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10 December 2024
ANTWERP DIALOGUE ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION & COMPETITIVENESS | RECOMMENDATIONS
Position paper
Please consult the recommendations here.
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10 December 2024
2024 | INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
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2024 EUROPEAN CERAMIC DAYS : PRESS RELEASE & CERAME-UNIE STATEMENT ON THE CLEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL
Press release
Please consult the PRESS RELEASE and the Statement of Cerame-Unie, here.
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3 December 2024
CERAME-UNIE ACTIVITY REPORT 2023
Publication
Please consult here the Cerame-Unie Activity Report for the year 2023.
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18 November 2024
JOINT INDUSTRY COALITION STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE EU-MERCOSUR FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (FTA)
Publication
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PUBLICATION OF THE 42TH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE USE OF TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS
Press release
Please consult the PRESS RELEASE here.
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4 November 2024
FRANCO VANTAGGI, FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CONFINDUSTRIA CERAMICA, A LONGTIME PROMINENT FIGURE IN ITALIAN CERAMICS, HAS PASSED AWAY
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release.
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21 October 2024
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CERAMICS FORUM (EPCF) BREAKFAST DEBATE ON THE DRAGHI REPORT | 16 OCTOBER, EP, BRUSSELS
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release of the event.
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10 September 2024
CU ARTICLE ON KÉRAMICA MAGAZINE: “EU CLIMATE LEGISLATION ON THE RISE. IMPACT ON THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC INDUSTRY“
Publication
Please click here to read the full article.
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19 August 2024
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE - STARTING MID-SEPTEMBER 2024
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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4 July 2024
CERAME-UNIE SIGNS JOINT STATEMENT FOR AN AMBITIOUS FP10
Publication
Please consult the Joint Statement HERE.
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26 June 2024
VACANCY: EVENTS & COMMUNICATION TRAINEESHIP | STARTING DATE: 19 AUGUST 2024
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before 30 June 2024.
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18 June 2024
VACANCY: TRADE POLICY MANAGER | STARTING DATE: 1 AUGUST 2024
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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17 May 2024
ANTWERP DIALOGUE ON QUALITY INDUSTRIAL JOBS IN EUROPE
Publication
Please consult the final joint statement HERE.
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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.
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12 April 2024
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE - STARTING MID-MAY 2024
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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22 March 2024
MANUFACTURING EUROPE’S FUTURE | AEGIS EUROPE & INDUSTRIALL CONFERENCE | 21 MARCH | BRUSSELS
Press release
Please consult here the PRESS RELEASE.
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13 February 2024
VACANCY: EVENTS & COMMUNICATION TRAINEESHIP
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Friday 5 April 2024.
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13 February 2024
CU PRESS RELEASE | EC COMMUNICATION ON THE CO2 EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGET FOR 2040
Press release
Read the full statement here.
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13 February 2024
CU PRESS RELEASE | RENEWAL OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES ORIGINATING IN CHINA
Press release
Read the full Press Release here.
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15 January 2024
JOINT INDUSTRY COALITION STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE EU-MERCOSUR FTA
Publication
Read the full statement here.
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8 January 2024
2023 | INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
Please consult here the updated 2023 CU Inventory on R&I Projects in the Ceramic Industry.
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13 December 2023
CONSTRUCTION 2050 ALLIANCE PUBLISHES ITS CALL AND COMMITMENT FOR THE NEW EU POLITICAL TERM
News
Please consult the call here.
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8 December 2023
2023 EUROPEAN CERAMIC DAYS | LAUNCH OF THE CERAMIC MANIFESTO 2024-2029
Press release
Please consult the full press release & the Ceramic Manifesto 24-29, HERE.
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1 December 2023
JOINT STATEMENT | ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES WELCOME THE EP VOTE ON NZIA
Publication
Read the full statement here.
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17 November 2023
PUBLICATION OF THE THIRD REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EU TRADE POLICY
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release.
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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.
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12 September 2023
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE - STARTING 23 OCTOBER 2023
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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5 September 2023
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH & SAFETY - STARTING NOVEMBER 2023
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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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.
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30 June 2023
2022 CERAME-UNIE ACTIVITY REPORT
Document
Please consult the full Activity Report here.
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1 June 2023
CU POSITION PAPER | REUSED/REMANUFACTURED PRODUCTS IN THE REVISED CPR
Position paper
To read the full Position Paper, please click here.
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23 May 2023
JOINT LETTER TO MEMBER STATES’ REPRESENTATIVES | AN EU BINDING BIOMETHANE TARGET IN THE GAS REGULATION IS CRITICAL TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC ENERGY AUTONOMY AND CLIMATE OBJECTIVES
Publication
Please consult the Joint Letter HERE.
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15 May 2023
POSITION PAPER ON PRODUCT PRIORITY CONSULTATION | ECODESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS REGULATION
Position paper
Consult the full position paper here.
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11 May 2023
ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES HIGH LEVEL STATEMENT ON THE NET ZERO INDUSTRIAL ACT
Publication
Find the full article here.
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3 April 2023
PRESS RELEASE | MEP LETTER ON INDIRECT COST COMPENSATIONS FOR THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Press release
Read the full press release here.
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19 March 2023
JOINT POSITION PAPER | NATURE RESTORATION LAW
Position paper
Please find the full position paper here.
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10 March 2023
OPEN LETTER | THE EU INDUSTRY CALLING FOR A CONSIDERATION OF LOW CARBON HYDROGEN IN THE CALCULATION OF RFNBOS TARGETS
News
Read full open letter here.
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10 February 2023
PRESS RELEASE | ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES FROM INDIA AND TURKEY
Press release
Read full press release here.
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1 February 2023
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE) | MARCH 2023
News
Please consult full vacancy here
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1 February 2023
JOINT STATEMENT | ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE AT THE HEART OF THE GREEN DEAL INDUSTRIAL PLAN
Press release
Read the full statement here.
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26 January 2023
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: WORLD CUSTOMS DAY: STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE TRADE CONTACT GROUP ADVISING DG TAXUD
Press release
Please consult here the full joint press release.
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9 December 2022
JOINT LETTER: REPOWEREU AND INNOVATION FUND MUST GO HAND IN HAND TO STOP EU’S DE-INDUSTRIALISATION
Press release
Please consult here the full joint letter.
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2 December 2022
JOINT OPEN LETTER ON THE REVISION OF THE GHG PROTOCOL’S REPORTING PRINCIPLES
News
Read full letter here.
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1 December 2022
OPEN LETTER OF THE EU INDUSTRY CALLING FOR OPTIONAL ELIGIBILITY OF LOW-CARBON HYDROGEN TO THE HYDROGEN TARGETS
News
Read the full letter here.
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28 November 2022
PRESS RELEASE – FEPF APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS
Press release
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22 November 2022
PRESS RELEASE | INITIATION OF AN EXPIRY REVIEW OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES FROM CHINA
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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11 October 2022
PRESS RELEASE | PUBLICATION OF THE SECOND REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EU TRADE AGREEMENTS
Press release
Please consult the full press release here.
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28 September 2022
STATEMENT BY ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES AHEAD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY COUNCIL OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
Press release
Please consult the full statement here.
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21 September 2022
PRESS RELEASE ON 40TH TDI ANNUAL REPORT
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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16 September 2022
CERAME-UNIE STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT VON DER LEYEN OF 14 SEPTEMBER
News
Please consult here the full statement.
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13 September 2022
STATEMENT BY ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES ON THE OUTCOME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY COUNCIL OF 9 SEPTEMBER 2022
Press release
Please consult here the full statement.
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8 September 2022
CERAME-UNIE PRESS RELEASE ON ENERGY PRICES
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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6 September 2022
JOINT LETTER | ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES | EU GAS AND ELECTRICITY PRICES
Publication
Please consult here for the full joint letter.
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31 August 2022
SAVE THE DATE | CU CYCLE OF WEBINARS | THE NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS | CERAMICS CONTRIBUTING TO AN INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 12 SEPTEMBER 2022 | 10:00-11:30 | ZOOM
News
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VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE) | SEPTEMBER 2022
News
Please consult full vacancy here
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26 July 2022
JOINT OPEN LETTER TO ENERGY MINISTERS ON “SAVE GAS FOR A SAFE WINTER” | INDUSTRY AND DISTRICT HEATING OPERATORS CALL FOR PRIORITISATION OF EFFICIENT HEAT AND POWER
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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21 July 2022
CERAME-UNIE PRESS RELEASE ON THE EC "GUIDELINES ON A EUROPEAN GAS DEMAND REDUCTION PLAN"
Press release
Please consult HERE the Cerame-Unie Press Release on the European Commission's "Guidelines on a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan".
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13 July 2022
CU LETTERS TO COMMISSIONER BRETON AND COMMISSIONER SIMSON | ENERGY REDUCTION PLAN – POTENTIAL IMPACT ON CERAMICS AND ITS VALUE CHAINS
Document
Please consult here the full letters to the Commissioners.
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5 July 2022
PRESS RELEASE - EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY VOTE ETS AND CBAM
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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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
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21 June 2022
CET CONGRESS 2022 | ROME, ITALY | 8-10 JUNE
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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21 June 2022
ECODESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS REGULATION PROPOSAL
Position paper
Please consult here the full position paper.
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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.
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2 June 2022
OPEN LETTER BY ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES CEOS ON ETS AND CBAM
Press release
Please consult here the full open letter.
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25 May 2022
OPEN STATEMENT BY ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES PLENARY VOTES ON EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM AND CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
Press release
Please Consult here the full statement.
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23 May 2022
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH & SAFETY - STARTING JULY 2022
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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23 May 2022
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN ADMINISTRATION, EVENTS & COMMUNICATIONS
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months with a preferred start on July 2022. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Wednesday 15 June 2022.
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20 May 2022
ENVI VOTES ON ETS AND CBAM PUT AT FURTHER RISKS THE DECARBONISATION INVESTMENT CAPACITY OF THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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12 May 2022
OPEN STATEMENT BY ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES | ENVI COMMITTEE VOTE ON EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM AND CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
Press release
Please consult here the full joint statement.
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11 April 2022
CONFINDUSTRIA CERAMICA | MEMORANDUM ON THE CURRENT SITUATION FACING THE ITALIAN CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Press release
Read Confindustria Ceramica's full memorandum here.
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4 April 2022
2022 | INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
Please consult here the updated 2022 CU Inventory on R&I Projects in the Ceramic Industry.
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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.
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9 March 2022
JOINT STATEMENT | EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS CALL FOR A DIALOGUE AND PRAGMATIC ACTIONS ON ENERGY SECURITY AND AFFORDABILITY
Press release
Please consult here for the full press release.
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3 March 2022
JOINT STATEMENT | PRIORITISING THE USE OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY COGENERATION BY INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS TO REACH 2030 CLIMATE GOALS
Position paper
Please consult here the full Joint Statement.
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25 February 2022
CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON CONSTRUCTION ECOSYSTEM
Position paper
Please consult here for the full position paper.
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22 February 2022
EUROPEAN ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES | JOINT STATEMENT | REVISION OF THE EU ETS
Position paper
Please consult here for the full Joint Statement.
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7 February 2022
SUSTAINABLE DUTCH CLAY EXCAVATION - RENEWABLE RESOURCE ANIMATION
Media
Please consult here for more information and to view the animation.
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3 February 2022
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CERAMICS FORUM APPOINTS A NEW CHAIR
News
Please consult the full press release here.
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27 January 2022
LAUNCH OF CERAMICS FOR BAUHAUS WEBSITE
News
Please consult here for more information.
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27 January 2022
EU CHALLENGES EGYPTIAN IMPORT RESTRICTIONS AT THE WTO
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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26 January 2022
CERAME-UNIE WEBINAR “THE NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS: PAVING THE WAY FOR A BEAUTIFUL, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITH CERAMICS” | WEDNESDAY 26 JANUARY, 10:00-11:30 (CET) | ZOOM | NEW WEBSITE & RECORDING
News
The CU Webinar “The New European Bauhaus: Paving the way for a beautiful, sustainable and inclusive built environment with Ceramics”, took place on Wednesday 26 January and counted with the attendance of more than 120 participants.
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26 January 2022
THE SPANISH AND ITALIAN CERAMIC TILE SECTORS MEET IN BRUSSELS WITH THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMPETITION TO DISCUSS MECHANISMS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF DECARBONIZATION
Press release
Please consult here for the full press release.
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21 January 2022
2020-2021 CERAME-UNIE ACTIVITY REPORT
Publication
Please consult the full Activity Report here.
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22 December 2021
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS URGE EU LEADERS TO SWIFTLY ACT AGAINST UNBEARABLY HIGH ENERGY PRICES
Press release
Please consult here the full joint statement.
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20 December 2021
CERAME-UNIE CALLS FOR ACTION OF THE EU LEADERS ON THE ENERGY AND CARBON PRICES INCREASE
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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13 December 2021
INITIATION OF AN ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION ON IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES FROM INDIA AND TURKEY
Press release
Please consult the full press release here.
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23 November 2021
2021 EUROPEAN CERAMIC DAYS | LAUNCH OF THE CERAMIC ROADMAP TO 2050
Press release
Please consult the full press release here.
