Working Party on Comminution and Classification

The EFCE Working Party on Comminution and Classification was started by Professor Hans Rumpf who was succeeded by Professor Klaus Schönert, both contributing immensely to the science of comminution and classification. Professor Eric Forssberg has been the chairman since 1994.

European Symposium on Comminution and Classification

One of the tasks of the Working Party on Comminution and Classification has been to organise the series European Symposium on Comminution and Classification . The first in the series was organised in Frankfurt a. M. in 1962. Since then an European Symposium on Comminution and Classification has been organised regularly:

11th European Symposium on Comminution and Classification

The 11th European Symposium on Comminution and Classification took place in Budapest, Hungary, on 9 - 12 ^th October 2006. The event was organised by the Hungarian Chemical Society. The participants have enjoyed a good technical programme, excellent organisation and an interesting social programme. The papers have been presented on a CD and abstracts are available on paper.

The Working Party on Comminution and Classification has decided at its business meeting on 12 ^th October 2006 to review the manuscripts and publish them in a scientific journal. Guest editors: Jozef Faitli, chairman, Arno Kwade, Frank Müller and Eric Forssberg.

12th European Symposium on Comminution and Classification (ESCC 2009)

The Working Party Comminution & Classification has decided that the 12 th European Symposium on Comminution will be organised in 2009 primarily to avoid clashes with competing events. The Symposium will be held at the Dipoli Congress Center, Espoo, Finland, from 15 to 18 September 2009 and will be organised by the Association of the Finnish Chemical Societies . ESCC 2009 brings together individuals from industry and academia who are interested in comminution and classification applications. The symposium offers a platform for contacts between different fields from pharmaceuticals through food processing to heavier applications in mineral processing. Furthermore, the symposium has a strong post-graduate thrust providing research students with the opportunity to present their research to colleagues.

Working Party meetings

The Working Party Comminution and Classification meets at least once per year for a workshop and industrial visits combined with the business meeting.

Last business meeting:
The next business meeting took place in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on 8-9th May 2007. Together with the business meeting there were paper presentations and technical visits.

Contact:   Prof. Kari Heiskanen , Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Process Technology, Vuorimiehentie 2A,
02150 Espoo, Finland, Tel: 00358/9/45l 27 89, e-mail: