European Ceramic Industry Association
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Stefan Leiner Head of Unit | Exchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry. | — |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | ETS Review / Benchmarks | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Denis Redonnet Deputy Director-General | Meeting with Cerame Unie concerning Market Access, FTAs and trade defence priorities | — |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Stefan Leiner Head of Unit | Exchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry. | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Valère Moutarlier Deputy Director-General | Ceramic Industry | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Beatriz Yordi Director | ETS Review / Benchmarks | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry. | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Heiko Kunst Head of Unit | ETS Review / Benchmarks | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Valère Moutarlier Deputy Director-General | Ceramic Industry | — |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Denis Redonnet Deputy Director-General | Meeting with Cerame Unie concerning Market Access, FTAs and trade defence priorities | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry. | — |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Electricity trading system | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Electricity trading system | — |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Discussion about the current activities of the European Commission in relation to the ceramic industry | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Discussion about the current activities of the European Commission in relation to the ceramic industry | — |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | General presentation of the sector, upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA). | SRC |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | General presentation of the sector, upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA). | — |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Valère Moutarlier Deputy Director-General | Industrial competitiveness of energy intensive industries and the review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) | — |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Valère Moutarlier Deputy Director-General | Industrial competitiveness of energy intensive industries and the review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) | SRC |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Heiko Kunst Head of Unit | Product benchmark update – ceramics sector | SRC |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Heiko Kunst Head of Unit | Product benchmark update – ceramics sector | — |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Ekaterina Zaharieva Commissioner | Exchange of views on general cooperation and topics related to industry and innovation. | — |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Ekaterina Zaharieva Commissioner | Exchange of views on general cooperation and topics related to industry and innovation. | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Valdis Dombrovskis Commissioner | Simplification: ceramic’s industries legal framework | — |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Valdis Dombrovskis Commissioner | Simplification: ceramic’s industries legal framework | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Cerame-Unie represents the European ceramic industry. Our mission is to ensure that the voice of this competitive, dynamic and innovative industry is heard at the EU level. Our membership is drawn from the national ceramics associations and companies across Europe with whom we work to provide solutions to challenges affecting the industry in Europe and globally, in fields such as: Circular Economy; Climate change and Energy; Environment; Health & Safety; Raw materials; Research & Innovation; Standardisation; Skills; Sustainable Construction; Trade and Internal Market.
EU Legislative Interests
Cerame-Unie in particular covers the following EU policy issues: Circular Economy; Climate change and Energy; Environment; Health & Safety; Raw materials; Research & Innovation; Standardisation; Skills; Sustainable Construction; Trade and Internal Market. In these areas Cerame-Unie aims at promoting a fair and competitive environment.
Communication Activities
- Ceramic Days organised annually in Brussels in November or December. - Annual Activity report - Ceramic Roadmap to 2050: Continuing our path towards climate neutrality (http://cerameunie.eu/topics/cerame-unie-sectors/cerame-unie/ceramic-roadmap-to-2050-continuing-our-path-towards-climate-neutrality/) - Ceramics in the New European Bauhaus: https://www.ceramicsforbauhaus.eu/ - Biodiversity, Research & Innovation and Circular Economy inventories - Cerame-Unie YouTube channel: webinars, videos.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Cerame-Unie is active in the following organisations / platforms: - AEGIS Europe - BusinessEurope - CEN - Construction Products Europe - Energy Intensive Industries' Alliance - IED Alliance - REACH Alliance - A.SPIRE (Process4Planet PPP) - World Ceramic Tiles Forum - World Refractory Association - EP Ceramics Forum - Eurométaux - Construction2050 Alliance - European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA) - NEPSI (Social dialogue) - AS_MoR (The Alliance for Sustainable Management of Chemical Risk)
Organisation Members
Please see the updated list of Cerame-Unie members here: https://cerameunie.eu/members/countries/
Connected Legislation