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19 November 2021
CERAME-UNIE’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW GSP REGULATION
Position paper
Please consult the full response to the public consultation here.
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18 November 2021
CERAMIC INDUSTRY POSITION ON THE ENERGY TAXATION DIRECTIVE REVIEW
Position paper
Please consult here the full position paper.
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18 November 2021
CERAME-UNIE FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CBAM)
Position paper
Please consult the full position paper here.
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17 November 2021
CERAMIC ROADMAP TO 2050 | CONTINUING OUR PATH TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRALITY
Publication
Please consult here the full Ceramic Roadmap to 2050
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8 November 2021
CERAMIC INDUSTRY POSITION THE EU ETS REVIEW
Position paper
Please consult here for the full position paper.
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8 November 2021
PRESS RELEASE | PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EU TRADE AGREEMENTS
Press release
Please consult the full press release here.
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20 October 2021
ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES URGE SWIFT ACTION TO TACKLE UNPRECEDENTED ENERGY CRISIS
Position paper
Please consult here the full position paper.
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20 October 2021
JOINT STATEMENT | AFFORDABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE EUROPEAN ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
Position paper
Please consult here the full joint statement.
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12 October 2021
PRESS RELEASE | FAIR CONSTRUCTION RULES JOINT PROJECT COMMENCES
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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9 September 2021
PUBLICATION OF THE 39TH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE USE OF TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENT
Press release
Please consult here the full press release.
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24 August 2021
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE - STARTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (1)
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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24 August 2021
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH & SAFETY - STARTING OCTOBER 2021 (1)
News
Please consult here the full vacancy post.
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24 August 2021
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE - STARTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months starting as soon as possible. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Friday 3 September 2021.
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24 August 2021
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH & SAFETY - STARTING OCTOBER 2021
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months with a preferred start in October 2021. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Thursday 9 September 2021.
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16 July 2021
AEGIS EUROPE PRESS RELEASE: CBAM EC PROPOSAL
News
EU industries oppose the automatic phase-out of free allowances, and call for export adjustments and better enforcement provisions
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14 July 2021
PUBLICATION OF THE FIT FOR 55 PACKAGE
Press release
Please consult HERE Cerame-Unie's Press Release on the publication of the Fit For 55 Package.
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8 July 2021
ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES’ RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EU EMISSION TRADING SCHEME REFORM
Position paper
Please consult HERE the Energy Intensive Industries’ recommendations to the EU Emission Trading Scheme reform.
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29 June 2021
THE NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS PARTNERSHIP
News
Cerame-Unie is delighted to announce its selection as an official partner of the New European Bauhaus Initiative.
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21 June 2021
CERAME-UNIE REPLY TO THE OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE HYDROGEN AND GAS MARKET DECARBONISATION PACKAGE
Publication
Please consult HERE the response of Cerame-Unie.
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15 June 2021
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH & SAFETY)
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months with a preferred start in August 2021. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Friday 25 June 2021.
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9 June 2021
CERAME-UNIE POSITION PAPER ON THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS INITIATIVE (SPI)
Position paper
Please consult here the Position Paper of Cerame-Unie.
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3 June 2021
MARIO DRAGHI MEETS THE ITALIAN CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Press release
Please consult here the full PRESS RELEASE.
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28 May 2021
JOINT LETTER | EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION AND GENERALITAT VALENCIANA | REVIEW OF THE ETS STATE AID GUIDELINES
Publication
Please consult here the full Joint Letter sent by the Emilia-Romagna region and Generalitat Valenciana, in the context of the ETS and the non-inclusion of ceramic tiles in the list of sectors eligible for compensation for indirect carbon costs.
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20 May 2021
CU INVENTORY | PROJECTS ON BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTION OF ECOSYSTEMS
Publication
Please consult the CU Inventory here.
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7 May 2021
PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL EXAMINATION REPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TBR INVESTIGATION AGAINST THE SAUDI QUALITY MARK
Press release
Please consult HERE the full Cerame-Unie PRESS RELEASE.
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4 May 2021
ROADMAP FOR A GREENHOUSE GAS NEUTRAL BRICK & ROOF TILE INDUSTRY IN GERMANY
Publication
Please consult here the German Brick & Roof Tile Industry Roadmap for greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.
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3 May 2021
JOINT INDUSTRY STATEMENT | KEY MESSAGES ON THE TARGETED STAKEHOLDER SURVEY (TSS) ON THE E-PRTR REGULATION REVISION
Publication
Please consult here the joint statement regarding the key messages on the Targeted Stakeholder Survey (TSS) on the E-PRTR Regulation revision.
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16 April 2021
CERAME-UNIE SHARES THE EUROPEAN SHIPPERS COUNCIL’S CONCERNS ABOUT CURRENT DISRUPTION IN GLOBAL TRADE, DUE TO CONTAINER SHORTAGE
Press release
Please consult here the joint Press release.
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15 April 2021
THE IMPORTANCE OF LINKING THE EU ETS WITH THE UK ETS AHEAD OF COP26 | JOINT LETTER TO EC & UK GOVERNMENT
Publication
Please consult here the joint letters signed by over 40 UK & EU business groups, addressed to the European Commission and UK Government, to urge them to link the EU & UK Emission Trading Systems, ahead of COP26.
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12 April 2021
JOINT INDUSTRY STATEMENT | CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY OPTIONS IN CONTEXT OF THE TARGETED STAKEHOLDERS SURVEY ON THE REVISION OF THE INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS DIRECTIVE
Publication
Please consult here the joint statement regarding climate change policy options considered in context of the TSS on the revision of the IED.
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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.
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19 March 2021
THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION AND THE COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA MEET THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
Press release
Please consult HERE the Press Release regarding the meeting held between the representatives of the regional institutions and the ceramic industry associations (Confindustria Ceramica & ASCER).
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12 March 2021
CERAME-UNIE WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S VOTE ON CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CBAM)
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release of Cerame-Unie regarding the EU Parliament's vote on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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11 March 2021
AEGIS EUROPE’S ASSESSMENT OF THE EU PARLIAMENT VOTE ON CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CBAM)
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release of AEGIS Europe regarding the EU Parliament vote on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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5 March 2021
2021 | INVENTORY OF R&I PROJECTS IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
Please consult here the updated 2021 CU Inventory on R&I Projects in the Ceramic Industry.
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24 February 2021
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (CLIMATE, ENERGY & TRADE)
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months with a preferred start on 29 March 2021. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Wednesday 10 March 2021.
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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.
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12 February 2021
12 FEBRUARY 2021 │ CERAME-UNIE WELCOMES THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW TRADE ENFORCEMENT REGULATION
Press release
Please consult here Cerame-Unie's press release regarding the new Trade Enforcement Regulation.
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9 February 2021
EU SURVEY | CU RESPONSE TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE REVIEW OF THE EU EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM
Position paper
Please consult here the CU response to the Public Consultation on the review of the EU Emissions Trading System.
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9 February 2021
RECOMMENDATIONS | ALLIANCE OF ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES | REVIEW OF THE EU EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM
Publication
Please consult here the recommendations from the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries on the review of the EU Emissions Trading System.
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2 February 2021
REPORT | CU CYCLE OF WEBINARS ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Publication
Please consult here the Report with key messages shared by the speakers, during the CU Cycle of Webinars on Circular Economy.
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18 January 2021
CU REPLY TO THE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON THE COMMISSION DELEGATED ACT (CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION)
Position paper
Please consult here the CU Position Paper on Sustainable Finance.
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15 January 2021
CU POSITION PAPER ON THE CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CBAM)
Position paper
Please consult here the CU Position Paper and additional comments on the CBAM.
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14 January 2021
EPCF WEBINAR VIDEO | "MAKING THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL AND CBAS FIT FOR SMES?"
Media
Discover the 🗝️ key messages shared by the exceptional speakers of the EPCF Webinar on how to make the EU Green Deal and CBAs fit for SMEs, held in the context of the 2020 European Ceramic Days, on 17 November.
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7 January 2021
CERAME-UNIE RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE REVIEW OF THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AID GUIDELINES
Document
Please consult here the response of Cerame-Unie to the public consultation on the review of the Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines.
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17 December 2020
EPCF WEBINAR VIDEO | "TRADE POLICY REVIEW: THE ROAD TO AN OPEN STRATEGIC AUTONOMY"
Media
Discover the 🗝️ key messages shared by the exceptional speakers of the EPCF Webinar on the EU Trade Policy Review, held in the context of the 2020 European Ceramic Days, on 17 November.
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10 December 2020
CERAME-UNIE INPUT TO THE COMMISSION INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON THE REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY STATE AID GUIDELINES
Publication
Please consult here the input of Cerame-Unie to the Commission IIA on the Review of the EEAG.
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27 November 2020
VACANCY: ADMINISTRATIVE & COMMUNICATIONS TRAINEESHIP
News
The position is remunerated and available for 6 months with a preferred start on 1 February 2021. If interested, please send your CV and Motivation Letter, before Friday 11 December 2020.
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26 November 2020
CERAME-UNIE FEEDBACK TO THE ROADMAP ON THE REVISION OF THE EMISSION TRADING SCHEME DIRECTIVE
Document
Please consult here the feedback of Cerame-Unie to the Roadmap on the Revision of the Emission Trading Scheme Directive.
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26 November 2020
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS A MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION SETTING OUT ITS PRIORITIES FOR THE EU TRADE POLICY REVIEW
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release of Cerame-Unie.
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25 November 2020
THE PROJECT LIFE SUPERHERO IS OFFICIALLY ONLINE | “VENTILATED AND PERMEABLE ROOFS FOR ENERGETIC SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY”
Press release
Starting from today it is possible to find all the information about ongoing project updates, news, events and much more at: www.lifesuperhero.eu
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13 November 2020
CU RESPONSE TO THE TPR PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Position paper
Cerame-Unie’s contribution to the Public Consultation on the EU Trade Policy Review.
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13 October 2020
INAUGURATION OF THE NEW EU TRADE PORTAL “ACCESS2MARKETS” BY DG TRADE
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release of Cerame-Unie regarding the launch of the new EU trade portal “Access2Markets”
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22 September 2020
INFORMAL MEETING OF EU TRADE MINISTERS AND DESIGNATED COMMISSIONER FOR TRADE, VICE-PRESIDENT MR VALDIS DOMBROVSKIS.
News
On Monday 21 September 2020, Berlin hosted the first informal summit between the EU Trade Ministers and the designated European Commissioner for Trade Mr Valdis Dombrovskis.
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21 September 2020
PRESS RELEASE | CERAME-UNIE POSITION | REVIEW OF ETS STATE AID GUIDELINES
Press release
Please consult here the Press Release stating the position of Cerame-Unie and the European Ceramic Industry torwards the review of the ETS State Aid Guidelines.
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21 September 2020
CERAME-UNIE SUBSCRIBES TO AEGIS EUROPE’S PRESS RELEASE ON WTO REFORM
Press release
Please consult here the AEGIS Europe’s Press Release on WTO reform.
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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.
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23 July 2020
CU RESPONSE TO WSR PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Position paper
Waste Shipment Regulation revision: Cerame-Unie’s response to the public consultation.
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16 July 2020
THE EU RECOVERY PACKAGE: ADDRESSING THE MOST URGENT NEEDS AND CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE RESILIENT EUROPE
Press release
Ahead of the European Council summit on 17-18 July, Cerame-Unie calls on the Member States to quickly reach an agreement on the Recovery Plan and stresses the urgency of securing immediate access to liquidity particularly for SMEs.
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25 June 2020
EC NOTICE OF INITIATION | EXAMINATION PROCEDURE AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA SASO QUALITY MARK
News
Commission launches an examination procedure against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on technical requirements affecting European ceramic tiles imports.
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25 June 2020
CLEAN HYDROGEN LETTER | INDUSTRY | VP TIMMERMANS
News
Clean Hydrogen Letter Supported by 33 of Europe’s Biggest Industry Associations and Companies.
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19 June 2020
CERAME-UNIE BROCHURE ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABILITY | BEST PRACTICES FROM THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
Cerame-Unie is delighted to present our Brochure on Circular Economy and Sustainability - Best Practises from the Ceramic Industry.
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18 June 2020
VACANCY: INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND ENERGY)
News
The position is available starting from mid August / beginning of September, with a duration of 6 months. If interested, please send your CV and motivation letter before Wednesday 8th July 2020.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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3 April 2020
AEGIS PRESS RELEASE: REACTION TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
News
AEGIS Europe calls for adequate use of trade policy instruments to keep EU’s manufacturing industry during and in the aftermath of COVID-19
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30 March 2020
PRE POSITION STATEMENT ON COVID-19
News
PRE published a position statement on refractories being an essential industry in regards to COVID-19.
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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.
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27 March 2020
POSITION STATEMENT BY WRA IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
News
The latest statement from WRA details why refractories should be recognized as a critical industry that must continue to operate during COVID-19.
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24 March 2020
PRESS RELEASE: CERAMIC INDUSTRY UPDATES REGARDING TO COVID-19
Press release
With the impact of the COVID-19 on Europe and throughout the world, the Ceramic Industry is aware of this crisis and stands in solidarity with those who are affected and the EU.
