P. Corma

QPT S.L.

Spain

China’s Domestic Ceramics Market: A great opportunity for European companies

Beatriz Irún ⁽¹⁾, Miguel A. Moliner ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾  SOUYOU, ⁽²⁾ IMK Innovación en Marketing, UJI,

China – Spain

An integrated dashboard for the ceramic sector based on Big Data Business Intelligence

Javier Sánchez-García , Luis Callarisa-Fiol, Rosa Rodríguez-Artola, Miguel Ángel Moliner-Tena

IMK-Innovation in Marketing Research Group

Universitat Jaume I

Spain

Chasing the Dragon’s Tail – Keeping Track of Ceramic Tile Quality in China

Jorge Masbate⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, Shaun Baxter⁽²⁾, Jack Zhang⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾ UWA Business School, University of Western Australia, Perth. ⁽²⁾ Iluka Resources Ltd, Perth, ⁽³⁾ Iluka Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd,

^(1-2)Australia – ⁽³⁾ China

The ceramic industrial sector: formulating a competitive strategy. Strategic groups

José Luis Quintela Cortes

IAG INGENIEROS.

Spain

Business Opportunities for Ceramics in Smart Cities

Casado, MG ⁽¹⁾ Veral, S ⁽¹⁾, Lázaro, V ^(1),  M. Toumi ^(2), E. Uviedo ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾       ITC – AICE. ⁽²⁾ Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER)

Spain

Validation of a Pilot Management Scheme for Ceramic Tile Manufacturing

Alvaro Remolar Vaquer ⁽¹⁾, Javier Araujo^{(2), (1)}

Consultant,  ⁽²⁾ Honeywell Spain technical support

Spain

Opportunity under Revolution in China’s Ceramics Industry

Grace Tian 

Ceramic Town Weekly – Chief Editor

China

Debueno Pradillas, Patricia¹; Tomás Catalán, Ana Ester²; Reig Cerdà, Lucía²; Pitarch Roig, Ángel²; Palencia Guillén, Juan José²

¹Higher School of Experimental Science and Technology – Technical Architecture – Universitat Jaume I, ²Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction- Universitat Jaume I-

Spain

External thermal insulation systems with ceramic skin

María Bento Fernández

Head of façade systems. ITeC – Instituto de Tecnología de la Construcción de Cataluña.

Spain

Architects and Technical Architects in the Ceramic Industry: What am I doing here?

Pitarch Roig, Ángel M.; Sáez Riquelme, Beatriz

Ceramics classroom, Higher School of Technology and Experimental Sciences, Technical Architecture

Universitat Jaume I

Spain

Technical and Environmental Comparative Analysis by LCA of Marble and Stoneware Flooring

Escorihuela Sales, Coral; Pitarch Roig, Ángel M.

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Area for Architectonic Constructions. Higher School of Technology and Experimental Sciences. Universitat Jaume I.

Spain

Solconcer, A Helpful Tool for Characterising Construction Solutions

A. Beltrán⁽¹⁾, I. Celades⁽¹⁾, J. Corrales⁽¹⁾, J. Mira⁽¹⁾, A. Muñoz⁽¹⁾, A. Rioja⁽¹⁾, T. Ros⁽¹⁾, V. Agost⁽²⁾.

⁽¹⁾ Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica (ITC). Asociación de Investigación de las Industrias Cerámicas (AICE)

Universitat Jaume I. Castellón..

⁽²⁾ Sig-o management

Spain

Issues with Tile Installation Levelling Devices

Colin Cass  B.Ed. Dip. T.

