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Construction

2 May 2024

THE CONSTRUCTION2050 ALLIANCE CALLS FOR ACTION ON DELIVERING HOUSING AND NEW BUILT SOLUTIONS IN OPEN LETTER

News

Please consult the Open Letter here.

Construction

13 December 2023

CONSTRUCTION 2050 ALLIANCE PUBLISHES ITS CALL AND COMMITMENT FOR THE NEW EU POLITICAL TERM

News

Please consult the call here.

Circular economy

12 October 2023

CU POSITION PAPER | TO PROMOTE THE USE OF SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CERAMIC PRODUCTS

Position paper

Please consult here the CU Position Paper.

Construction Products Regulation

12 July 2023

ADOPTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S NEGOTIATING POSITION ON THE REVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS REGULATION (CPR)

News

Please find the full article here.

Construction Products Regulation

1 June 2023

CU POSITION PAPER | REUSED/REMANUFACTURED PRODUCTS IN THE REVISED CPR

Position paper

To read the full Position Paper, please click here.

Circular economy

15 May 2023

POSITION PAPER ON PRODUCT PRIORITY CONSULTATION | ECODESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS REGULATION

Position paper

Consult the full position paper here.

Construction Products Regulation

30 June 2022

CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A REVISED CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS REGULATION

Position paper

Please consult here the full position paper

Sustainable buildings

21 June 2022

ECODESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS REGULATION PROPOSAL

Position paper

Please consult here the full position paper.

Construction

8 June 2022

CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL TRADE BODIES PUBLISHES PEER-REVIEWED STUDY ON THE GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT OF BIOBASED CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

Press release

Please consult here the full press release.

Sustainable buildings

1 April 2022

CERAME-UNIE'S COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A REVISED ENERGY PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE

Position paper

Please read here Cerame-Unie's comments on the proposal for a revised Energy Performance Buildings Directive.

Construction

25 February 2022

CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON CONSTRUCTION ECOSYSTEM

Position paper

Please consult here for the full position paper.

Sustainable buildings

7 February 2022

SUSTAINABLE DUTCH CLAY EXCAVATION - RENEWABLE RESOURCE ANIMATION

Media

Please consult here for more information and to view the animation.

Construction

12 October 2021

PRESS RELEASE | FAIR CONSTRUCTION RULES JOINT PROJECT COMMENCES

Press release

Please consult here the full press release.

Circular economy

9 June 2021

CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS INITIATIVE (SPI)

Position paper

Please consult here the Position Paper of Cerame-Unie.

Sustainable buildings

22 March 2021

CERAME-UNIE POSITION ON THE REVISION OF THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE

Position paper

Please consult here Cerame-Unie's final position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) revision – impact assessment.

Construction

18 February 2021

PRESS RELEASE | CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS EUROPE | FRENCH DYNAMIC LCA VS. EUROPEAN HARMONISED METHODOLOGY

Press release

Please consult here the Press Release of Construction Products Europe regarding the French dynamic LCA vs. European harmonised methodology.

Sustainable buildings

23 July 2020

CU POSITION PAPER ON RENOVATION WAVE

Position paper

Cerame-Unie’s answer to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Renovation Wave.

Circular economy

23 July 2020

CU RESPONSE TO WSR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Position paper

Waste Shipment Regulation revision: Cerame-Unie’s response to the public consultation.

Construction

30 April 2020

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REQUEST TO THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY FUND FOR COVID-19

News

The sector stresses that the European Recovery Fund should include construction as one of the key industrial ecosystems.

Circular economy

17 April 2020

CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY POSITION PAPER

Position paper

In thia paper, the European ceramic industry, represented by Cerame-Unie, welcomes this Action Plan and highlights that circularity is one of the key drivers to achieve a carbon-neutral economy.

Circular economy

8 April 2020

WASTE SHIPMENT REGULATION REVISION: CERAME-UNIE’S FEEDBACK TO THE INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT

News

Cerame-Unie welcomes the upcoming revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation as announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan adopted by the European Commission on 11 March 2020.

Construction

30 March 2020

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR LAUNCHES PRESS RELEASE ON COVID-19

News

The European construction sector calls for urgent measures to protect workers’ health, support economic activity and accelerate the recovery.

Sustainable buildings

11 March 2020

LAUNCH OF THE EUROPEAN BATHROOM FORUM NEWSLETTER

News

The refreshed European Bathroom Forum (EBF) newsletter was launched on 11 March 2020.

Circular economy

11 March 2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION ADOPTS NEW CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTION PLAN

News

On March 11 2020, the European Commission released its new Circular Economy Action Plan, one of the main blocks of the European Green Deal.

