Clay Technology

The magazine of ICTa, the International Clay Technology Association, a technical division of @iom3

[British Ceramic Confederation @ceramfed]

#TBT last week our CEx was interviewed on @BBCBreakfast talking about why no deal #Brexit needs to be avoided - cash tied up in raw materials and finished goods and export tariffs are worrying. Politicians need to work together to get a deal.

#SupportingAThrivingSector

[Materials World @materialsworld]

It's here! Look out for your anniversary copy of #MaterialsWorld magazine. Also, this month we're removing our paywall so everyone can read the news & features, which will be available online from May 15th #stem #editorial

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

We speak to @Gordian1937 about replacing stretch & shrink hoods with wrap to reduce plastic use for transporting bricks. Read more in the upcoming #ClayTechnology magazine, out next week! #plastic #sustainability #industry

[Anthony Caggiano @anthonycaggiano]

Work with bio-based materials? @materialsworld's July theme will be focused on it. If you have a project you'd like to feature, or have seen something of interest, tell me at [email protected] Please let me know by Friday, May 10.

[Materials World @materialsworld]

A perfect day for a visit to the @CEMEX_UK Rugby site to see how they produce cement. Thanks for answering all of our questions! #materials #cement #howitworks

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

#Wedgwood announces plans to cut almost a third of jobs at its Barlaston #pottery firm in the UK #jobs #ukindustry #ceramics

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Dear Clay Technology readers, My apologies for the slow upload this time around, but I am happy to tell you that you will be able to find the online version of the February issue, on our website as normal from tomorrow at 9 AM. Enjoy! 📰✨

#claytechnology #februaryissue

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

@leirimetal Absolutely. Other suggestions included modernising the supply chain, in terms of online stock management, & delivering on skills development

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Current methods of #housebuilding in the UK have been described as Elizabethan, Dickensian and even Ancient Roman today. Clearly, there's an urgent need for change #claytech2018 #construction

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

"Modern methods can be a panacea to the numbers of housing delivery," Sean Wilkins, @BricksUK #claytech2018

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"It's incumbent on us to design and produce a brick that can be layed by a robot," Keith Barker of @wienerbergeruk #claytech2018 #innovation

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Huge congratulations to all who received awards at #claytech2018 today, especially Chantelle Shaw of @ibstockbrick, who got the highest mark in the clay studies diploma

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Sustainability and utilising waste streams are high on the agenda at #claytech2018. Martin Cox highlights the need to get ahead of legislation to avoid costs

[The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining @iom3]

Up next is our president, Martin Cox, who takes to the stage to discuss sustainable development for raw material processes: cost or opportunity? #claytech2018

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Ines Nastali looks at the latest trends in pigment engineering and how chemicals used in the industry should be surveyed for effective environmental impact control (paywall) – https://t.co/W2FBpZjkPj

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Aidan Bell, co-founder of Envirobuild, UK, looks at the production of clay and how modern methodologies have influenced an ancient discipline (paywall) – https://t.co/DND5K6ZgX1

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Dr Nigel Cooke, Director of the UK Quality Ash Association, talks to Gary Peters about his career and the fly ash industry (paywall) – https://t.co/DSWcbP0Jsg @UKQAA

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Adrian Wilkinson and Rupert Wilks, QuarryDesign, UK, explore the use of drones in quarry surveys (paywall) – https://t.co/rfNG0fA4pX @QuarryDesign

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Italy's crumbling infrastructure under scrutiny after bridge collapse – https://t.co/zwEUoUFyBz

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

With more effort going into developing a circular economy, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, has built a house using recycled materials – https://t.co/P2QGlEdbUL @KITKarlsruhe

[Clay Technology @claytechnology]

Abandoned mine waste has been successfully transformed into glass, which can be used to create glass-ceramics – https://t.co/HkT70wp5CG #ceramics @UniversidadMH