Techtile Consulting Pty. Ltd

Australia

15 Years of Façade Engineering Design with Ceramic Tiles

Jonas Silvestre Medeiros; Débora A. Moraes Binja; Murilo Blanco Mello

Inovatec Consultores Associados Ltda, São Paulo

Brazil

Architectural Engineering of Ventilated Ceramic Façades: Design, Performance and Market in Brazil

Jonas Silvestre Medeiros, Rosana Yoshida, Marília Carraro, Renan Eiji Asamura, Marcelo Ferrarez Rebeschin

Inovatec Consultores Associados Ltda,

Brazil

Woven Ceramic Mosaic. Panel for Comprehensive Building Refurbishment

Echarri, V. ⁽¹⁾. Aldea, F. J.⁽²⁾. Gómez, G. J.⁽³⁾. Romero del Hombrebueno, J.⁽⁴⁾

⁽¹⁾ Research Group “Technology and Sustainability in Architecture”. ⁽²⁾ 4th year undergraduate reading Architecture. ⁽³⁾ Research Group “Technology and Sustainability in Architecture”. ⁽⁴⁾ 4th year undergraduate reading Architecture. University of Alicante

Spain

Can we Develop Slip Resistance Metrics that Ensure Appropriate Tile Selection?

Richard Bowman

Intertile Research,

Australia

New Practice-Oriented Testing Possibilities regarding the Durability of Slip Resistance and Cleanability

Marcel Engels

FGK Forschungsinstitut für Anorganische Werkstoffe,-Glas/Keramik- GmbH, Höhr-Grenzhausen,

Germany

Niklas Kircher ⁽¹⁾, Roger Escámez ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ Byk Chemie, ⁽²⁾ Comindex SA,

⁽¹⁾ Germany – ⁽²⁾ Spain

Valorization of Boiler Wood Ashes in the Ceramic Industry

Laurent Soum; Gérard Pillet

Société Française de Céramique (SFC)

France

Investigating the Relationship between Nozzle Size and Particle Size in Inkjet Ceramic Tile Printing

Nigel Caiger ¹, Mark Bale¹, Ramon Bono²

(1) Sun Chemical, (2) SUNIC

United Kingdom – Spain

Impact Resistance of Porcelain Stoneware Tiles: a Phenomenological Approach

Dondi M., Guarini G., Raimondo M., Zanelli C.

CNR-ISTEC, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali Ceramici,

Italy

Actual Resolution in Ink-Jet Printing of Ceramic Tiles: Preliminary Assessment of Imprint Size under Different Operating Conditions

Paolo Zannini¹, Giorgia Ferrari¹, Laura Ganzerli¹, Davide Gardini², Michele Dondi²

¹Dept Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ²CNR-ISTEC, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali Ceramici,

Italy

Pyroplastic Behaviour of Porcelain Stoneware Tiles: Comparison of the Wet And Dry Manufacturing Routes

Lisandra R. dos Santos Conserva^1,2, Suelen Nastri^1,2, Fábio G. Melchiades^1,2, Anselmo O. Boschi¹, Guia Guarini³, Mariarosa Raimondo³, Chiara Zanelli³, Michele Dondi³

¹LaRC, Dep. Engenharia de Materiais, Univ. Federal de São Carlos, ²CRC, Centro Revestimentos Cerâmicos, São Carlos, ³CNR-ISTEC, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali Ceramici,

Brazil – Italy

Incorporation of Phase Change Materials (PCM) in Ceramics for Building Applications

Hélio Jorge and Luc Hennetier

Centro Tecnológico da Cerâmica e do Vidro

Portugal

The glass-ceramic process: an alternative for manufacturing tiles from high percentages of inorganic waste

Ester Barrachina Albert¹, Ivan Calvet Roures¹, Mª Dolores Notari Abad², Jorge Llop Pla², Diana M. Aranzales Ochoa¹, Eugenia Claramonte Fortuño¹, Juan B. Carda Castelló¹.

¹Universitat Jaume I de Castelló. ²Escola Superior Ceràmica L´Àlcora

España

Kaolin for Digital Ceramic Decoration

Cédric Poilly, Luc Bourgy

Imerys Ceramics

France

Simulation of Powder Rheological Behaviour in the Ceramic Tile Pressing Process

Tiscar, J.M.⁽¹⁾, Escrig, A.⁽¹⁾, Mallol, G.⁽¹⁾, Pascual, N.⁽¹⁾, Gilabert, F.A.⁽²⁾, Bonaque, R.⁽³⁾, López, J.A. ⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾ ITC –AICE. Universitat Jaume I. ⁽²⁾ Mechanics of Materials and Structures Group (MMS), Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Ghent University (UGent), ⁽³⁾ Macer, S.L.

