Brick World Review 2/2020

Editorial

  • Construction set to recover from 2021 / Edilizia in ripresa dal 2021

By Paola Giacomini

World News

Events

  • 1995-2020 The twenty-five years of Tecnofiliere / 1995-2020 I venticinque anni di Tecnofiliere

Economics

  • European construction markets in the shadow of Covid-19 / Le costruzioni in Europa colpite dal Covid-19
  • Brick and tile machinery sales continue to decline / Macchine per laterizio ancora in frenata
  • Italian brick and tile industry: the downturn in production eases / Laterizi Italia: si attenua il calo della produzione
  • Construction one of the main drivers of Egypt’s growth / L’edilizia tra i principali driver della crescita egiziana

Interview

  • The Leier group expands in Romania / L’avanzata del gruppo Leier in Romania

Technology

  • Innovation and automation in the Santafé factory upgrade / Innovazione e automatismi nell’upgrading di Santafé
  • Mladost renovates its roof tile plant in Leskovac / A Leskovac Mladost rinnova l’impianto tegole
  • Beating the pandemic with remote customer support / L’assistenza da remoto vince contro il Covid
  • The pandemic offers invaluable insights into the future of heavy clay / Dalle difficoltà, spunti preziosi per il futuro dell’heavy clay
  • Flat extrusion technology / Tecnologie di estrusione in piano
  • Roof tile presses and accessories: innovation continues / Presse per tegole e accessori: l’innovazione continua
  • Automatic glaze preparation in the brick and tile industry / Preparazione automatica di smalti nell’industria del laterizio

Architecture

  • A splash of brick red colour in Zhujiang New Town / La Zhujiang New Town si colora di rosso mattone