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11 March 2020
LAUNCH OF THE EUROPEAN BATHROOM FORUM NEWSLETTER
News
The refreshed European Bathroom Forum (EBF) newsletter was launched on 11 March 2020.
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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.
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11 March 2020
PRESS RELEASE BY CONFINDUSTRIA CERAMICA ON THE CORONAVIRUS IN ITALY
News
Confindustria Ceramica's press release on the contents of the restrictions introduced in Italy to contain the spread of the Coronavirus
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28 February 2020
UNIFIED WATER LABEL: LAST UPDATES
News
On 18 February 2020, FECS hosted the European Bathroom Forum (EBF) meeting in Brussels.
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20 February 2020
PRESS RELEASE: CERAMIC INDUSTRY DISCUSSION WITH TRADE COMMISSIONER PHIL HOGAN ON THE INDUSTRY’S PRIORITIES
Press release
On 13 February 2020, a meeting with Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan was hosted in Strasbourg at the initiative of MEP Rodríguez-Piñero, Chair of the EP Ceramics Forum, to discuss the future of the ceramic industry in the EU.
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11 February 2020
UPDATE ON THE CERAMICS BREF PROGRESS
News
The latest updates on BREF for the ceramic industry which went under revision on 5 June 2019.
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20 January 2020
CERAME-UNIE'S FEEDBACK ON ROADMAP ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTION PLAN
News
On 23 December 2019, the European Commission has published a roadmap on the upcoming Circular Economy Action Plan to be adopted in March 2020. Cerame-Unie has submitted an answer on behalf of the European ceramic industry.
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13 January 2020
VACANCY: PAID INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (STARTING MARCH 2020)
News
6 month paid internship in European Public Affairs. Interested candidates should send their CV and Motivation Letter by Friday 24 January 2020.
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20 December 2019
MARKET ACCESS UPDATE 2019
News
Cerame-Unie continuously monitors market access for the European ceramic industry. This 2019 market access update focuses on the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia.
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12 December 2019
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESENTS THE GREEN DEAL
News
On 11 December, the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, accompanied by the First Vice-Commissioner and relative Commissioner for Climate Action, Frans Timmermans, unveiled the promised EU Green Deal.
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12 December 2019
PRESS RELEASE: IMPOSITION OF ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TABLEWARE AND KITCHENWARE FROM CHINA
News
On 12 December, the European Commission adopted anti-cirmvention measures on imports of ceramic tableware & kitchenware from China.
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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.
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10 December 2019
SPIRE STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP
News
On 3 December 2019, SPIRE held a Stakeholder’s event at the Blue Point Conference Centre. The main objective of the workshop was to discuss the next strategic SPIRE 2050 Roadmap.
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3 December 2019
FEPF APPOINTS DR. TILLMANN BLASCHKE AS INCOMING PRESIDENT
Press release
On 21 November, during the 2019 Ceramic Days, the FEPF (European Federation of Ceramic Table- and Ornamentalware) General Assembly appointed its new president, Dr. Tillmann Blaschke.
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26 November 2019
INDUSTRY4EUROPE - PRESS RELEASE
Press release
European industries unite to call for an ambitious EU industrial strategy
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26 November 2019
INDUSTRY4EUROPE - JOINT PAPER ‘A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR EUROPE’S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE: FROM WORDS TO ACTION’
Publication
Industry4Europe, a coalition of 149 sector Associations representing the diversity of the EU’s industrial base, today published its new Joint Paper ‘A long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future: from words to action’.
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25 November 2019
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WORKSHOP DURING CERAMIC DAYS
News
On 21 November 2019, the Research and Innovation (R&I) Workshop was held at the Cerame-Unie Office during the European Ceramic Days.
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12 November 2019
26TH EDITION | WORLD CERAMIC TILES FORUM | 6-9 NOVEMBER 2019 | BERLIN, GERMANY
Press release
The 26th World Ceramic Tiles Forum (WCTF) was hosted on 7 and 8 November in Berlin, Germany, by the European Ceramic Tiles Manufacturers’ Federation (CET) and the Bundesverband Keramische Fliesen (BKF).
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31 October 2019
VACANCY: PAID INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENT & TECHNICAL AFFAIRS (STARTING JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020)
News
6 month paid internship in Environment & Technical Affairs. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by Friday 22 November 2019.
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16 October 2019
ETS INNOVATION FUND MEETING WITH CERAMIC INDUSTRY
News
A workshop on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Innovation Fund for the Ceramic Industry with the European Commission took place in Cerame-Unie offices on 11 October 2019.
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23 September 2019
EU-CANADA TRADE DEAL CELEBRATES 2ND ANNIVERSARY
News
21 September 2019 marked already the second year of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). With annual trade valued at nearly 100 billion Euros, the EU and Canada are key trading partners.
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19 September 2019
INVENTORY OF R&I PROJECTS IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
The latest list of EU-financed research projects related to the ceramics industry is now available. The non-exhaustive list enumerates on-going and completed projects (updated in June 2019).
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17 September 2019
93 EUROPEAN ASSOCIATIONS CALL FOR AN AMBITIOUS HORIZON EUROPE PROGRAMME
News
EARTO, along with its research and industrial partners representing key European research & innovation stakeholders, have published a 3rd Joint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme.
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1 August 2019
VACANCY (SEP 2019): PAID INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATIONS
News
6 month paid internship in communications. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 28 August 2019.
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1 August 2019
VACANCY (SEP 2019): PAID INTERNSHIP IN EVENT MANAGEMENT
News
6 month paid internship in event management. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 28 August 2019.
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23 July 2019
EU-MERCOSUR DEAL
News
On 28 June, the EU and Mercosur concluded the political negotiations for a trade agreement, which would be the biggest ever concluded by the EU so far.
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1 July 2019
VACANCY (SEP/OCT 2019): PAID INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENT & TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
News
6 month paid internship in Environment & Technical Affairs. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 2 August 2019.
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8 May 2019
PRESS RELEASE: CARBON LEAKAGE LIST
Press release
Today, the European Commission published the Carbon Leakage List for Phase IV of the EU Emissions Trading System. All ceramic sectors are officially recognised as exposed to the risk of carbon leakage until 2030
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26 April 2019
REPORT ON EU TRADE DEFENCE 2018
Document
On 26 April, the European Commission’s DG TRADE organised a Civil Society Dialogue on Trade Defence Instruments (TDI), during which it presented the Report on EU Trade Defence for the year 2018.
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1 April 2019
FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS: PUBLIC CONSULTATION
News
On 11 February 2019, the European Commission opened a public consultation to assess the current EU legislative framework for food contact materials.
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28 March 2019
UPDATE ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE CLASSIFICATION PROPOSAL
News
On 7 March 2019, the REACH Committee vote on whether to classify Titanium Dioxide as a carcinogen was again postponed; new vote scheduled on 8-9 April 2019.
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26 March 2019
SPIRE ROADMAP 2050
News
Off the back of the SPIRE 2050 Vision, SPIRE is developing its 2050 Roadmap to outline the concrete steps needed to facilitate the industrial transition in the European process industry.
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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.
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7 March 2019
INDUSTRY4EUROPE - JOINT CALL TO HEADS OF STATE & GOVERNMENT
Publication
Together with 136 European industry associations, Cerame-Unie has signed the Industry4Europe Joint Call to all Heads of State & Government on industrial policy.
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26 February 2019
NEPSI ROADMAP
News
On 26 February 2019, NEPSI, the European Network for Silica, launched a Joint Declaration on a roadmap of actions for the future development of the Social Dialogue Agreement.
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25 February 2019
CMD 2 SIGNED BY PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL
News
On 11 December, the 2nd batch of the Carcinogens & Mutagens Directive was adopted by the European Parliament and approved by the Council on 20 December 2018. The act entered into force on 20 February 2019.
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21 February 2019
VACANCY (FEB 2019): PAID INTERNSHIP IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (TRADE & COMPETITIVENESS)
News
6 month paid internship in European Public Affairs with a focus on trade policy and competitiveness. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 27 February 2019.
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1 February 2019
EU-JAPAN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE
News
On 1 February 2019, the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement, the Economic Partnership Agreement, officially entered into force. European ceramics will benefit from zero tariffs from day one.
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29 January 2019
EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S 2018 STUDY ON ENERGY PRICES AND COSTS IN EUROPE PUBLISHED
News
The European Commission has published the third report on energy prices and costs in Europe for 2018.
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25 January 2019
HARMONI SUMMIT
News
On 16-17 January, the 2019 HARMONI Summit successfully took place, and was organised by the H2020-project HARMONI, which is funded by the European Commission.
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23 January 2019
CERAME-UNIE NOMINATED FOR BEST EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2019
News
Cerame-Unie has been nominated for Best European Association at the European Association Awards 2019 for its exemplary representation of industry at the EU-level. The awards ceremony takes place 28 March in Brussels.
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17 December 2018
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS AN INTERN IN ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
News
6 month paid internship in European environmental affairs with a focus on the technical aspects of environmental policy. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 20 January 2019.
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12 December 2018
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES EU-JAPAN EPA
News
The European Parliament has ratified the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement with more then 400 votes in favor.
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4 December 2018
CERAME-UNIE MANIFESTO 2019-24
Publication
Supporting 600,000 jobs to produce a vast array of unrivalled products, and a production value of €31bn, our Manifesto calls policymakers to action to support this indispensable industry.
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3 December 2018
CERAME-UNIE FEATURED IN EU PROTECTS CAMPAIGN
News
Cerame-Unie took part in the recently launched EU campaign “EU PROTECTS”. The campaign showcases the various areas in which the EU protects citizen’s safety, health, environment, and society.
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28 November 2018
ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRY JOINT PRESS RELEASE ON EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Press release
Energy-intensive industries call for an ambitious and comprehensive EU Industrial Strategy to enable industry’s contribution to the EU long-term GHG goals.
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28 November 2018
CU AT THE EU TRADE POLICY DAY 2018
Event
Cerame-Unie took part at the EU Trade Policy Day 2018. The event gathered together several business organisations, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss and debate on the latest developments and challenges in international trade.
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13 November 2018
EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS – STATE OF PLAY NOVEMBER 2018
News
Cerame-Unie participated in a number of meetings and working groups on EU Trade Policy. The most recent updates involve Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Mercosur, Australia and New Zealand.
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9 November 2018
JOB VACANCY: CONSTRUCTION & SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER
News
Construction & Sustainability Manager working on sustainable construction, circular economy, energy efficiency of buildings and more. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 30 November 2018.
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26 October 2018
CMD 2 AGREEMENT GOES TO TRILOGUE
News
On 26 October 2018, the European Parliament and the Council agreed on the Commission's second proposal to broaden the list of recognised cancer-causing chemicals in the workplace.
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26 October 2018
TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE
Meeting
On 26 October 2018, Cerame-Unie participated to the 1st Yearly High-Level Conference on Trade Defence Instruments, organised by the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
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26 October 2018
HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS
News
Cerame-Unie participated to the 1st Yearly High-Level Conference on Trade Defence Instruments hosted by Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
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24 October 2018
LIFE CERSUDS: FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH CERAMIC TILES
News
LIFE CERSURDS presents its new Urban Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) project which, co-financed by the European Commission, uses ceramic tiles to mitigate flooding and reuse rainwater; reducing the impact of climate change.
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17 October 2018
INDUSTRY4EUROPE - JOINT CALL TO CANDIDATES FOR EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2019
Publication
Together with 135 European industry associations, Cerame-Unie has signed the Industry4Europe Joint Call to Candidates for European elections 2019.
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15 October 2018
HARMONI PROJECT ON REGULATORY BOTTLENECKS
News
Harmonised assessment of regulatory bottleneck and standardisation needs for the process industry.
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12 October 2018
CERAME-UNIE SIGNS A JOINT-STATEMENT SUPPORTING TRADE DEAL BETWEEN EU AND JAPAN
News
Cerame-Unie together with 27 business organisations signed a Joint-Statement reiterating their strong support for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between EU and Japan.
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10 October 2018
SPIRE VISION 2050
Publication
SPIRE together with experts in the field has developed the SPIRE 2050 Vision document, an ambitious document with the objective of driving the Process Industry forward towards a sustainable future and within the framework of Horizon Europe.
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10 October 2018
CERAME-UNIE MEETS WITH DG TRADE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Meeting
On 10 October 2018, Cerame-Unie and industry representatives met with officials of DG TRADE on issues of market access and trade defence.
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1 October 2018
EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP
Meeting
On 24 September, the European Commission began the evaluation process for the EU’s food contact materials legislation with a stakeholder workshop.
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27 September 2018
ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES CALL FOR AN AMBITIOUS EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY TO HELP THE INDUSTRY BETTER CONTRIBUTE TO THE EU LONG-TERM GHG GOALS
Press release
A new and integrated EU industrial strategy for energy- intensive industries is required to complete a transition to a low-carbon economy in the EU
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21 September 2018
ONE YEAR OF CETA
News
September 2018 marked the one year anniversary of the provisional entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA). European ceramic exports to Canada increased by 5% in 2017, reaching €231m.
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4 September 2018
CERAMIC INDUSTRY SUBMITS CARBON LEAKAGE STATUS REQUEST
News
Three ceramic sectors submit qualitative assessment applications to be considered under the carbon leakage list for the EU Emission Trading System phase 4 (2021-2030).