Spain^(1,3) – Bélgium⁽²⁾

Comparison of Dry Grinding Technologies as a Reference Of Ceramic Granule Technological parameters

K. Kayac?⁽¹⁾, Y. Y?ld?r?m⁽¹⁾,M. Tarhan⁽¹⁾, E. Durgut⁽¹⁾, H. Ergin⁽²⁾

 ⁽¹⁾Kaleseramik Çanakkale Kalebodur Seramik San. A.?., ⁽²⁾Mining Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University,

Turkey

Development of a Semi-Wet Process for Ceramic Wall Tile Granule Production

Ka?an Kayac?⁽¹⁾, Ali Alt?nta?⁽¹⁾, Y?ld?z Y?ld?r?m⁽¹⁾, Çi?dem Yi?it Pala⁽¹⁾ , Hasan Ergin⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾Kaleseramik Inc., R&D Center, ⁽²⁾Mining Engineering/Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University,

Turkey

Photovoltaic ceramic tile based on thin film technology

I.Calvet*¹, E. Barrachina¹, R.Martí¹, D.Fraga¹, A.Rey¹, T. Stoyanova Lyubenova¹, J. B. Carda¹

Universitat Jaume I

Spain

LIFECERAM. Zero Waste In Ceramic Tile Manufacture

Quereda Vázquez, Mª Francisca⁽¹⁾; García-Ten, Francisco Javier⁽¹⁾; Ros Dosdá, T⁽¹⁾; Gil Albalat, Carlos⁽²⁾; Chumillas Villalba, David⁽³⁾; Zaera, Victoria⁽⁴⁾; Segura Mestre, Mª Carmen⁽⁵⁾.

⁽¹⁾ ITC – AICE. Universitat Jaume I, ⁽²⁾ Keros Cerámica S.A., ⁽³⁾ Chumillas & Tarongi, S.L., ⁽⁴⁾ ASCER, ⁽⁵⁾ Vernís, S.A.

Spain

Influence of some Operating Variables on the Characteristics of Granules Obtained in a High Shear Granulator

Segarra, C.; Cervantes, E.; García-Ten, F.J.; Quereda, M.F.

ITC – AICE. Universitat Jaume I

Spain

Porcelain Tile Behaviour under Cutting. Relationship with Residual Stresses

D.G.G. Delavi¹, J. García-Ten², A. Saburit², A. Escrig², D. Hotza¹

⁽¹⁾ Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC, ⁽²⁾ ITC -AICE. Universitat Jaume I.

⁽¹⁾ Brazil –⁽²⁾ Spain

Study of Interface and Surface Properties in Multilayer Ceramic Systems

A. Moreno⁽¹⁾, J.L. Amorós⁽¹⁾, E. Blasco⁽¹⁾, J.J. Pérez⁽²⁾, S. Navarro⁽²⁾, S. Reverter⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ITC – AICE. Universitat Jaume I. ⁽²⁾Color Esmalt, S.A.

Spain

Improvement of Segregation Problems during Powder Handling Operations

Boix, J.⁽¹⁾, Aguilella, M.⁽¹⁾, Mallol, G.^(1,2), Llorens, D. ^(1,2), Foucard, L.^(1,2)

⁽¹⁾ITC – AICE, ⁽²⁾ Universitat Jaume I. Castellón

Spain

Lustre Effect: Mechanism and Influence of Particle Size

C. Rubert⁽¹⁾, J. Manrique⁽¹⁾, J. Usó⁽¹⁾, M.J. Orts⁽²⁾, F.J. García-Ten⁽²⁾, A. Gozalbo⁽²⁾, E. Bou⁽²⁾, R. Pérez⁽²⁾,

⁽¹⁾Ferro Spain, S.A,  ⁽²⁾ ITC – AICE. Universitat Jaume I.

