The Freiberg Refractories Forum 2015 was organized on 8-9 December 2015 in Freiberg/DE by the Institute of Ceramics, Glass and Construction Materials (IKGB) at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in cooperation with the DFG (German Research Foundation) to present the result of the second research period of the DFG-project «Refractories Iniciative for the Reduction of Emissions – SPP 1418» (FIRE – Feuerfestinitiative zur Reduzierung von Emissionen).
Invited were especially the members of the DGM (German Association of Materials Science), the DKG (German Ceramic Society) and MORE (Meeting of Refractory Experts Freiberg Regd.) to be able to present these comprehensive results to the industry and experts of applied research. Before the technical sessions, the 11th Annual Meeting of MORE was hels to up-date the members on the activities of the association in the current year. The highlight of this meeting was the Theodor Haase Award 2015.