Sustainable buildings

28 February 2020

UNIFIED WATER LABEL: LAST UPDATES

News

On 18 February 2020, FECS hosted the European Bathroom Forum (EBF) meeting in Brussels.

Sustainable buildings

10 December 2019

UNIFIED WATER LABEL: NEXT STEPS TOWARDS A VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT

News

On 3 December 2019, FECS participated in the European Bathroom Forum (EBF) meeting which took place in Roca Gallery, Barcelona.

Sustainable buildings

13 March 2019

UNIFIED WATER LABEL - PRESS RELEASE

Press release

FECS welcomes today’s launch of the Unified Water Label at the ISH 2019 fair in Frankfurt. The Unified Water Label is a voluntary and flexible scheme to measure the water consumption of bathroom products.

Sustainable buildings

13 July 2018

EUROPEAN WATER LABEL - PRESS RELEASE

Press release

The European Bathroom Forum is pleased to announce closer progress towards 80% brand coverage for the European Water Label initiative.

Circular economy

22 May 2018

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES REVISED WASTE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

News

On Wednesday 18 April 2018, the European Parliament adopted four legislative proposals of the revised Waste Framework Directive. The package sets out EU waste management targets for the period until 2035.

Sustainable buildings

15 May 2018

ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE ADOPTED

News

After approval by the European Parliament, the European Council adopted the revised Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, completing the final stage in the legislative procedure.

Construction Products Regulation

16 April 2018

CERAMIC INDUSTRY ANSWERS THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS REGULATION

News

Cerame-Unie replied to the European Commission’s consultation on reviewing the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). Cerame-Unie highlighted that the CPR should not be repealed and that it is an essential policy for the industry.

Sustainable buildings

8 March 2018

PROGRESS TOWARDS A EUROPEAN WATER LABEL

News

Continued progress on a single voluntary European Water Label covering the European sanitaryware sector, with 80% of brand coverage in reach.

Sustainable buildings

1 February 2018

PEF4BUILDINGS STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

News

Second meeting of the Product Environmental Footprint 4 Buildings (PEF4BUILDINGS) Stakeholder Workshop discussed the application of the PEF method to new office builds.

Construction Products Regulation

22 January 2018

CPR UPDATE

News

On 20 June 2017, the European Commission launched the public consultation “Evaluation and possible revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR)” to collect input from stakeholders on the future of this regulation.

Sustainable buildings

1 December 2017

EPBD UPDATES

News

On 30 November 2016, the European Commission announced the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) as part of the new set of legislation, called the Clean Energy Package for All Europeans.

Construction Products Regulation

14 September 2017

DELEGATED ACT – CLAY ROOF TILES – EN1304

News

The Commission delegated act on the classification of frost resistance performance for clay tiles under EN 1304 was cited on 17 August 2017.

Sustainable buildings

13 September 2017

CERAME-UNIE POSITION ON THE REVISION OF THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE (EPBD)

Position paper

Energy efficient construction and renovation contribute to people’s well-being and productivity, and help tackling today’s challenges: they create local jobs, contribute to reducing energy poverty and to the fight against climate change.

Construction Products Regulation

26 July 2017

CU POSITION PAPER ON THE FUTURE OF THE CPR

Position paper

The Construction Products Regulation (CPR), which replaced the Construction Products Directive (CPD), entered into full force in July 2013.

Sustainable buildings

13 July 2017

CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON THE REVISION OF THE EPBD

News

On 30 November 2016 the European Commission published the “Clean Energy package”, a set of measures to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing the global energy markets.

Construction Products Regulation

22 June 2017

CONSULTATION ON THE REVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS REGULATION

News

On 20 June, the European Commission launched the public consultation “Evaluation and possible revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR)” to collect input from stakeholders on the future of this regulation.

Sustainable buildings

15 June 2017

CIRCULAR ECONOMY MONITORING FRAMEWORK

News

As a member of the Raw Materials Supply Group, Cerame-Unie was invited to attend a meeting with the European Commission and Eurostat on 18 May 2017.

Circular economy

8 June 2017

CIRCULAR ECONOMY INDUSTRY PLATFORM

News

On 7 June 2017, Cerame-Unie participated in Business Europe’s “High-level event on circular economy”.

Sustainable buildings

28 March 2017

WATER FOR LIFE MAGAZINE

Publication

The European Water Label (EWL), is a simple and voluntary scheme that measures the water consumption of bathroom products.

Sustainable buildings

10 January 2017

EUROPEAN WATER LABEL UPDATE

News

The European Water Label (EWL) is growing and gaining visibility through Europe. Currently, the EWL has 115 brands and more than 10,000 products registered onto the scheme.