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14 August 2018
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS AN INTERN IN CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY
News
6 month paid internship in European Public Affairs with a focus on climate and energy policy. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 27 August 2018.
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16 July 2018
JOINT PRESS RELEASE ON EU ETS POST-2020
Press release
Recent EU level negotiations concerning the application of the Emissions Trading System after 2020 jeopardise the activity and competitiveness of upstream industries such as mining, carbon and graphite, and refractories.
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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.
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2 July 2018
EPCF LUNCH ON FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS
Meeting
On 26 June, the EPCF Informal Lunch Debate on the revision of the Directive (EC) 84/500/EEC, "the Ceramic Directive".
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2 July 2018
INDUSTRY4EUROPE - JOINT PAPER ON A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Publication
Together with 132 European industry associations, Cerame-Unie has signed the Industry4Europe Joint Paper on Governance for an ambitious EU industrial strategy.
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29 June 2018
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS AN INTERN IN TRADE POLICY
Document
6 month paid internship in European Public Affairs with a focus on trade policy. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 15 July 2018.
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25 June 2018
EUROPEAN ROOF TILES AND BRICK EXECUTIVES ATTEND THE 2018 TBE CONGRESS
Event
The 2018 TBE Congress took place on 21-22 June in Gdańsk, Poland, hosted by the Employers Association of Building Ceramics and TBE. It gathered around 100 executives from tiles and bricks companies and national associations from all over Europe.
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18 June 2018
CERAMIC TILES EXECUTIVES ATTEND THE CET CONGRESS 2018 IN KRAKOW
Event
The 2018 CET Congress took place on 14-16 June in Krakow, Poland, hosted by the Polish Ceramic Association. It gathered 25 executives from tiles and bricks companies and national associations from all over Europe.
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14 June 2018
CERAME-UNIE INFOGRAPHIC VIDEO
Media
Cerame-Unie is very happy to present our infographic animated video on the European ceramics industry. The video introduces to audiences the multitude of applications and uses for ceramic products in our everyday lives, as consumers and as industry.
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12 June 2018
REACH & OSH DISCUSSION AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
News
On the 5th of June the cross industry initiative for a better regulation in chemicals management (CII) organised a European Parliament dinner debate on “enhancing synergies between REACH and OSH”.
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8 June 2018
MEETING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE: A MODERN TRADE DEFENCE SYSTEM
News
Cerame-Unie welcomes the adoption of the modernisation of the EU's trade defence instruments. A robust trade defence system should ensure that free trade remains fair trade.
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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.
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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.
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15 May 2018
EXPIRY REVIEW OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CERAMIC TABLEWARE AND KITCHENWARE FROM CHINA
Press release
The European Federation of Ceramic Table- and Ornamentalware welcomes the publication by the European Commission of a Notice of Initiation of the expiry review of the anti-dumping measures on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware from China.
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10 May 2018
CARCINOGENS & MUTAGENS (BATCH 2): VOTE AND TRILOGUE NEGOTIATIONS
News
Agreement close amongst the EU institutions on the second revision of the Carcinogens & Mutagens Directive.
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8 May 2018
PRELIMINARY CARBON LEAKAGE LIST PUBLISHED
News
The European Commission today published the Preliminary Carbon Leakage List for EU ETS phase 4 (2021-2030). Some ceramic sectors are included on the list whilst some sectors are eligible for a 2nd level assessment based on qualitative criteria.
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3 May 2018
INVENTORY OF R&I PROJECTS IN THE CERAMICS INDUSTRY
Publication
The latest list of EU-financed research projects related to the ceramics industry is now available. The non-exhaustive list enumerates on-going and completed projects as of February 2018.
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2 May 2018
FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS MEETING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
News
Representatives from the European ceramics industry met with officials from the European Commission to exchange on the latest review of Food Contact Materials legislation.
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27 April 2018
HARMONI CONFERENCE
News
On 26 April, a HARMONI workshop took place. The Workshop identified common challenges and visions for those industrial sectors seeking to overcome regulatory bottlenecks and pursue breakthrough technologies.
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24 April 2018
CARACAL MEETING: TITANIUM DIOXIDE UPDATE
News
CARACAL technical meeting on TiO2 held 23 April in Brussels. Member States remain divided over whether TiO2 should be considered for the Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP). CU does not support moving Titanium Dioxide to be considered under ATP.
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20 April 2018
COAL TAR PITCH MEETING WITH ECHA
News
Eurometaux organised a technical meeting with the European Chemicals Agency to discuss authorisation applications of coal tar pitch. Refractory Products Europe, a Cerame-Unie member, was in attendance.
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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.
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6 April 2018
1ST COMMON EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON REACH – CLP – OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
News
European Seminar on REACH – CLP – Occupational Safety - Challenges for the Refractory Industry.
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29 March 2018
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS A OFFICE MANAGER
News
Cerame-Unie is looking for a Office Manager. The Office Manager under the supervision of the Director General will take care of office management (including finances, payroll administration, facilities, legal, IT and administration)
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29 March 2018
INDUSTRY4EUROPE - JOINT PAPER ON SETTING INDICATORS
Publication
Together with 130 European industry associations, Cerame-Unie has signed the Industry4Europe Joint Paper on Setting Indicators for an ambitious EU industrial strategy.
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22 March 2018
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MEETING FOR EUROPEAN BATHROOM FORUM
Press release
A solid, credible and industry wide acceptable European wide Water Label, which can be viewed by the European Commission as a Voluntary Agreement, is a step closer following the last European Bathroom Forum (EBF) meeting held in Frankfurt.
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22 March 2018
EUROPEAN COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON CLIMATE STRATEGY FOR THE MID-CENTURY
News
The European Council has called upon the European Commission to develop a long-term EU greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy to implement the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The strategy is expected to be finalised by 2020.
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19 March 2018
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS A EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS INTERN (FOCUS ON TRADE POLICY)
News
Cerame-Unie is looking for an intern in European Public Affairs (focus on trade policy). The intern will gain practical knowledge and better understanding of EU institutions and international processes while carrying out different tasks.
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19 March 2018
REVIEWED EU ETS (PHASE 4) DIRECTIVE PUBLISHED
News
The reviewed EU ETS Directive, Directive (EU) 2018/410, was today published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Directive will provide the legal basis for the implementing legislation of phase 4 of the EU Emissions Trading System.
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8 March 2018
CERAMIC INDUSTRY PARTICIPATES IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION STUDY ON ENERGY PRICES AND COSTS
News
The EU ceramics industry is participating in the European Commission study on energy prices and costs for the third consecutive time. These reports are vital for energy-intensive industries such as ceramics.
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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.
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8 March 2018
FIFTH MEETING OF THE THEMATIC GROUP 5 ON "INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS"
News
The fifth meeting of thematic Group 5 on "International Competitiveness" of the construction industry explored internationalisation of SMEs, the External Investment plan, and more.
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28 February 2018
EUROPEAN COMMISSION HIGH LEVEL EXPERT GROUP ON ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
News
The European Commission held the 3rd meeting of the High Level Expert Group on Energy Intensive Industries on 28 February, at which Cerame-Unie participated in its capacity as a member.
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21 February 2018
BOOSTING EUROPE’S FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS AS KEY PRIORITY FOR FP9
News
The 25 signatories of this Joint Declaration, are ready to strengthen our cooperation with the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union to define and implement an ambitious FP9.
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13 February 2018
A.SPIRE SEEKS A PROJECT/PROGRAMME MANAGER (M/F)
News
A.SPIRE s looking for a Project/Programme Manager responsible of having an overview of SPIRE projects and SPIRE calls within H2020.
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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.
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29 January 2018
HARMONI PROJECT
News
It was in this context that the European Commission launched the HARMONI project within the framework of SPIRE in the Horizon 2020 programme.
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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.
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17 January 2018
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS NEGOTIATING POSITION ON CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS
News
The European Parliament has today adopted its position on three Clean Energy package dossiers: the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation.
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10 January 2018
THE WATER LABEL
News
The Water Label is a voluntary industry led Scheme. It has evolved across the European Bathroom Industry over 12 years.
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4 January 2018
FCM REVISION ROADMAP
News
Food contact materials (FCMs) are all materials that come into contact with food including packaging as well as every-day items such as kitchen and table ware and those used in professional food manufacturing, preparation, storage and distribution.
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27 December 2017
CARCINOGENS AND MUTAGENS DIRECTIVE, FIRST WAVE OF AMENDMENTS – PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL
News
On 11 July 2017, the COREPER voted an agreement reached by the Council presidency, the European Commission and the European Parliament on a new Directive to protect the workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens in the workplace
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21 December 2017
NEW EU ANTI-DUMPING METHODOLOGY AND CHINA COUNTRY REPORT PUBLISHED
News
On 19 December, the European Union published in the Official Journal of the European Union the new regulation on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures.
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21 December 2017
MARKET SURVEILLANCE REGULATION & MUTUAL RECOGNITION REGULATION (PROPOSALS)
News
On Tuesday 19 December, the Commission released an amended proposal on market surveillance, COM(2017) 795 final , which was accompanied by a second proposal on the mutual recognition of non-harmonised products, COM(2017) 796 final .
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20 December 2017
CERAMICS BREF POSTPONED UNTIL AT LEAST 2019
News
The Ceramic BREF is an important document for the ceramic industry as it provides the legal basis for factory permits in the EU under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
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11 December 2017
NEW EU PROJECT FOR THE CERAMIC’S INDUSTRY: ETEKINA
News
The objective of ETEKINA project is to improve the energy performance of industrial processes.
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4 December 2017
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD CERAMIC TILES FORUM IN CHINA
Press release
The 24th World Ceramic Tiles Forum (WCTF) was hosted on 30 November and 1 December in Guangzhou, Guang-dong Province, China, by the Chinese Building Ceramics Association (CBCSA) and the Xian Yang Research & Design Institute of Ceramics (CNBM).
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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.
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23 November 2017
EU MEASURES TACKLING CHINESE DUMPING OF CERAMIC TILES RENEWED AFTER EXPIRY REVIEW
Press release
The European Ceramic Tiles Manufacturers Federation (CET) welcomes today’s publication of Regulation (EU) 2017/2179 renewing EU anti-dumping measures on imports of Chinese ceramic wall & floor tiles for another period of 5 years.
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20 November 2017
COMMISSION STUDY ASSESSES REGULATORY COSTS FOR THE EU CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Press release
A Commission study has assessed the cumulative cost of implementing regulation for the European ceramic industry.
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20 November 2017
COP 23: ORGANISED BY FIJI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GERMANY
News
COP 23 takes place from 6 to 17 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany and is presided by Fiji.
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15 November 2017
EU ETS DIRECTIVE TRILOGUE NEGOTIATIONS FINALIZED
News
The European Parliament, European Commission and the Council reached an agreement on the reform of the EU ETS Directive for the period post-2020.
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14 November 2017
CALL FROM THE ALLIANCE OF ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES TO SAFEGUARD THE COMPETITIVENESS DIMENSION OF THE ENERGY UNION
Position paper
Th Energy Intensive Industries are calling for attention from decision makers on this particular dimension, especially in the context of the Clean Energy Package.
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30 October 2017
ANALYSIS OF THE CUMULATIVE COST ASSESSMENT OF THE EU CERAMICS INDUSTRY
News
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), in partnership with Economisti Associati and Ecorys Brussels, carried out the “Cumulative Cost Assessment (CCA) of the EU ceramics and glass industries” for the European Commission.
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24 October 2017
FOR AN AMBITIOUS EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY: GOING FURTHER
Document
Cerame-Unie along with 125 European industrial associations co-signed the joint Reaction Paper “For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further”
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20 October 2017
60TH INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON REFRACTORIES 2017
News
On 18 October, PRE attended the 60th International Colloquium on Refractories 2017in Aachen, Germany hosted by the European Centre for Refractories (ECREF) and German Refractory Industry Association (VDFFI).
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12 October 2017
CU POSITION ON THE CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS PACKAGE
Position paper
Learn more about the Ceramic industry position on the Clean Energy for All Europeans Package.
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2 October 2017
UNITECR 2017
News
PRE attended the 15th Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories in Santiago de Chile on 26-29 September.
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2 October 2017
2ND WORLD REFRACTORIES ASSOCIATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY
News
The Second World Refractories Association General Assembly took place on 27 September in Santiago de Chile, in the context of the UNITECR 2017.
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29 September 2017
EUROPEAN BATHROOM FORUM - WATER LABEL GAINING MORE AND MORE SUPPORTERS
News
The European Bathroom Industry took a major step forward during the CERSAIE Ceramic Fair in Bologna Italy.
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28 September 2017
FIRST EU PROCESS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
News
A.SPIRE is organized the first European Process Industry Conference that took place on 19th to 21st September 2017 in Brussels.
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25 September 2017
EU-CETA UPDATE
News
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada provisionally entered into force on 21 September 2017.
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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.
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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.
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11 September 2017
3RD EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON REFRACTORIES - KEY TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
News
On 5 to 7 September 2017, ECREF, the European Centre for Refractories and PRE co-organised for the 3rd time a seminar on refractories.
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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.
