic body, a clay silo of the type AGR 65c with a capacity of around 300 m³ is installed

»7 The cut bricks are set onto a belt by a robot equipped with a multi-gripper

»8 Then they are set on the dryer cars

»9 The dried bricks are set onto the tunnel kiln cars by two robots

»10 The fired bricks leave the tunnel kiln

»11 The attendees were impressed by the modern brickworks and the hosts, the Kakoyiannis family

This year’s general assembly took place in brilliant sunshine on the “Island of the Gods”. The Cyprus Ceramic Association, as one of the new TBE members, had organized a very successful event. Dr Heimo Scheuch was re-elected as President of the TBE. In addition to discussing the items on the conference agenda, the more than 70 attendees from 16 countries had ample opportunity for talks. A tour of the modern “Kakoyiannis” was also included in the programme.

1 General assembly

In his guest lecture, Dr Costas Papastavros, a consultant on environmental law, Cyprus, highlighted the importance of Cyprus in the efforts concerning carbon leakage classification of the European clay brick and tile industry and provided an overview of the work already done.

TBE President Dr Heimo Scheuch then opened the meeting by thanking the hosts, the Cyprus Ceramic Association and its members, for their continuous support. He went on to review the achievements since the last general assembly, which include the carbon leakage status and the lobby actions for the...