Qualicer broadens its horizons

Jan 30, 2006

30/01/06 - The ninth Qualicer (www.qualicer.org), the World Congress on Ceramic Tile Quality, will be held in Castellón from Sunday 12 to Wednesday 15 February, immediately after the end of Cevisama.
The event is promoted by El Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Superiores Industriales and the Cámara de Comercio of Castellón (www.camaracs.es) with the technical support of the Instituto de Tecnologia Cerámica and the Instituto de Promoción Cerámica.
The organisers have invited 10 prominent figures to speak at the event, which is expected to be attended by more than 600 people.

Along with technical themes regarding the production and installation of ceramic tiles, the 2006 congress will for the first time have a special section addressing issues such as marketing and communication, distribution, corporate strategies and development opportunities in the world ceramic industry.

The in-focus section contains a presentation of the addresses

loghi/qualicer_hp.jpgThe addresses at Qualicer 2006The addresses at Qualicer 2006

Addresses will be given by Sergio Sassi, past president of Assopiastrelle and managing director of the Emilceramica Group, on “The world ceramic industry in the age of globalisation”; by Donato Grosser, American market expert and president of D. Grosser and Associates, on “The American economy, the dollar and the future of the ceramic tile market”; and by Jean-Philippe Mutelet, marketing and purchasing director at Saint Gobain Distribution Batiment Partidis, on “Distribution: the key players in the creation of value for the ceramic tile sector”.

Interesting technical and industrial talks will be given by Carlos Gonzalvo Lucas, chairman of ANFFECC, and Manuel Irun Molina, coordinator of ANFFECC environmental projects, on “The manufacture of frits, glazes and ceramic colours. Social, economic and environmental challenges in the international context”; by Liu Thai Ker from RSP Architects Planners & Engineers of Singapore on the developments/challenges in external cladding in Singapore; and by Professor Gustavo Mallol Gasch from Universitat Jaume I in Castellón, who will explore the advances and prospects in the control and automation sectors in the ceramic tile industry.

As always, the general conferences will be complemented by Papers and Posters providing information on a range of useful topics.
The quality of the talks given at the congress is guaranteed by the thorough selection work of the International Technical Committee, consisting of 60 of the foremost experts in the field and chaired by Francisco Ortells.
The vice chairmen, one for each theme area, are José Cabedo (Ceramic Enterprise and Markets), José Luis Porcar (Ceramic Tile and Construction), José Luís Amorós (Ceramic Tile Manufacture).