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25 July 2017
GUIDANCE FOR THE DOP AND CE MARKING OF SANITARY APPLIANCES
News
This guidance paper is drafted by the technical experts the European trade association for ceramic sanitary ware (FECS) chaired by the German trade association for ceramic sanitary ware (FSKI).
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19 July 2017
AN AMBITIOUS FP9 STRENGTHENING EUROPE’S INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP – JOINT DECLARATION BY INDUSTRY AND RTOS
News
Cerame-Unie, along with 24 other industry and research stakeholders, calls on the European Union to develop an ambitious successor to Horizon 2020 to support industry’s contribution to research and innovation (R&I).
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18 July 2017
THE EUROPEAN BATHROOM FORUM PROMOTES THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL LABEL FOR THE BATHROOM SPACE
News
In a meeting held in Barcelona on the 11th July, the European Bathroom Forum defined the next steps to be taken in order to implement the Water Label initiative.
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17 July 2017
NEPSI SIGNATORIES PRESS RELEASE
News
The Council and European Parliament has reached an agreement on the first wave revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (CMD). Both Council and Parliament are now expected to adopt the text in September 2017.
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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.
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13 July 2017
LIFEHEROTILE PROJECT
News
LifeHerotile is a European research project (Life programme) that will facilitate the development and implementation of energy savings approaches, through the development of roof tiles able to increase their underlay ventilation.
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13 July 2017
MARKET ACCESS AND TRADE BARRIERS
News
During the first half of the year the European Ceramic industry has faced trade barriers in some northern African countries.
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12 July 2017
TRIALOGUE NEGOTIATIONS ON NEW AD METHODOLOGY
News
EU ambassadors approved the Council's position on a new anti-dumping methodology regarding basic anti-dumping regulation and asked the Maltese presidency to open negotiations with the European Parliament.
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3 July 2017
NEW STAFF AT CERAME-UNIE
News
Daniela Vigilante takes on the the Environment and Innovation Manager position and Inês Ferrão takes on the Assistant to Sectorial Projects and Administrative Support position.
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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.
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19 June 2017
2017 CET CONGRESS
News
The European Ceramic Tiles Manufacturers’ Federation (CET) held its annual congress in Còrdoba from 15 to 17 June 2017
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19 June 2017
FINANCE FOR INNOVATION: FINAL EVENT
News
The EC proposal for the EU ETS Directive review, published in July 2015, includes provisions to set up an Innovation Fund.
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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.
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12 June 2017
CU TRADE WORKING GROUP MEETING WITH DG TRADE
News
CU Trade Working Group met with DG Trade.
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9 June 2017
A.SPIRE PUBLISHES VIEWPOINT PAPER ON FP9 “THE SPIRE PPP – CREATING A VISIBLE IMPACT ON THE EU’S COMPETITIVENESS”
News
A.SPIRE, the European Association that manages the Sustainable Process Industry Public-Private Partnership (SPIRE), has publishes its viewpoint paper on Framework Partnership Nine (FP9).
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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”.
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8 June 2017
ACTION PLAN FOR NATURE, PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY
News
Cerame-Unie attended a joint European Commission and Committee of the Regions conference to launch “An Action Plan for nature, people, and the economy”
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29 May 2017
LAUNCH OF THE EUROPEAN BATHROOM FORUM
News
The kick-off meeting of the European Bathroom Forum (EBF) took place on 22 May at the Cerame-Unie offices in Brussels.
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24 May 2017
SHAREBOX PRESENTED AT 7TH IMPACT WORKSHOP ON CPPPS
News
The 7th Impact Workshop on the contractual PPPs, organised by the European Commission, took place on the 17 May 2017.
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23 May 2017
STATEMENT ON THE CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS PACKAGE
News
Statement from the Alliance of Energy Intensive industries on the Clean Energy for all Europeans package.
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15 May 2017
DRYFICIENCY SPIRE PROJECT
News
The DryFiciency project (H2020/SPIRE) involving 3 demonstrations, including one in the bricks & roof tiles sector (Wienerberger), was presented at the DecarbHeat conference on 11/12 May.
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8 May 2017
“NO TRADE OFF ON FAIRNESS” - FAIR EU ETS ALLIANCE RECOMMENDATIONS
News
The Alliance of 17 energy intensive sectors published its recommendations entitled: “No trade off on Fairness”.
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1 May 2017
HARMONI
News
In April 2017, the HARMONI project was notified that it would receive funding from the European Union.
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25 April 2017
EUROPEAN WATER LABEL AT ISH FRANKFURT 2017
News
The European Water Label (EWL) was present at ISH Frankfurt on 14-17 March 2017,
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20 April 2017
CU BOARD OF PRESIDENTS MEETING WITH DEPUTY DIRECTORS GENERAL OF DG GROW & DG TRADE
News
On the occasion of the Board of Presidents meeting in Brussels of 19 April, CU President and Presi-dents of PRE, TBE and FEPF met Deputy Director of DG Trade Joost Korte on 20 April.
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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.
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15 March 2017
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
News
Position with a permanent contract and an attractive benefits package. This full-time position is available starting from 15 April 2017. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 27 March 2017.
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9 March 2017
EC STUDY ON ENERGY PRICES AND COSTS IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
News
On Wed, March 8th Cerame-Unie hosted a workshop on “Energy prices and costs in the ceramic industry”.
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1 March 2017
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING ON EU TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS
News
Renaud Batier, DG of Cerame-Unie spoke as Vice-Chair of AEGIS Europe in the second panel of the International Trade Committee public hearing on EU Trade Defence Instruments.
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15 February 2017
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CETA
News
After a debate in the Strasbourg Plenary the European Parliament voted in favour of CETA agreement with 408 positive votes, 254 objections and 33 abstentions.
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9 February 2017
CERAME-UNIE POSITION ON CMD
News
Ahead of the vote in the EP Employment and Social Affairs Committee on the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive, scheduled for 28 February, the European ceramic industry has prepared its position position on the amendments tabled.
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7 February 2017
ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS CALL ON MEPS TO REJECT ANY "TIERED APPROACH"
Publication
the signatories of this paper, are under direct impact of the EU ETS and are recognized as exposed to carbon, investment and employment leakage.
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17 January 2017
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS A ENVIRONMENT AND INNOVATION MANAGER
News
Position with a permanent contract and an attractive benefits package. This full-time position is available starting from 1 March 2017. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 8 February 2017.
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12 January 2017
MES CHINA ACTION GROUP DEBATE ON TDI
News
Cerame-Unie attended the MES China Action Group debate of the European Parliament.
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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.
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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.
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2 January 2017
2017 MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
News
Every January brings about changes to Cerame-Unie's membership. In 2017, a new presidents and a national association join the umbrella association
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22 December 2016
POST 2020 EU ETS REVIEW – NEGOTIATIONS STATE OF PLAY
News
The negotiations on the post 2020 EU ETS directive review progressed significantly in the last month, however are still far from finalization.
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20 December 2016
CERAMIC BREF REVISION
News
The official start of the revision of the Ceramic BREF has been further postponed by at least half a year to 2018.
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15 December 2016
INSYSME PROJECT - ADVANCEMENT FROM ITALY
News
The INSYSME Project will come to its end during December. The sixteen partners have developed ten innovative systems for masonry infill walls.
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15 December 2016
LIFE HEROTILE: TWO MOCKUPS IN ITALY AND ISRAEL
News
Life HEROTILE project (LIFE14CCA/IT/000939) ongoing activities: two mockups were been installed, buildings with test roofs, to compare performances of the new Marsellaise and Portuguese tiles with the standard ones.
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14 December 2016
COP22: AN ACTION AND IMPLEMENTATION COP
News
COP22 took place from 7 to 18 November in Marrakech. It aimed to demonstrate that commitments made in Paris are being implemented, and to act as a catalyst for further action.
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14 December 2016
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CONFERENCE
News
Cerame-Unie took part in the fourth Thematic Group 5 "International Competitiveness" meeting of the Commission's "Construction 2020" Action Plan.
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13 December 2016
FTAS UPDATE
News
Cerame-Unie is following the progress of CETA and other FTAs. The vote on CETA in the European Parliament has been postponed to February, which will be the last month for the EU to notify Canada of its will to apply the agreement provisionally.
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12 December 2016
CARCINOGENS AND MUTAGENS DIRECTIVE DEBATED IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
News
EP rapporteur Ulvskog presented her draft report on the revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive on 8 December.
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9 December 2016
CHINA WTO MARKET ECONOMY STATUS: WHAT CHANGES AFTER 11 DECEMBER? NOTHING.
Press release
The anti-dumping instruments used by the EU and other major WTO trading partners, such as the United States and Japan, will remain unchanged after a minor element in a single section of China's WTO Accession Protocol[1] expires on 11 December 2016.
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6 December 2016
TRACEABILITY TO COMBAT COUNTERFEITING AND ILLICIT TRADE
News
On Tuesday 6 December, Cerame-Unie attended the event organised by EurActiv on how to enhance traceability to combat counterfeiting and illicit trade.
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9 November 2016
NEW COMMISSION ANTI-DUMPING PROPOSAL UNDERMINES LEGAL CERTAINTY IN EU TRADE DEFENCE POLICY
News
Following the publication of the European Commission’s changes to the EU anti-dumping legislation - designed to render China’s demand for Market Economy Status ‘irrelevant’.
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1 November 2016
ETS POST 2020 – FIT FOR SMES?
News
On October 24th, Magdalena Vallebona Cerame-Unie Climate & Energy Manager presented the European ceramic industry perspective on the topic of EU ETS review at the EPP SMEs Circle
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31 October 2016
FEPF ATTENDED THE SIXTH JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (JRC) WORKSHOP ON CERAMICS
News
FEPF, the Cerame-Unie member association representing the European ceramic table- and ornamentalware, attended the sixth Joint Research Centre (JRC) workshop on ceramics on 25 October 2016 in Ispra, Italy.
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29 October 2016
FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS
News
FEPF, the Cerame-Unie member association representing the European ceramic table- and ornamentalware, attended the sixth Joint Research Centre (JRC) workshop on ceramics on 25 October 2016 in Ispra, Italy.
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27 October 2016
EU FILES WTO PANEL REQUEST AGAINST CHINESE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RAW MATERIALS
News
On 26 October, the European Union has requested that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Chinese export restrictions on 12 raw materials, including magnesia.
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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).
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14 October 2016
INVESTMENT LEAKAGE – NOT A MYTH
News
“Level playing field in ETS rules is necessary for new investments in Europe” – said ceramic industry representative, Johan Van der Biest at a high-level conference on ETS review post 2020 and on risk of investment leakage in Europe.
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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.
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6 October 2016
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON REACH AUTORISATION PROPOSALS
News
Cerame-Unie/PRE replied to the public consultation launched by the European Commission (EC) in September, regarding the proposal to amend the REACH Annex XIV authorisation list.
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6 October 2016
EC ORGANISES INFO DAYS ON PPPS
News
On 14 October, Cerame-Unie attended the EC info day on the research PPPs.
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5 October 2016
EC FUNDS DREAM PROJECT TO IMPROVE CERAMIC KILNS
News
In 2016, the European Commission has funded the DREAM project, under the SPIRE 2016 calls on the retrofitting of new and existing installations.
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27 September 2016
ETS REFORM: 15 ASSOCIATIONS ASK YOU NOT TO SUPPORT TIERING
Publication
Cerame-Unie, together with several other energy-intensive industries are under direct impact of the EU ETS, published a message to MEPs and politicians against the “tiered approach” to free allocation.
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14 September 2016
EXPIRY REVIEW OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CERAMIC TILES FROM CHINA
News
The European Commission published yesterday the Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures on imports of ceramic tiles from China.
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2 September 2016
MEP MORIN-CHARTIER VISITS FRENCH ROOF TILES COMPANY
News
On 27 May 2016, French MEP Elisabeth Morin-Chartier met with Cerame-Unie and the French Federation of Roof Tiles and Bricks member Terreal in Roumazières-Loubert, France.
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1 September 2016
NEW STAFF JOINS CERAME-UNIE
News
Mayssa Vande Vyvre takes on the Communication and Events Officer position and Charlotte Beaudry joins the team as the intern in trade for the next 6 months.
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1 September 2016
PRE CONGRESS 2016 IN KRAKOW, POLAND
News
The 63rd PRE congress took place in Krakow, Poland and was attended by over 80 participants from 13 European countries.
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1 September 2016
WRA BOARD MEETS IN LONDON
News
The Board meeting of the World Refractories Association (WRA), held in April in London, brought together 14 CEOs and Association Presidents from 5 different continents.
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1 September 2016
POST 2020 EU ETS REVIEW – NEGOTIATIONS
News
Debate on the post 2020 EU ETS directive revision is moving on in the European Institutions. In the European Parliament both Environment (lead) and Industry Committees held first exchange of views on the draft reports.
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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).
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1 September 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).
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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.
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1 September 2016
NEPSI CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
News
The conference celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the NEPSI Agreement took place on 16 June. This event took place in the light of the recently proposed revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (CMD).
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1 September 2016
POSSIBLE HARMONIZED CLASSIFICATION OF TIO2
News
On 31 May, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) has submitted a proposal to ECHA for a harmonised classification of Titanium Dioxide
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1 September 2016
PRE ACTIVITIES ON COAL TAR PITCH, HIGH TEMPERATURE
News
The substance Coal Tar Pitch High Temperature (CTPHT) was recommended in September 2014 for inclusion in the Annex XIV of Reach, the so-called Authorisation List. It was followed by a public consultation to which PRE replied.
