Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
Communication Committee

Sido Sinnema
Tata Steel Europe - The Netherlands
Chair

Kaoutar Anrhour
Vesuvius - Belgium

Aurore Belot
European Ceramic Society - Belgium

Yajie Dai
Wuhan University of Science and Technology - China

Véronique Huart
European Ceramic Society - Belgium

Robert Kaczmarek
RHI Magnesita - Austria

Chris Parr
Imerys - France

Thorsten Tonnesen
RWTH Aachen - Germany
Last news
Meet us at ICR 2026 in Aachen in September!
We are pleased to inform the community that FIRE is media partner of the 2026 ICR Conference that will take place on 16th and 17th September in Aachen, Germany.
Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Mathilda Derensy - Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering, RWTH Aachen University - Germany
My interest in refractories began during my engineering studies in ceramics at ENSCI Limoges, when I discovered that the refractory specialisation offered an international research experience through the FIRE program. I quickly realised that refractories are far more complex and fascinating than simple bricks.
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