Federation for International Refractory Research and Education

Conferences Calendar

06/2026 - International Conference on Calcium Aluminates

From 9th to 12th June 2026

Lausanne, Switzerland

06/2026 - CIMTEC 2026

16th International Ceramics Congress 

From 15th to 19th June 2026

09/2026 - ICR

International Colloquium on Refractories - Scientific Conference and Trade Fair

16th to 17th September 2026 - Aachen, Germany

09/2026 - ANKIROS

From 17th to 19th September 2026

Istanbul, Turkey

11/2026 - IREFCON

2nd to 4th November 2026 - India

Last news

Imerys & FIRE: Driving Innovation in Refractories Through Global Collaboration

I had the immense pleasure of being invited to talk about cooperative refractory research and education during the plenary session of the 20th China National Youth Academic Symposium on Refractories last May. The event took place in Yangzhou, China, and served as a perfect platform to promote the key mission of the Federation of International Refractory Research and Education (FIRE).

Jun 9, 2026
Highlight of FIRE Academic Members - Montanuniversität Leoben

Dietmar Gruber, Chair of Ceramics: "We are proud to be a founding member of FIRE, as FIRE unites Academia and Industry in refractories to accelerate global collaboration. From student exchanges to partnerships, we help people and ideas grow".

May 27, 2026

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Contact us for any information and/or to Become Member of FIRE: fire@ecers.org 

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