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1 September 2016
CERAME-UNIE PREPARES FOR CERAMICS BREF REVISION
News
The current Ceramic Manufacturing Industry Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference document, the so-called Ceramic BREF, was published in 2007 and is going to be reviewed officially in 2017.
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1 September 2016
CERAME-UNIE PARTICIPATES TO A.SPIRE ACTIVITIES
News
The A.SPIRE General Assembly on 17 February, which CU attended, addressed developments in the SPIRE PPP and projects as well as the priorities and expectations for 2016.
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1 September 2016
MATCH RESEARCH PROJECT
News
In January, CU was invited to provide its expertise at a workshop organised by Alliance for Materials (A4M) as part of the MATCH project.
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1 September 2016
CERAME-UNIE REPLIES TO PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON EU FTAS
News
Cerame-Unie replied to EC survey on EU FTA negotiations with Turkey, Australia and & NZ in early June.
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29 August 2016
CUMULATIVE COSTS ASSESSMENT (CCA)
News
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), in partnership with Economisti Associati and Ecorys Brussels, is carrying out the “Cumulative Cost Assessment (CCA) of the EU ceramics and glass industries” for the European Commission.
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29 August 2016
CUMULATIVE COSTS ASSESSMENT (CCA)
News
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), in partnership with Economisti Associati and Ecorys Brussels, is carrying out the “Cumulative Cost Assessment (CCA) of the EU ceramics and glass industries” for the European Commission.
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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.
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21 July 2016
GRANTING MES TO CHINA WOULD ENDANGER THE FUTURE OF EU CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Press release
Cerame-Unie supports AEGIS Europe, an alliance grouping nearly 30 European industry associations, stating that the College of European Commissioners should not grant Market Economy Status (MES) to China.
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19 July 2016
EU LAUNCHED A THIRD CASE AGAINST CHINA'S RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF RAW MATERIALS ESSENTIAL FOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRIES
News
Cerame-Unie reads today with interest the launch of a third case against China's restrictions on export of raw materials essential for European industries.
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11 July 2016
EUROPEAN INDUSTRY CALLS ON EU TO PROVE ITS BACKBONE TOWARDS CHINA
News
Ahead of the EU China Summit in Beijing on 12-13 July, AEGIS Europe, organized a press briefing with European manufacturers in Brussels, to discuss the granting of Market Economy Status (MES) to China by the EU.
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28 June 2016
CET CONGRESS IN HAMBURG
News
This year’s CET Congress was held on 16-18 June in Hamburg, kindly hosted by the German Ceramic Tiles Association.
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22 June 2016
UK CERAMIC JOBS BETTER PROMOTED INSIDE THAN OUTSIDE THE EU!
Press release
22 June 2016, Brussels – Whether at EU level or UK level, the Ceramic Industry is an export champion in need of a strong and proactive trade policy to promote market access while ensuring protection against unfair trade practices.
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22 June 2016
HIGH LEVEL EXPERT GROUP ON ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
News
On 20 June, Cerame-Unie attended the 2nd meeting of the High Level Expert Group on Energy Intensive Industries.
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13 May 2016
RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA PROPOSED TO AMEND ANNEX OF CMD
News
The European Commission adopted a proposal to amend Directive 2004/37 on the protection of workers from the risk related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work (CMD). Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) is one of the substances proposed.
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12 May 2016
KEY VOTE IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AGAINST MES FOR CHINA
News
With an overwhelming majority of 83%, on 12 May the European Parliament passed a Resolution against dumping and the granting of market economy status (MES) to China.
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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.
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9 May 2016
CROSS-INDUSTRY GROUP LAUNCHES WEBSITE IN SUPPORT OF BETTER REGULATION INITIATIVE FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
News
The Cross-Industry Initiative (CII), an ad-hoc coalition of nearly 60 EU-wide, national organisations and companies, of which Cerame-Unie is part, has launched a new website to better inform policy makers of its goals and arguments.
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4 May 2016
EPP HEARING ON ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AGREEMENT
News
On 4 May CU attended the EPP hearing on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) at the European Parliament, at which EU Trade Commissioner Malmström gave the keynote address.
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2 May 2016
EXPANDED CLAY JOINS CERAME-UNIE AS TENTH CERAMIC SECTOR
Press release
Today the European expanded clay association (EXCA) joins Cerame-Unie as its newest member and tenth sector. This addition further unites the European ceramic industry under the umbrella association Cerame-Unie.
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30 April 2016
CERAMIC INDUSTRY REPLY TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON EU-PHILIPPINES FTA
News
On 30 April Cerame-Unie replied to the European Commission public consultation on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Philippines. The first round of negotiations will be held in Brussels on 23-27 May.
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29 April 2016
INFOGRAPHIC - ABOUT CERAME-UNIE
Publication
Cerame-Unie is the industry association representing the European ceramic industry structured in ten sectors.
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29 April 2016
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Publication
As well as production and trade statistics, this edition of our Annual Report contains an update on CU communications and covers all major achievements per policy area.
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28 April 2016
ECJ RULING ON CROSS-SECTORAL CORRECTION FACTOR
News
On 28 April the European Court of Justice declared invalid the maximum annual amount of free allowances for GHG determined by the Commission for the period 2013-2020.
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19 April 2016
ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES REACT TO TIERED APPROACH TO CARBON LEAKAGE PROTECTION
Position paper
15 energy intensive industries publish a paper expressing concerns regarding the so-called “tiered approach” to carbon leakage protection under the EU ETS. The tiered approach would reserve free allowances for some sectors at the expense of others.
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14 April 2016
CERAME-UNIE POSITION ON ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AGREEMENT
Position paper
Ahead of the next round of negotiations, Cerame-Unie published a position paper in support of the EU’s ambition to protect the environment and mitigate climate change, but also underlining the European ceramic industry's concerns regarding the EGA.
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13 April 2016
CERAME-UNIE SEEKS COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS OFFICER
News
An entry-level position with a permanent contract and an attractive benefits package. This full-time position is available starting from 17 May 2016. Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter by 27 April.
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13 April 2016
CERAME-UNIE STATEMENT AGAINST TIERING OF THE EU ETS CARBON LEAKAGE LIST
Position paper
The European ceramic industry is gravely concerned about the proposed “tiered” approach as recently presented in a joint France-UK non-paper. In response, Cerame-Unie has published a statement highlighting the risks of pursuing a tiered approach.
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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.
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8 April 2016
EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS - 2016 Q2 UPDATE
News
Cerame-Unie attended BUSINESSEUROPE’s FTAs working group meeting and had the opportunity to exchange views with the European Commission on the state of play and future developments of the negotiations of the EU agreements.
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4 April 2016
NEPSI 2016 REPORTING EXERCISE CONCLUDED
News
The 2016 NEPSI reporting exercise started on 15 January 2016 and closed on 4 April 2016.
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17 March 2016
EGYPT DECREE REQUIRES REGISTRATION OF ALL EXPORTERS
News
On 21 December 2015 Egypt approved Decree 992/2015 that requires all exporters to be registered on a registry managed by the GOEIC, dependent of the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry.
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10 March 2016
TRIALOGUE NEGOTIATIONS STARTED ON CONFLICT MINERALS
News
Trialogue negotiations on a Union system for responsible sourcing of minerals started in early February following a difficult adoption of the Council mandate by the EU Member States.
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4 March 2016
MEP BELDER VISITS DUTCH BRICK PLANT
News
On 4 March, MEP Bas Belder (Netherlands, ECR) met the Royal Dutch Association for Building Ceramics (KNB) and visited brick manufacturer Rodruza De Zandberg in Gendt.
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4 March 2016
EU ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL FOLLOWS UP ON COP 21
News
On 4 March the EU Environment Council met in Brussels to debate the follow up of the Paris agreement.
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29 February 2016
REPORT - 16TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CERAMICS FORUM
Publication
We are pleased to announce the publication of the report of the 16th European Parliament Ceramics Forum (EPCF) Plenary, held on 1 December 2015 in Brussels.
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29 February 2016
EU COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS
News
In its conclusions from 29 February, the EU Competitiveness Council took note of the messages from the Conference on Energy-intensive Industries on 15 February.
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18 February 2016
ENVI COMMITTEE HEARING ON ETS REFORM
News
The European Parliament's ENVI Committee met on 18 February to discuss the EU’s post-2020 ETS reform proposal.
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15 February 2016
CHINA'S MES HIGH ON AGENDA OF EU INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY
News
The debate on the market economy status of China continues to heat up. As EU institutions continue to debate the issue, over 5,000 workers descend upon Brussels to protest Chinese dumping and MES.
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10 February 2016
MEP PROUST VISITS FRENCH ROOF TILES COMPANY
News
On 10 February 2016, French MEP Franck Proust met with Cerame-Unie and the French Federation of Roof Tiles & Bricks member Terreal in Ségala, France.
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1 February 2016
GREEN GOODS NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE IN 2016
News
On 1 February Cerame-Unie attended the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) stakeholder meeting that reported on state of play of EGA negotiations. The EC confirmed that the EGA negotiations will continue throughout 2016.
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28 January 2016
CERAME-UNIE RESPONDS TO PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON EED
Document
The ceramic industry replied to the public consultations on the post 2020 Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) which is expected to be reviewed within the framework of Energy Union.
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26 January 2016
REACH AUTHORISATION ANNEX XIV - PROCESS ONGOING
News
Discussions on the possible inclusion of Refractory Ceramic Fibres, Borates and Coal tar pitch, high temperature in the REACH Authorisation list (Annex XIV) are ongoing.
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25 January 2016
EU ETS DIRECTIVE REVIEW IMPACTS CERAMIC INDUSTRY
News
The impact of the EU ETS Directive review plays a crucial role in ceramic sectors’ recovery from the crisis, which hit Europe in 2008. Ceramic industry representatives highlighted their concerns during MEP Ian Duncan's visit to a UK-based brickwork.
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25 January 2016
TURKEY TERMINATES SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION ON EU TABLEWARE IMPORTS
News
Turkey terminated the safeguard investigation on ceramic table- and kitchenware and no safeguard measures were imposed on imports of this product to Turkey from Europe.
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22 January 2016
HORIZON 2020 PROJECT MATCH ORGANISES WORKSHOP
News
CU was invited to provide its expertise at a workshop organised by Alliance for Materials (A4M) as part of the MATCH project. MATCH is a Horizon 2020 project that started in January 2015 and will continue for 30 months until June 2017.
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21 January 2016
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES UNDER H2020 CALLS FOR 2016
News
Late 2015 was a key period for research opportunities. The European Commission organised InfoDays linked to the Horizon 2020 calls, on PPPs in October and on energy efficiency in December.
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19 January 2016
DG GROW LAUNCHES A NEW STUDY ON ENERGY PRICES AND COSTS
News
The European Commission decided to extend its analysis and produce a follow up review of the energy prices and costs study published in January 2014. As in the previous edition, two ceramic sectors were selected to participate.
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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.
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15 January 2016
NEPSI 2016 REPORTING EXERCISE STARTS UP
News
NEPSI, the European Network for Silica, was formed in 2006 to implement good practices with respect to the handling of crystalline silica sand on a voluntary basis. The 2016 reporting exercise will start on 15 January and end on 15 March.
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14 January 2016
CERAME-UNIE COMMENTS ON KEY DEBATE IN EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON MES OF CHINA
News
The College of Commissioners held an ‘orientation debate’ on the market economy status (MES) of China on 13 January. Cerame-Unie shares its views.
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8 January 2016
LETTER TO PRESIDENT JUNCKER AHEAD OF ORIENTATION DEBATE ON 13 JANUARY
Publication
Presidents of European industry associations sent a letter to President Juncker ahead of the College of Commissioners' orientation debate on the market economy status (MES) of China on 13 January.
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6 January 2016
NEW STAFF JOINS CERAME-UNIE RANKS
News
Stéphane Noël takes on the Environmental and Technical dossiers while Astrid Volckaert is on maternity leave and Camille Maury is Cerame-Unie's new European Affairs Manager.
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4 January 2016
2016 MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
News
In the second half of 2015, Cerame-Unie's membership gained two new presidents and two national associations.
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4 January 2016
EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS - STATE OF PLAY EARLY 2016
News
The EU is currently exploring, negotiating or applying a number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). This is an update on the state of play in early 2016.
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22 December 2015
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON AUCTIONING REGULATION
News
The European Commission launched a public consultation on the functioning of the Auctioning Regulation pursuant to the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading (EU ETS).
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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.
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18 December 2015
EU POLICYMAKERS ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURA 2000
News
EU officials in the European Parliament discuss the interpretation and implementation of Natura 2000 with the Dutch brick industry.
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18 December 2015
FIRST FORMAL MEETING OF HLG ON ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
News
The Commission hosted the High Level Expert Group (HLG) on Energy Intensive Industries on 18 December 2015. The HLG is now composed of 17 Member States representatives and 10 industry associations.
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16 December 2015
AIR POLICY DISCUSSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
News
In recent months, discussions progressed in the European Parliament on the Medium Combustion plants Directive (MCPD) and the Reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (NECD).
