new EC guidance

Approval procedures for the extraction of new raw materials are becoming increasingly difficult. Today, the European nature protection directive Natura 2000 has led to a complex network of...

In the run-up to the European elections, KNB, the Dutch umbrella organization for the construction ceramics industry, organized a political debate at the end of April. Six candidate MEPs engaged in a...

A level playing field Both at home and in Europe, KNB has stressed the importance of a fair competitive position time and time again. The lack of a tax exemption for gas usage in the mineralogical...

1 Current status in research The clay potential in Germany is largely recorded in geological maps, although these do not generally contain details of the specific suitability of the clay raw...

The transition to a more circular economy in which the value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible and the generation of waste minimized is...