Circular economy

10 January 2017

CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON WASTE

Position paper

The European Commission published the new circular economy package to shift from a linear to a more circular economy.

Construction

15 October 2016

SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR CERAMIC SANITARYWARE APPLIANCES

News

The European Federation of Manufacturers of ceramic sanitaryware (FECS) organised two technical workshops in March and April to present the new sustainability assessment standard for ceramic sanitaryware appliances (EN16578).

Sustainable buildings

7 October 2016

RESOURCE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS STUDY

News

In the context of the European Commission study for the development of common EU indicators for the environmental performance of buildings, the Commission launched a public consultation on the first draft indicators proposals.

Construction Products Regulation

1 September 2016

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CPR

News

In July, the European Commission published a report on the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).

Sustainable buildings

1 September 2016

SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR CERAMIC SANITARYWARE APPLIANCES

News

Circular economy

1 September 2016

CIRCULAR ECONOMY: NEEIP FORUM AND WASTE DIRECTIVE PROPOSAL

News

On 20 April, the European Non-Energy Extractive Industries (NEEIP) organised the 2016 Forum on the circular economy.

Circular economy

11 August 2016

CIRCULAR ECONOMY UPDATE

News

In June, the MEP rapporteur Simona Bonafe from the European Parliament ENVI Committee published the draft report on the waste framework directive and landfill of waste.

Construction

11 May 2016

FECS & CEIR JOINT STATEMENT ON BIM

Position paper

CEIR and FECS identified that manufacturers must play a pivotal role in the ongoing development of an acceptable cross-country harmonised Building Information Modeling (BIM) system and therefore agreed to work together to achieve this goal.

Circular economy

3 May 2016

CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: LAUNCH OF BAMB 2020

Event

The EU-funded BAMB (Buildings as Materials Banks) project consortium brings 16 parties together to provide circular economy solutions to the building sector. The BAMB stakeholder network was launched on 3 May in Brussels.

Circular economy

20 April 2016

NEEIP FORUM 2016: KEEPING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY ROLLING - HOW TO BEST SERVE SOCIETY

Event

The European Non-Energy Extractive Industries (NEEIP) Forum addresses the Circular Economy Package, highlighting what the industry has already achieved and what still remains to be done to obtain a circular economy that best serves society.

Construction

11 April 2016

WHAT IS BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM)?

News

The latest buzzword, fad or serious issue, depending on your viewpoint in the construction sector is Building Information Modelling (BIM). Just what BIM is and what it means to manufacturers is anything but clear.

Sustainable buildings

18 January 2016

EU WATER LABEL CONTINUES TO EXPAND REACH

News

The EU Water Label is a voluntary and flexible scheme supported by Cerame-Unie sanitaryware member FECS to educate the end user on water and energy use.

Sustainable buildings

22 December 2015

MACRO-OBJECTIVES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS

Publication

In December 2015, JRC published a working paper that focuses on the identification of macro-objectives for the environmental performance of buildings.

Sustainable buildings

10 December 2015

CPE WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

News

Construction Products Europe held a workshop to discuss the current situation of Environmental Product Declarations, bringing together over 60 experts in the field of Life Cycle Assessment and environmental assessment of buildings/products.

Circular economy

2 December 2015

COMMISSION ADOPTS NEW CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE

News

On 2 December the European Commission (EC) adopted the Circular Economy Package that includes revised legislative proposals on waste to shift from a linear to a circular economy.

Construction Products Regulation

26 October 2015

CEN WORKSHOP ON HARMONIZED STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

News

On 26 October CEN-CENELEC organised the interactive workshop, Harmonized standards for construction products: Where are we going?. The workshop addressed the way forward for standardisation under the framework of the Construction Products Regulation.

Circular economy

29 September 2015

CIRCULAR ECONOMY: INNOVATION SPINNING THE INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS

Event

Cerame-Unie made a presentation at the K4I Forum Dinner Debate on circular economy, organised in cooperation with Cefic and SPIRE Public-Private Partnership and hosted by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen.

Construction Products Regulation

23 September 2015

IMPLEMENTATION OF CPR - RPA FINAL REPORT

News

The conclusions and recommendations from the UK-based consultancy Risk & Policy Analysts (RPA) final report on the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) will be used as input for the European Commission’s report.

Construction

16 September 2015

FIRST MEETING OF CEN/TC 442 BIM

News

The first meeting of CEN/TC 442 BIM on 16 September established several working groups.

Construction Products Regulation

8 September 2015

CE MARKING ‘STEP-BY-STEP’ GUIDE

News

The European Commission (DG GROW) published a CE marking guide to help manufacturers to CE mark their products according to the requirements of the CPR.

