Situated at the threshold between the small-scale fabric of the East Village and the large-scale development along Third Avenue in New York, 3 St. Mark’s marks a new, urbanistically sensitive entrance...
ceramitec took place in Munich from March 24 to 26, 2026. According to a press release issued by Messe München on March 26, the event drew 485 exhibitors from 38 countries, with 66 percent coming from...
According to a press release dated 25 March 2026, Wienerberger UK & Ireland has successfully secured government funding to enable the implementation of its hydrogen kiln project at the brickworks in...
The Wassmer Group develops solutions tailored to customer requirements regarding the product, space constraints, performance, and quality. In most business sectors worldwide, there is a growing demand...
Dear readers,This issue once again presents a diverse array of news from the brick industry.Starting on page 6, you will find the second part of the technical article “Natural Gas and Hydrogen –...
A modern permanent exhibition, a digital media guide and new visitor routes across the site – 25 years after its opening, the LWL Museum Ziegelei Lage (Lippe district) is embarking on a fresh start....
At CERAMITEC, the long-established company Keller HCW made its return following the successful completion of its restructuring. The ZI editorial team visited the Ibbenbüren-based machine...
There has been a lot of activity in recent months at the Krumbach-based engineering firm LINGL SOLEAD. Shortly before the Ceramitec trade show in Munich, it was announced that LINGL had signed...
On March 26, 2026, Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Brakemeier, a long-standing member of the board of the Institute for Brick Research Essen e. V. (IZF), passed away at the age of 84.Karl-Heinz Brakemeier came...
The raw materials industry must explore new avenues − otherwise, it cannot survive. The fully AI-controlled Seljestokken quarry on the coast of southwestern Norway is truly groundbreaking. As a...
4.3 Properties of the fired HMz (backing brick)After being fired with natural gas in the tunnel kiln as well as with hydrogen and natural gas in the chamber kiln, the bricks exhibited a uniform brick...
1. IntroductionSome very welcome and somewhat surprising industry news recently came out of Thuringia, Germany: a family-run brickworks specializing in backing brick has found a successor. As of...