Spain

Study of Opacifiers in Ceramic Materials

Simon Cook⁽¹⁾, Didier Arseguel⁽²⁾, Denham Ferguson⁽³⁾, Encarna Bou Solsona⁽⁴⁾, Fco. Javier García-Ten⁽⁴⁾, A. Moreno⁽⁴⁾, Mª José Vicente Carrasco⁽⁴⁾

⁽¹⁾ Rio Tinto, ⁽²⁾ Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, ⁽³⁾ Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium, Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, ⁽⁴⁾ITC – AICE. Universitat Jaume I

⁽¹⁾ UK – ⁽²⁾Canada – ⁽³⁾ South Africa- ⁽⁴⁾Spain

Monitoring of Borate and Fluoride Levels in Soils and Citrus Fruit Leaves in the Castellón Ceramic District Environment

N. Fas, C. Gargori, S. Cerro, M. Llusar, G. Monrós.

Unit for Environmental Inorganic Chemistry and Ceramic Materials, Dept. of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Universidad Jaume I,

Spain

Estimation of the Influence of the Ceramic Composition on Thermal Energy Consumption

A. Escrig, J. García-Ten, A. Mezquita, S. Ferrer, V. Cantavella¹,E. Monfort

¹ Currently at Grupo Esmalglass – Itaca., ITC – AICE. Universitat Jaume I.

Spain

Green Ceramic Tiles: the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources as Basic Requirement

Elisa Rambaldi,¹* Giuliana Bonvicini,¹ Maria Chiara Bignozzi.^1,2

¹ Centro Ceramico Bologna, ² Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna,

Italy

Cleanability of “LAPPATO” Porcelain Stoneware

¹Maria Soranzo, ²*Elisa Rambaldi, ²Francesca Prete, ²  Giuliana Bonvicini, ^2,3Maria Chiara Bignozzi.

¹ Fila Industria Chimica Spa, ² Centro Ceramico Bologna, via Martelli 26, ³ Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna

Italy

Reducing the Atmospheric Emissions of CO₂ during the Fabrication of Single-Fired Porous Tiles

Fábio G. Melchiades*, Douglas F. de Souza*, Lisandra R.S. Conserva**, Suelen Nastri**, Alvaro P. Leite**, Anselmo O. Boschi**

* Centro de Revestimentos Cerâmicos – CRC ,**UFSCar. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais – DEMa. Laboratório de Revestimentos Cerâmicos – LaRC

Brasil

Increase in Porcelain Tile Mechanical Strength by Chemical Tempering

Marcelo Dal Bó^(1,2*), André Zimmer⁽²⁾, Sílvia Regina Grando⁽²⁾, Paloma Kaspari⁽²⁾, Dachamir Hotza⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾ Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina (IFSC), ⁽²⁾ Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), ⁽³⁾ Pos-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC),

Brazil

Digital Decoration of Ceramic Slabs with High Colourfulness

A. Bresciani⁽¹⁾, C. Ricci⁽¹⁾, B. Spinelli⁽¹⁾, W. Medici⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ SACMI, Imola BO,  ⁽²⁾ INTESA, Casalgrande RE,

Italy

Ceramic Tiles with High Ionising Radiation Attenuation

Guaita, L.⁽¹⁾, Bengochea, M.A.⁽¹⁾, Lucas, F.⁽²⁾, Flors, Mª.R.⁽²⁾,

Boix, J.⁽³⁾, Aguilella, M.⁽³⁾, Orts, Mª.J.⁽³⁾, Mestre, S.⁽³⁾,

⁽¹⁾ Keraben grupo, S.A., ⁽²⁾ Kerafrit, S.A., ⁽³⁾ ITC – AICE, Universitat Jaume I.

Spain

A Study on the Effect of Granulated Powder on Bending Strength (Mor) & Water Absorption of “Monocottura” Floor Tile

Gholam-Hossein Mahdavi, Sirus Arjmandnia, Masoud Fouladkar

Unidad de I+D, Mashhad Firoozeh Tile Co

Iran

The glass-ceramic process: an alternative for manufacturing tiles from high percentages of inorganic waste

Ester Barrachina Albert¹, Ivan Calvet Roures¹, Mª Dolores Notari Abad², Jorge Llop Pla², Diana M. Aranzales Ochoa¹, Eugenia Claramonte Fortuño¹, Juan B. Carda Castelló¹.

¹Universitat Jaume I de Castelló. ²Escola Superior Ceràmica L´Àlcora

Spain