The raw material enthalpy dHR has a significant influence on the energetic balance of tunnel kilns in the heavy clay ceramics industry and can make up to 30 % of the total energy consumption of a kiln...
Raw materials are becoming scarce and expensive. The magic word is resource efficiency. Against this background, the utilization of secondary or waste-derived materials, appropriately tested for their...
The de Beijer Groep, the German-Dutch family-owned group, is celebrating its 65th company anniversary this year. De Beijer is one of the leading companies in the production, trade and transport of raw...
2022 will be a special year for ZSM Maschinen & Metallbau GmbH. Twenty years ago, the company was founded in Wernstein, Upper Austria. It started off by hiring a workshop for its production. Since...
The path to the front door leads over a refreshingly colourful, varied clinker pavement - and if you‘re not careful, you could easily walk up the wall: Using a 50-year-old brick building as a base,...
Jungk brickworks was founded in 1862 and developed by a five generations to a major brickworks in Europe. Having stepped down from management of the company, senior director Ernst K. Jungk has...
The Stichting Technisch Centrum voor de Keramische Industrie (TCKI), an international technical centre for the ceramics industry, has confirmed the high quality of Sooneck clay. Sooneck clay is...
At the end of September, this year‘s annual meeting of the Arbeitskreis Baufachpresse took place in Münster. The 60th anniversary of the professional association was celebrated, and the election of a...
On account of Corona, this year’s TBE General Assembly (Tiles and Bricks Europe) was held as a virtual event, too, at the end of September 2021.In 2020-2021, the European Commission was actively...
In the debate on sustainable construction, grey energy, i.e. covering the entire emissions from production, maintenance and deconstruction, is playing an increasingly important role. A lifecycle...