Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
FIRE is a World-Wide Network of Academic and Industrial Partners Active in the Fields of Refractories
Read moreFIRE Goals
FIRE goal is to enhance the global reach of refractory sciences through international study programmes and student exchanges. By bringing together leading academic and industrial institutions, FIRE aims to combine cutting-edge research with high-quality education. FIRE also bridge the gap between academia and industry to meet the evolving demands of refractory education and research, ensuring a skilled and qualified workforce for the future.
Industrial Partners
Academic Partners
Resources & Support
Sponsor international studies and research activities in the field of refractories.
Funding used by FIRE to sponsor projects is obtained through membership fees, and is supplemented by Granting Agencies fostering international exchanges and synergies.
Research & Education
Support academic education by promoting student exchanges and generating double (multiple) degree programs organized by two or more universities.
FIRE’s function is to stimulate and reinforce the higher education system in refractory materials engineering in order to fulfill the cultural educational and research related needs of the Refractory Industry.
Community & Partners
Pool the expertise, the experience and the willingness of the worwide most competent persons,institutions and companies in the field of refractories.
FIRE’s is the vehicle to carry forward the Refractory Industry in a cooperative and consolidated effort that will benefit each individual member involved (academics and producers).
Conferences calendar
03/26 - Ceramitec 2026
Global Stage for the Ceramics Industry: ceramitec 24-26 March 2026 in Munich.
6th Freiberg Refractory Symposium 2026
Status and prospects of the decarbonization of heat process technology
20.04.2026 – 22.04.2026, Tivoli, Dr.-Külz-Straße 3, D - 09599 Freiberg
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Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Antoine Ducastel - RHI Magnesita
In 2010, as a student at ENSCI (École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle), I had the opportunity to join the FIRE program and spend six months at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, working on the fabrication and characterization of complex carbide refractories.
Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Alexandra Beaudrouet - European Cluster of Ceramics - France
From one network to another
I discovered the world of ceramics when I arrived at the ENSCI (the national engineering school for industrial ceramics) in Limoges, France, in 2004. I quickly became fascinated by refractory materials: these discreet but essential ceramics, without which many of the materials we use today simply could not exist.
