Tasks

The particular tasks of the association are:

Representing the vitrified clay pipe industry in national and European standards organisations in the ranges of products, applications and environmental standardisation products
Representing the vitrified clay pipe industry in national and European professional associations
Creating opportunities for sharing and exchanging ideas between the vitrified clay pipe industry and administrative authorities, scientific institutes, trade associations and other similar organisations
Promoting and disclosing scientific insights as well as applied research and analysis of such in the fields of vitrified clay manufacture, use and processing
Information about technical, organisational and legal structures in sewage disposal
Product information about materials for sewer systems
Joint advertising measures (publications, offprints, electronic media)
Further training measures
Representing the interests of all members to authorities
Prosecuting anticompetitive violations, particularly against legal specifications to prevent unfair competition.