Issue 6/2012

At first glance this residential estate with its 42 low- energy houses has the rather unobtrusive look of old houses from an era when thermal...

During Keramtex, Keller HCW was an exclusive co-host of the workshop “Innovative technologies for brick factories with medium and low output” held at...

At the beginning of 2012, Cleia’s team of engineers and process technicians successfully commissioned the TCM brick plant located in Marrakech. The...

Ceratec successfully delivered a new clay preparation line, a clay souring plant and a shaping/extrusion line to Wienerberger’s Porotherm site located...

As one of the first com panies in the structural ceramics sector, Röben Tonbaustoffe GmbH now possesses the prestigious DIN EN ISO 50001 test...

Cerámica Fanelli is banking on growth in the Argentine industry. Catering to strong demand for construction products, the company makes and markets...

The brickworks built and commissioned by Lingl in 2011 for the company OOO“Gazstroy” is one of the largest in the territory of the Russian Federation....

Not long now to the 41st National Meeting of the ceramic industry and to Expoanicer, the trade fair for the suppliers of machinery and equipment as...

The Indian brick-making industry is confronted with the challenge of having to adapt a traditional building material to the needs of an ever changing...

The winners of the ­Wienerberger Brick Award 2012 have been announced: Five international architects were awarded for their outstanding work, for...

At the Russian brickworks “Kirpitschny Zawod Braer” built by the Keller Division, state-of–the-art equipment is used to produce a broad spectrum of...

Germany’s brickmakers enjoyed a continuing upward trend during the 2011 business year, in the course of which the brick and tile industry’s production...

Last year in Cyprus, we decided to hold our 2012 General Assembly in Brussels in order to further increase our visibility and to have a greater...

Over half of the exhibition area of the 15th Expoanicer has already been acquired by 53 national and international exhibitors. The fair is taking...

Bongioanni Stampi has developed a new set of extrusion devices for a wide range of products. These include the Omega extrusion die, one of the most...

The importance of assessments of the environmental performance of materials in buildings based on life ­cycle assessment is growing. The applied life...

The new insulating material called “Share” can replace regular-market products and, in so doing, reap nu­merous benefits for building material...