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15 December 2015
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON ENERGY UNION
News
On 15 December 2015 the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution entitled “Towards a European Energy Union”.
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15 December 2015
CU TASK FORCE AHEAD OF CERAMIC BREF REVISION
News
The European Commission is expected to start revising the Ceramic BREF in 2017. In order to prepare for the revision, Cerame-Unie set up a Task Force composed of BREF experts from all ceramic sectors.
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14 December 2015
GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL SUCCESSFULLY STRUCK IN PARIS
News
On 12 December a global climate agreement was reached at COP 21 in Paris. The ceramic industry has been actively contributing to the achievement of global climate goals.
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14 December 2015
DISCUSSION ON CHINA'S MARKET ECONOMY STATUS GAINS MOMENTUM
News
The discussion on China’s Market Economy Status (MES) has recently gained momentum in the EU institutions. It is now being addressed by EU institutions and stakeholders alike.
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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.
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4 December 2015
MEP DALTON CALLS FOR EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
News
In a BBC Radio Stoke interview, MEP Dan Dalton called for equal carbon leakage protection for all energy intensive industries, including ceramics, under the review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme post 2020.
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3 December 2015
MEP GIESEKE VISITS GERMAN FACING BRICK COMPANY
News
On 3 December 2015 German MEP Jens Gieseke visited the facing brick company Olfry in northern Germany. He took a tour of the brickworks with Udo von Frydag, the company’s owner, and Martin Roth, German TBE member.
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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.
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18 November 2015
EU AND MERCOSUR PLAN TO RESTART NEGOTIATIONS
News
Following nine negotiation rounds and a three-year break, the EU and Mercosur agreed to proceed with an exchange of market access offers in the final quarter of 2015.
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16 November 2015
RECOMMENDATIONS BY EU-WIDE CROSS-INDUSTRY INITIATIVE FOR BETTER REGULATION IN CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
Position paper
This paper constitutes a revisited version of an earlier position paper, which is complemented with more comprehensive subject-specific reports. The general message transmitted by the original paper remains unchanged.
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4 November 2015
RESTAR PROJECT CONCLUDED AFTER TWO YEARS
News
Launched in October 2013, the ReStaR project concluded after two years. This project was funded under the EU’s 7th Research Framework Programmeand involved 13 partners (RTDs and SMEs) in 7 countries.
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28 October 2015
ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, FROM CITIES TO BUILDINGS
News
Construction Products Europe, of which Cerame-Unie is a member, organised a conference on 28 October in Brussels on adaptation to climate change.
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26 October 2015
FIRST EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON EU ETS REVIEW IN COUNCIL
News
The Environment Council held a first exchange of views on EU ETS Directive revision for the post-2020 period. The debate focused on the distribution key for the shrinking amount of free allowances.
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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.
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20 October 2015
COMMISSIONER MALMSTRÖM PRESENTS EU TRADE STRATEGY
News
The Commission published a new trade and investment strategy for the EU which Commissioner Malmström presented at DG Trade’s Civil Society Dialogue meeting on 20 October.
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15 October 2015
CERAMIC INDUSTRY POSITION ON POST-2020 EU ETS REVIEW
Position paper
On 15 July 2015 the European Commission presented their legislative proposal for revision of the EU ETS Directive. The ceramic industry maintains that post-2020 carbon leakage mitigation must be in line with the adopted level of climate ambition.
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12 October 2015
FIFTH JRC WORKSHOP IN ISPRA, ITALY
News
FEPF, the Cerame-Unie member association representing the European ceramic table- and ornamentalware, attended the fifth Joint Research Centre (JRC) workshop on ceramics on 12 October in Ispra, Italy.
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9 October 2015
MARKET STABILITY RESERVE ADOPTED IN EUROPEAN COUNCIL
News
The Market Stability Reserve (MSR), an instrument established to control the supply of allowances on the EU ETS market, was approved by the EU environment ministers in the Council on 18 September.
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8 October 2015
CERAME-UNIE LAUNCHES ITS NEW WEBSITE
Press release
The new website is user-friendly and intuitive, with improved navigation and new functionalities. Moreover, consulting the new website on the go is smooth since it is fully responsive to mobile and tablet.
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28 September 2015
BRICKS & TILES INDUSTRY JOINS SOCIAL HOUSING EFFORTS IN FRANCE
News
The French Federation of Roof Tiles & Bricks (FFTB) contributes to several initiatives in the construction and rehabilitation of social housing in the region of Essonne in France.
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25 September 2015
CERAMIC EXECUTIVES MEET EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS IN 2015
News
In 2015, European ceramic executives met with Commissioner Bieńkowska on 2 July and Commissioner Moedas on 24 September.
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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.
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18 September 2015
EU AGREES ON MANDATE FOR COP21
News
On 18 September EU environment ministers agreed on the EU mandate for global climate negotiations COP21 taking place in early December in Paris.
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18 September 2015
3.5 MILLION JOBS AT RISK IF EU GRANTS MES TO CHINA, FINDS NEW REPORT
Publication
A landmark study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released today reveals that if the EU grants Market Economy Status (MES) to China, the EU could lose 3.5 million jobs and 2% of GDP.
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17 September 2015
10 MYTHS ON THE MARKET ECONOMY STATUS OF CHINA
Publication
Industry alliance AEGIS Europe dispels 10 myths on the Market Economy Status of China.
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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.
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10 September 2015
SEMINAR ON REFRACTORIES – EXCELLENT COOPERATION BETWEEN PRE AND ECREF
News
From 8 to 10 September 2015, the international European Seminar on Refractories, entitled 'REFRACTORIES - Key Technology and its Applications', was held at the ECREF in Hoehr-Grenzhausen for the second time.
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10 September 2015
ECJ JUDGMENT ON PRELIMINARY RULING CASE
News
The European Court of Justice confirmed the validity of the Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 of 12 September 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tiles from China.
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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.
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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.
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15 July 2015
EC PUBLISHES PROPOSAL FOR ETS REVIEW
News
On 15 July the European Commission published a proposal for a revision of the directive on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for the period after 2020 as a part of its legislative summer package.
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2 July 2015
RESTAR - IMPROVING EUROPEAN REFRACTORY TESTING STANDARDS
News
Cerame-Unie is a dissemination partner for ReStaR, a Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) project which aims to improve, promote and ensure the reliability, precision and efficiency of the current European refractory testing standards.
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2 July 2015
MIDYEAR MARKET ACCESS UPDATE 2015
News
Cerame-Unie continuously monitors market access for the European ceramic industry. This midyear market access update focuses on the EU Neighbourhood, the Middle East and South America.
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2 July 2015
SMES AND THE ROLE OF TTIP
News
Since early 2015 several publications and an event have highlighted the potential benefits of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US for SME-driven sectors like ceramics.
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1 July 2015
CHANGES TO CU SECRETARIAT
News
Magdalena Vallebona joins the CU team as Climate and Energy Manager as Adolfo Aiello leaves his position as Director for Climate and Economic Affairs. CU also welcomes Flavia Russo in the newly-created position of Administrative Assistant.
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1 July 2015
IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
News
Cerame-Unie closely monitors the level of implementation of anti-dumping duties on ceramic tableware and tiles.
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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.
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30 June 2015
SPIRE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNDER HORIZON 2020
News
Cerame-Unie is a founding member of A.SPIRE aisbl, an association governing a private part of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funded under the Horizon 2020 framework programme. Since its launch in July 2012, many activities have taken place.
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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.
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25 June 2015
CHINA IS NOT A MARKET ECONOMY, CONFIRMS NEW IN-DEPTH STUDY
Publication
A newly published, independent study by THINK! DESK China Research & Consulting demonstrates the extent of China’s state-planned economy in unique detail. The study supports the view that China does not merit the ‘Market Economy Status’.
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23 June 2015
AEGIS EUROPE STATEMENT ON FAIR TRADE RULES
Position paper
Representing over 25 European industry associations, AEGIS Europe highlights the necessity to effectively address distortions from state-run or other non-market economies, which risk endangering jobs and know-how in Europe’s industrial value chain.
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10 June 2015
EEB PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNDER HORIZON 2020
News
EeB is a public private partnership (PPP) funded under Horizon 2020 which aims to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Cerame-Unie is a proud member of the Energy Efficient Buildings Association (E2BA) governing the private part of the PPP.
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3 June 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AGREEMENT STAKEHOLDER MEETING
News
Cerame-Unie attended the Environmental Goods Agreement stakeholder meeting with DG ENVI and DG Trade on 3 June. The Green Goods Initiative aims to liberalise tariff lines on “green goods” and reduce tariffs among participating countries.
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1 June 2015
PITCHED ROOFS: ADDING VALUE TO BUILDINGS
Publication
Cerame-Unie sector Tiles and Bricks Europe (TBE) published a brochure on how the modern and innovative character of sloping roofs can also meet high technical performances.
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1 June 2015
CLAY MASONRY PRODUCTS: MATERIALS FOR A BETTER LIFE
Publication
Cerame-Unie sector Tiles and Bricks Europe (TBE) published a brochure on what makes clay masonry products an outstanding choice of construction material that fits perfectly into our modern times.
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28 May 2015
ORIGIN MARKING DISCUSSED IN COMPET COUNCIL
News
On 28 May the Competitiveness Council discussed a compromise on the mandatory origin marking provision of the Consumer Product Safety Regulation. Several Members States restated strong support for mandatory OM on five consumer goods sectors.
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27 May 2015
CREATION OF HLG ON ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
News
The Commission recently established the High Level Expert Group on Energy Intensive Industries, composed of representatives from European institutions, industry and civil society governments. The Group will meet at least twice a year.
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7 May 2015
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Publication
Cerame-Unie is happy to publish its Annual Report for the year 2014. It was a busy and successful year on all fronts, as CU President Alain Delcourt and CU Secretary General Renaud Batier describe in their introductory letters.
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17 April 2015
AEII: STRATEGIC CHOICES FOR POST-2020 ETS
Position paper
This paper contains proposals from the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries (AEII) on carbon leakage protection, free allocation principles and competitiveness under ETS Phase IV to ensure simple, fair, predictable and effective rules.
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24 March 2015
INSYSME - INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS FOR MASONRY ENCLOSURES
News
Cerame-Unie is a dissemination partner for INSYSME, a Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) project. The INSYSME project aims at developing innovative systems for masonry enclosures.
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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.
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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.
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24 February 2015
CERAMIC INDUSTRY POSITION ON POST-2020 EU ETS
Position paper
According to the 2030 climate and energy framework agreed in October 2014, sectors covered by the ETS will have to reduce their emissions by 43% compared with 2005. This represents a steep, unilateral acceleration in the level of climate ambition.
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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.
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15 January 2015
CERAMIC TILES ANTI-DUMPING CASES AND PARTIAL INTERIM REVIEW
News
The European ceramic industry followed the partial interim review launched by the European Commission in early 2014 and most recently, the Commission’s final disclosure document.
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1 January 2015
2015 MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
News
Every January brings about changes to Cerame-Unie's membership. In 2015, two new presidents and a national association join the umbrella association.
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18 December 2014
NEW INDUSTRY ALLIANCE AEGIS EUROPE FORMED
Press release
Industry alliance AEGIS Europe promotes manufacturing, investment, employment, growth and innovation in Europe. AEGIS Europe brings together over 25 associations accounting for more than €500 billion annual turnover and millions of EU jobs.
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17 December 2014
CUMULATIVE COST ASSESSMENT FOR EU GLASS AND CERAMIC INDUSTRY
News
The European Commission’s 2015 Work Programme announced a cumulative cost assessment for the EU glass and ceramic industry. It will analyse the regulatory costs incurred by the most relevant EU legislation and policies for the industry.
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17 December 2014
EC TASKED WITH ORIGIN MARKING STUDY
News
The European Commission was tasked by the Council to prepare a technical study assessing the impact of origin marking and the benefits and potential costs for companies and consumers.
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15 December 2014
A LOOK INTO THE FRENCH ASSOCIATION FOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS
News
Created in 1988, the Association of Advanced Ceramics Manufacturers (SICT) now incorporates 13 French producers of technical ceramics, compared to 10 members in 2012, and represents the interests of the whole profession at national level.
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11 December 2014
MEPS VISIT CERAMIC PLANTS
News
MEPs from France, the Netherlands and the UK visited ceramic plants in their home countries in late 2014.
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10 December 2014
SCIENTIFIC WORK ONGOING ON CERAMIC FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS
News
The European Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM) organised a fourth workshop in Ispra, Italy on 10 December 2014, which was attended by a strong delegation from Cerame-Unie.
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5 December 2014
DUTCH MEP VISITS BRICK PLANT IN THE NETHERLANDS
News
Dutch MEP Annie Schreijer-Pierik met with Cerame-Unie member KNB, the Royal Dutch Association for Building Ceramics. The meeting included a visit to a Daas Baksteen brick plant where Ms Schreijer-Pierik learned about brick production.
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19 November 2014
SME HELPDESKS STAKEHOLDER MEETING
News
Cerame-Unie attended the ASEAN, China & Mercosur SME Helpdesks Stakeholder Meeting and was pleased to hear that the most downloaded guide is the China IPR guide for European SMEs in the Ceramics industry.