Circular economy

29 July 2015

CERAMIC INDUSTRY REPLY TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONSULTATION

News

The European Commission is working on a new and more ambitious circular economy strategy to turn Europe into a more resource-efficient economy. In this context, DG Environment launched a consultation on circular economy.

Sustainable buildings

30 June 2015

CONSULTATION LAUNCHED ON ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE

News

On 30 June DG Energy launched a public consultation to evaluate the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). All relevant stakeholders can reply to this consultation by 31 October 2015.

Circular economy

25 June 2015

CIRCULAR ECONOMY: VIEWS FROM 12 EU INDUSTRIES

Position paper

Ahead of the publication of the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Resource Efficiency Alliance outlined a number of key principles that are important to achieve a true circular economy, coherent with the EU industrial policy.

Construction Products Regulation

23 March 2015

CONSULTATION ON CPR IMPLEMENTATION

News

DG Growth held a consultation on the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation and organised a workshop on 23 March in Brussels to present the preliminary results.

Sustainable buildings

11 March 2015

EU WATER LABEL PRESENT AT ISH

News

The European Water Label, a voluntary and flexible scheme to measure the water consumption of bathroom products, was promoted at ISH Frankfurt, Europe’s largest bathroom and plumbing exhibition.

Sustainable buildings

30 January 2015

CU REPLY TO GPP CONSULTATION

News

CU replied to the consultation on Green Public Procurement criteria for office buildings underlining the need to include durability and fire safety criteria and consider the environmental impacts generated in the use phase of a building.

Sustainable buildings

30 October 2014

2014 WORLD SUSTAINBLE BUILDINGS CONFERENCE

News

CU attended the World Sustainable Buildings conference (WSB14), which took place on 28-30 October 2014 in Barcelona.

Circular economy

17 September 2014

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY INDICATOR: VIEWS FROM 12 INDUSTRIES

Position paper

In the context of the Commission's Circular Economy Package published in July 2014, 12 resources producing industries examine the impact of a resource productivity target based on a lead indicator reflecting Raw Material Consumption.

Sustainable buildings

16 September 2014

FIRST EPDS GET ECO PLATFORM LABEL

News

A ceramic tiles manufacturer and a bricks and roof tiles association were among the first to receive ECO Platform Environmental Product Declarations.

Sustainable buildings

8 September 2014

EC SURVEY ON MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

News

European Commission DG RTD launched a survey aimed at developing a research and innovation roadmap for sustainable construction materials.

Sustainable buildings

2 July 2014

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BUILDING SECTOR

News

Following the Sustainable Buildings consultation to which Cerame-Unie replied, the European Commission published a Communication on “Resource Efficiency Opportunities in the building sector” on 2 July 2014.

Circular economy

2 July 2014

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE

Position paper

On 2 July 2014, the European Commission published its Communication on resource efficiency, Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe. In this context, Cerame-Unie presents its views on the circular economy package.

Construction Products Regulation

30 May 2014

DELEGATED ACTS FOR CPR ANNEXES III AND V PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL

News

The delegated acts to modify the annex III and annex V of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) were published in the Official Journal of the EU in late May 2014.

Sustainable buildings

25 March 2014

GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR TBE PCR

Publication

Thanks to the technical input of its members and the support of an external consultant, Cerame-Unie member Tiles & Bricks Europe developed the Product Category Rules for clay bricks, blocks, roof tiles and pavers.

Sustainable buildings

21 February 2014

DELEGATED ACT ON DOPS ON WEBSITES PUBLISHED IN OFFICAL JOURNAL

News

On 21 February 2014, the delegated act to supply Declaration of Performances (DoPs) on the websites of manufacturers of construction products was finally published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Sustainable buildings

31 December 2013

CERAME-UNIE IS FOUNDING MEMBER OF ECO PLATFORM

News

Cerame-Unie is proud to be a founding member of the ECO Platform. The ECO Platform’s objective is to support the provision of reliable information in the form of a European-wide accepted Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).

Sustainable buildings

26 November 2013

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS: HOW DO CERAMIC PCRS CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT?

Event

Held during the 2013 Ceramic Days, the conference on construction revealed the importance of standardisation, harmonised PCR and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) as useful tools for the European construction industry.

Sustainable buildings

1 October 2013

CERAMIC INDUSTRY REPLIES TO SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS CONSULTATION

News

The European Commission launched a public consultation on sustainable buildings on 9 July 2013. On behalf of all ceramic sectors, Cerame-Unie replied to the multiple choice questionnaire and stressed several key messages.

Sustainable buildings

31 July 2012

EU STEPS UP SUPPORT FOR CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

News

On 31 July 2012 the European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, presented a new construction strategy that should boost growth in the near future.