The Life Forture project team had the opportunity to publish an article on the Ceramic World Review, the magazine with the highest level of diffusion in the world regarding the ceramic sector. The article, called “Sustainability as a source of competitive advantage for the ceramic industry”, describes the theme of sustainability and sustainable development and illustrates...Read More

The second monitor team visit took place on 10th May 2019 at Gresmalt in Sassuolo (Italy). The person in charge of the monitor visit was again Lorenzo Mengali, member of the LIFE monitoring team NEEMO EEIG. The visit started with the control of the financial documentation related to the project. Afterward, each partner reported on...Read More

On the 9th of May, the life forture team participated in a conference on circular economy at the headquarter of Confindustria Ceramica. The event, organized by the Italian ceramic tile society, was named “Circular economy: a revolution, a challenge, a business for the ceramic sector.” The event, replica of a previous event held at the tecnargilla...Read More

Gresmalt participated from 9 to 12 April in the 2019 edition of Coverings,  the preeminent event for the ceramic tile & natural stone industry in North America. The event attracts visitors from every facet of the tile & stone industry from all over the world. Coverings was held at the Orange County Convention Center in...Read More

On Tuesday 19th February 2019, at the Gresmalt headquarters in Sassuolo (Italy), the project staff met to establish the road map aimed at integrating the calculation model of the environmental and socio-economic impact assessment in the company ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). The staff members of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Gresmalt were physically present...Read More

On 11 February the project team met the heads of the Technical and Communication areas of ACIMAC (Association of Italian Manufactures of Machinery and Equipment for Ceramic) at the headquarters of Villa Marchetti in Modena. During the meeting, the objectives of the project were presented, the results achieved and the possibilities of technological transfer of...Read More

On January 11, 2019, at the headquarters of the Pontifical Comillas University of Madrid, the project team met with researchers from the School of Engineering (ICAI) and the Faculties of Economics and Business Administration and Law (ICADE). The meeting was also attended by officers of the Spanish Ministry of Development. Gresmalt, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia...Read More

On January 10, 2019 the Project Team met at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. The purpose of the meeting was to verify the progress of the project actions, the results achieved and to plan the tasks for 2019. During the session, the individual working groups presented the goals achieved and discussed them together. During the...Read More

On December 13, 2018 at the Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,  the Project staff met Prof. Antonello Monsù Scolaro of the Department of Architecture of the Università degli Studi di Sassari deepening of the theme of circularity in industrial processes and building materials, as part of the...Read More

During the Tecnargilla fair held in Rimini on 24-28 September, the conference “The ceramic industry towards a circular economy model” was held, organised by Italian Ceramic Society in collaboration with ACIMAC, the association of Italian suppliers of plant, machinery, equipment, semi-finished products, raw materials and services for the ceramic, heavy clay and refractories industries. The...Read More