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19 November 2014
COURT JUDGEMENT: ANTI-DUMPING TABLEWARE
Press release
The General Court dismisses the action for annulment of the anti-dumping duties on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware from China.
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6 November 2014
GLOBAL REFRACTORY INDUSTRY UNITES UNDER WORLD REFRACTORIES ASSOCIATION
Press release
At a time when economic pressures call for stronger networks, the refractory industry is embracing increased global cooperation under the banner of the World Refractories Association (WRA).
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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.
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27 October 2014
DECISION ADOPTED ON CARBON LEAKAGE LIST 2015-2019
News
The European Commission adopted the Decision determining the list of sectors exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage under the EU Emissions Trading System for 2015-2019. All sectors represented by Cerame-Unie were included in the list.
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24 October 2014
EUROPEAN COUNCIL AGREES ON 2030 CLIMATE AND ENERGY FRAMEWORK
News
EU Heads of State and Government meeting in Brussels on 23-24 October reached an agreement on the 2030 climate and energy framework.
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16 October 2014
9TH CERAMITEC ROUNDTABLE ON REFRACTORIES
News
Cerame-Unie participated in the CERAMITEC Roundtable on refractories organised in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany, ahead of the CERAMITEC 2015 Fair on 20-23 October 2015.
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14 October 2014
CERAMIC CONSTRUCTION SECTORS IN EXTERNAL TRADE
News
Representing the ceramic construction sectors, Cerame-Unie presented the findings of its reply to the ECORYS consultation on increasing market access and business opportunities in select priority markets at a TG-5 meeting.
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10 October 2014
TBE PCR GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Document
Cerame-Unie member TBE developed the Product Category Rules (PCR) for clay bricks, blocks, roof tiles and pavers. These PCR establish a set of specific rules and guidelines for reporting the environmental performance of clay construction products.
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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.
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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.
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15 September 2014
CERAME-UNIE POSITION ON POST-2020 CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICIES
Position paper
Cerame-Unie calls on EU institutions to ensure that post-2020 climate and energy policies preserve the competitiveness of European industry to foster growth, avoid carbon and investment leakage and favour the development of breakthrough technologies.
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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.
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4 September 2014
AEII: 2030 PACKAGE AND EU ETS REVIEW
Position paper
The Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries call for the 2030 climate and energy framework to guarantee predictability for industry by setting the principles for measures against carbon and investment leakage.
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2 July 2014
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CODES FOR CERAMIC TILES: HS 6807 AND 6808
News
The review of HS codes for ceramic tiles promoted by the ceramic tiles industry throughout the world was recently approved by the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO) Revision Committee.
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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.
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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.
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24 June 2014
FIRST MEETING OF CU TRADE WORKING GROUP
News
Cerame-Unie created a new Working Group on trade in early 2014. The group held its first meeting with DG Trade on 24 June 2014 and exchanged on important trade policy issues concerning the EU ceramic industry.
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16 June 2014
NO ECO-DESIGN NECESSARY FOR INDUSTRIAL FURNACES
Position paper
Cerame-Unie supports the outcome of the Consultation Forum which was held on 16 May concluding that no eco-design requirements for industrial furnaces should be developed.
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10 June 2014
FOOD CONTACT LEGISLATION: TECHNICAL RESEARCH ONGOING
News
The European Reference Laboratory organised a third workshop in Ispra, Italy on 10 June 2014 to discuss the ongoing laboratory tests on the migration of different metals from ceramic tableware.
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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.
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30 April 2014
2013 ACTIVITY REPORT
Publication
Cerame-Unie is proud to present its Activity Report for 2013. Throughout 2013 the association has advanced its role as the voice of the ceramic industry to the EU institutions.
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29 April 2014
MANIFESTO PRESENTED AT DUTCH ELECTION DEBATE
News
In the run-up to the European elections, KNB, the Dutch umbrella organisation for the construction ceramics industry, organised a political debate between six candidate MEPs in Velp on 29 April 2014.
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24 April 2014
EU-JAPAN SUMMIT: JOINT BUSINESS STATEMENT
Position paper
24 European business organisations issued a joint statement ahead of the 22nd EU-Japan Summit on 7 May 2014 in support of the ongoing free trade negotiations between the two partners.
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16 April 2014
EP PLENARY VOTE ON TDI MODERNISATION
News
Cerame-Unie welcomes the positive outcome for European SMEs in the European Parliament Plenary vote on 16 April on the Commission’s proposal for the modernisation of Trade Defence Instruments (TDI).
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15 April 2014
EP SUPPORTS CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE
News
The European Parliament (EP) voted on 15 April in Strasbourg in the first reading on the Commission proposal for a package comprising a draft regulation on consumer product safety (CPSR) and market surveillance.
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9 April 2014
EC ADOPTS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STATE AID GUIDELINES
News
The new Environmental and Energy State Aid Guidelines for the period up to 2020 promote a gradual move to market-based support for renewable energy in order to address the market distortions related to subsidies granted to renewable energy sources.
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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.
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18 March 2014
CERAMIC INDUSTRY MANIFESTO
Publication
On the occasion of the European elections, Cerame-Unie published its Manifesto for the 2014-2019 Parliamentary mandate. The Manifesto was translated from English into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Hungarian.
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14 March 2014
THIRD NEPSI REPORTING CONCLUDED
News
The third NEPSI reporting ended on 14 March 2014. The purpose of this voluntary exercise is to demonstrate the industry’s commitment to and continued improvement in dealing with respirable crystalline silica.
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14 March 2014
ORIGIN MARKING: A TOOL TO STRENGTHEN PRODUCT SAFETY THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND TRACEABILITY
Position paper
Nine signatories issue a joint position paper supporting mandatory origin marking for consumer products, in the context of the proposed legislative package comprising a draft regulation on consumer product safety.
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27 February 2014
CERAME-UNIE SIGNS IFIEC EUROPE MANIFESTO ON 2030 STRATEGY
Publication
Cerame-Unie signed the IFIEC Europe Manifesto calling for the 2030 strategy to be streamlined towards growth and jobs. The Manifesto, signed by over 130 CEOs from Europe's manufacturing industry, was presented at a press conference in Brussels.
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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.
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22 January 2014
2030 CLIMATE & ENERGY FRAMEWORK, INDUSTRIAL RENAISSANCE AND ENERGY PRICES
News
The European Commission presented three communications on the 2030 climate and energy framework, industrial renaissance and energy prices. The latter was accompanied by a report on energy prices and costs for energy-intensive sectors like ceramics.
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22 January 2014
EC REPORT CONFIRMS CHALLENGE OF HIGH ENERGY PRICES FOR CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Publication
Accompanying the European Commission's communications on the 2030 climate and energy framework, industrial renaissance and energy prices is a report on energy prices and costs for some energy-intensive sectors, including ceramic sectors.
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1 January 2014
CERAME-UNIE'S MEMBERSHIP GROWS TO NINE SECTORS
News
Cerame-Unie is pleased to welcome European Enamel Authority, a European federation of national associations representing the porcelain and vitreous enamel sector, as its ninth sector.
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1 January 2014
CET WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT, JOSE LUIS LANUZA
News
On 1 January the European Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Federation (CET) – one of Cerame-Unie’s nine ceramic sectors – welcomed Mr José Luis Lanuza as the new CET President for a 3-year mandate.
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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).
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17 December 2013
CERAMIC COMPANIES AND RTOS PRESENT RESEARCH IDEAS AT PPP INFODAYS
News
The long awaited Horizon 2020 legislation and its work programmes for 2014 and 2015 were published in December 2013. Ceramic companies and RTOs presented their initial ideas at a SPIRE brokerage event in October and during the PPP Infodays.
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31 October 2013
CERAMIC SITE VISIT ORGANISED IN THE UK
News
Cerame-Unie and the British Ceramic Confederation (BCC) organised a site visit for the European Commission in the frame of the discussion on the eco-design for industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens.
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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.
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30 September 2013
REFRACTORY INDUSTRY PUBLISHES CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR REFRACTORY PRODUCTS
Press release
PRE, the European Refractories Producers Federation, presents the results of its product carbon footprint exercise based on data collected from 40 individual sites, i.e. over 40% of the total annual turnover represented by PRE membership.
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16 September 2013
OM ALLIANCE: JOINT POSITION IN SUPPORT OF ORIGIN MARKING
Position paper
Nine organisations issue a joint position in the context of the European Commission's proposed legislative package comprising a draft regulation on consumer product safety with a key provision on mandatory origin marking.
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28 August 2013
VIEWS ON PRODUCT SAFETY AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE PACKAGE
Position paper
The European Commission proposal for a legislative Package on Product Safety and Market Surveillance aims at harmonising the fragmented rules for market surveillance for products and ensuring better information for consumers.
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23 August 2013
COMMENTS ON REACH ANNEX XV RESTRICTION REPORT
Position paper
This position paper outlines the arguments for exempting all ceramic consumer articles from the proposed restriction in Annex XVII on lead and its compounds.
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31 July 2013
REPLY TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON CARBON LEAKAGE METHODOLOGY
Document
The ceramic industry contributed to the European Commission's public consultation on the assumptions to be used for new EU ETS carbon leakage list 2015-2019.
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3 July 2013
CONSULTATION ON 2030 CLIMATE & ENERGY FRAMEWORK
Document
The European ceramic industry welcomes the launch of the debate on the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies that followed the publication of the European Commission’s green paper on this subject.
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28 June 2013
NON-ENERGY EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES PANEL ON RESOURCE TAXATION
Position paper
The Non-Energy Extractive Industries Panel detail that the tax on mineral resources is a non-adequate fiscal tool for increasing resource efficiency and that tax neutrality is hard to achieve at EU level yet remains a must for competitiveness.
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15 May 2013
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IMPOSED ON IMPORTS OF TABLEWARE FROM CHINA
Press release
The European Union published today a Council Regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of ceramic table- and kitchenware originating in China.
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26 April 2013
12 INDUSTRIES FIND NO NEED FOR ECO-DESIGN FOR INDUSTRIAL KILNS AND FURNACES
Position paper
Custom designed industrial kilns and furnaces are already sufficiently regulated – an eco-design regulation for these installations is not needed.
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11 April 2013
JOINT BUSINESS STATEMENT ON EU-INDIA FTA
Position paper
15 European Business Organisations call for an enhanced engagement towards an ambitious EU-India FTA.
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10 April 2013
ALLIANCE VIEWS ON MODERNISATION OF TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS
Position paper
The TDI Industry Alliance expressed its position on a proposal to modernise Trade Defence Instruments in a joint letter addressed to the College of Commissioner.
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28 March 2013
AEII COMMENTS ON THE LINKING BETWEEN EU ETS AND AUSTRALIAN ETS
Position paper
The Alliance of European Energy-Intensive Industries (AEII) welcomes the efforts recently deployed to link the EU ETS with the forthcoming Australian ETS. Climate change is a global concern which requires coordinated global action.
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20 March 2013
NEEIP ON PROPOSAL TO AMEND DIRECTIVE ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Position paper
The Non Energy Extractive Industry Panel (NEEIP) comments on the proposal of the Commission to amend Directive 2011/92/EU on environmental impact assessment.
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28 February 2013
REPLY TO CONSULTATION ON STRUCTURAL OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN EU ETS
Document
Cerame-Unie contributes key remarks to the European Commission “Consultation on structural options to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System”.
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18 January 2013
ALLIANCE OF ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES ON EU ETS BACKLOADING
Position paper
The Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries call for the rejection of the proposal in order to avoid a further unilateral increase of direct and indirect costs for business and private energy consumers.
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27 November 2012
CERAMIC INDUSTRY ROADMAP: PAVING THE WAY TO 2050
Publication
Cerame-Unie's Roadmap ‘Paving the Way to 2050’ is the European ceramic industry’s contribution to the European debate on a smarter, more competitive and resource-efficient future for the EU.
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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.
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18 July 2012
CERAME-UNIE IS FOUNDING MEMBER OF A.SPIRE
Press release
A.SPIRE aisbl, which will manage and implement the proposed SPIRE Public-Private Partnership (PPP), was established as at a signing ceremony in Brussels. Cerame-Unie is proud to be a founding member of this industry association.
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9 March 2012
ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: ROADMAP TO A COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ECONOMY IN 2050
News
On 9 March 2012 the Environment Council meeting debated, among other subjects, the European Commission's Roadmap to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050.
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15 September 2011
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES IMPOSED ON EU IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES FROM CHINA
Press release
The European Union published today a Council Regulation imposing definitive antidumping duties against imports of ceramic tiles originating in China. The measures are due to enter into force on 16 September 2011 for a period of 5 years.
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27 May 2011
CERAMICS: WHEN TRADITION BUILDS A FUTURE
Publication
Through continuous technological, scientific and innovative advances, the Ceramics Industry is making an immense impact on our everyday lives.
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2 February 2011
CERAME-UNIE WELCOMES COMMUNICATION ON RAW MATERIALS
Press release
The Commission presented its long awaited Communication on commodity markets and raw materials. The document contributes to the Europe 2020 flagship initiative ‘A resource efficient Europe’.
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21 October 2010
WIDE SUPPORT FOR ORIGIN MARKING IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
Press release
On 21 October 2010, the European Parliament plenary adopted the proposal for an EU-wide system of the indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries.
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