Adam Holzner, senior manager of Ziegelwerk Aubenham, passed away on 14 March 2025 at the age of 94. The third generation of his family to manage the brickworks, he ran it for almost 60 years.Adam...
It has become a good tradition for Güteschutz Ziegel Crimmitschau e.V. to offer an annual exchange of information for member plants and this exchange of experience is actively used by quality...
AbstractIn the industrial production of bricks and tiles, it is well known that the gas consumption required for firing the final product represents a significant cost and environmental concern....
BackgroundIn the ceramics industry, the tunnel kiln is the most commonly used type of kiln for making clay bricks and other ceramic products like stoneware, porcelain and ceramic sanitaryware. A...
With a new focus, a high level of international exhibitor participation, and a clear focus on future topics, ceramitec will open its doors at the Munich exhibition center from March 24 to 26, 2026. It...
‘Clay - Stone of the Year 2025’/‘25 Years of KI Keramik-Institut GmbH’: This is the title of the 28th Eurosymposium on 10 and 11 September 2025 in Meissen, organised by the Keramik-Institut.The...
The brick and tile industry is facing major challenges: Energy efficiency, sustainability and the careful use of resources require future-proof solutions.IAB-TAGE Baustoffe 2026 is dedicated to these...
With the founding of Steinwerke Feuerfest Karl Albert in Vogelbeck near Göttingen in 1950, the success story of the now globally active Refratechnik Group, now headquartered in Munich, began.In 2025,...
This year’s annual conference of the Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry took place in beautiful Leipzig on 2 and 3 July 2025. Over 80 participants from all over Germany came...
The German brick and tile industry experienced another challenging year in 2024. This follows the general situation in the construction industry, which is also at a long-term low. The decline in...
