The predominantly medium-sized brick and tile industry in Germany is massively dependent on natural gas. The kilns are supplied with this energy source and cannot be converted in the short term. We...
Abstract: The Nuremberg University of Applied Sciences has recently started offering dual study models for ceramic engineers in the Faculty of Materials Engineering, which enable companies to actively...
The Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry mourns the death of its Honorary President Ernst August Bäumer, who passed away on 14 December 2022 at the age of 100. For two decades,...
Joachim Korsukéwitz, long-time chairman of the Northwest Brick and Tile Industry Association and the Institute for Brick Research (IZF), passed away on 19 November 2022 at the age of 106.Joachim...
Urban developmentThe Grote Markt is the largest and oldest square in Groningen, a centre in the urban fabric used for markets and numerous special events.Its historic urban layout has been largely...
The Wienerberger Group wants to acquire parts of Terreal, a European supplier of products for the renovation and refurbishment of roofs. Creaton, one of the largest manufacturers of clay roof tiles in...
On 17 December 2022, Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Brakemeier, founder and former Managing Director of Keratek, Hohenhameln, celebrated his 80th birthday. Many people know him as a long-standing board member...
The Güteschutz Ziegel Süd e.V. (Association for brick quality control south) mourns the death of its former Managing Director of many years, Heinrich Marx, who passed away on 30 November 2022, shortly...
The brick manufacturer Ziegelwerke Otto Bergmann GmbH from North Rhine-Westphalia ceased production of bricks at the turn of the year 2022/2023. Production at the Steinheim site was taken over by...
According to a press release from Deutsche Poroton, the entire executive committee was unanimously re-elected and the management confirmed at the annual members’ meeting on 10 November in Hanover.With...
