Jorge Villarroya, member of the Board of Trustees of the San Valero Group and CEO of the IQE Group, present on the 25th anniversary of the Dominican Foundation of San Valero
The 25th anniversary of the San Valero Dominican Foundation (FUNDOSVA) is commemorated in an event that was attended by the ambassador of Spain in the Dominican Republic, Alejandro Abellán García de Diego, representatives of the Board of Trustees of the San Valero Group, Francisco Velázquez and Jorge Villarroya, of the Group’s general director, César Romero, of the director of the Area of International and Development Cooperation, Nieves Zubález, and of the director of the Dominican San Valero Foundation, José René Frías. During the event, took place an awards ceremony at the Cultural Center of Spain in Santo Domingo to honor the work done by 25 Dominican institutions and personalities during this quarter-century in FUNDOSVA. The winners received a folder of thanks and an exclusive watercolor by the prestigious painter José González Mas. Within the commemorative events, the exhibition “Jalón Ángel (1898-1976) Photographer, traveler and promoter of education” was inaugurated, coinciding with the Weeks of Spain organized by the Embassy of Spain in the Dominican Republic. Jalón Ángel was the founder of San Valero school, nowadays San Valero Group and of which FUNDOSVA is a part, through this exhibition the figure of the photographer and his eagerness to promote education are honored. The San Valero Dominican Foundation held its XX Graduation Ceremony for the 2019 Promotion of the San Valero and Aragón Polytechnics attended by 300 new technical bachelors from the areas of Accounting and Finance, Computer Science, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Digital Electronics and Micro-Computing, Culinary Arts, Nursing, Electronics in Communication and Mechanics. The table of honor was chaired by Jorge Villarroya, member of the Board of Trustees of the San Valero Group and CEO of the IQE Group, and by César Romero Tierno, general director of the Group; in addition to José René Frías, general director of the Dominican Foundation San Valero; Luisa Valette director of the Aragon Polytechnic; Yudilandia de la Cruz, teaching coordinator of the San Valero Polytechnic and Julio Vinicio Durán, regent of the San Valero Polytechnic. Jorge Villarroya delivered the keynote address congratulating and motivating the graduates to continue surpassing himself, he referred to the commendable work of the San Valero Group in Spain and the Dominican San Valero Foundation in this country. The San Valero Dominican Foundation, is one of the five centers of the San Valero Group, which since its creation on October 5, 1995, has been dedicated to training technical graduates in the district of Los Guaricanos, without distinction of race, religion and social class and that is celebrating its 25 years of experience in this country with a very positive balance of more than 50,000 graduates.
The Cycling team of IQE Group organizes a cycling tour through Zaragoza
IQE Group launches an initiative to promote healthy habits among its employees with the implementation of sports and leisure activities. On September 8, a cycling tour along the banks of the Ebro river and Expo will take place in Zaragoza, accompanied by a guide that will explain the history of the Aragonese capital. This activity has been organized by the IQE Group’s Cycling team and has the participation of Zaragoza Tourism.
IQE participates in the 15th edition of the Latin American Coatings Show 2019 (LACS 2019)
19th and 21nd of June take place The Latin American Coatings Show 2019 (LACS 2019) at Citibanamex Center in Mexico City. The most important international exhibition in LATAM brings together the main manufacturers, suppliers of raw material suppliers, equipment manufacturers and other manufacturing related suppliers of paint, inks and coatings. Industrias Químicas del Ebro S.A., as pioneer in the development of paint’s materials, will be present at the fair with a stand to which distributors, suppliers and companies in the sector can come to know the last nevelties in our catalog. The event will feature more than 80 conferences and courses taught by speakers of national and international importance which will share knowledge about the most cutting-edge innovations in the sector. We expect your visit at booth 115, Hall 100.
Jet Flash Turbo Dryer project
Industrias Químicas del Ebro, SA, has received a grant for its energy saving and efficiency project “Jet Flash Turbo Dryer”, through the Fondo Nacional de Eficiencia Energética and managed by the Instituto de Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE). These funds are co-financed by the European Union through the Operational Programme for Sustainable Growth 2014-2020 of the European Regional Developmente Fund (ERDF). An energy saving and efficiency project has been developed consisting of the implementation of a high performance product drying system, incorporating the most advanced techniques in productivity and energy efficiency. It has required the collaboration of the best manufacturers of equipment in the sector, which will bring us great energy and environmental savings in the process, achieving an estimated savings of 165.26 toe/year.
Implementation of a high efficiency steam generation system proyect
Industrias Químicas del Ebro, SA, has received a grant for its energy saving and efficiency project “Implementation of a high efficiency steam generation system” through the National Energy Efficiency Fund and managed by the Institute of Diversification and Savings of Energy (IDAE). These funds are co-financed by the European Union through the Operational Programme for Sustainable Growth 2014-2020 of the European Regional Developmente Fund (ERDF). An energy saving and efficiency project has been developed, consisting of the implementation of a steam generation system for high performance production processes, incorporating the most advanced techniques in productivity and energy efficiency. It has required the collaboration of the best equipment manufacturers in the sector, which will bring us great energy and environmental savings in the process, achieving an estimated saving of 554.85 toe / year.
Implementation of a water treatment system by high efficiency reverse osmosis project
Industrias Químicas del Ebro, SA, has received a grant for its energy saving and efficiency project “Implementation of a water treatment system by high efficiency reverse osmosis”, through the Fondo Nacional de Eficiencia Energética and managed by the Instituto de Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE). These funds are co-financed by the European Union through the Operational Programme for Sustainable Growth 2014-2020 of the European Regional Developmente Fund (ERDF). An energy saving and efficiency project has been developed, consisting of the implementation of an osmoitized water generation system for a high-performance productive process, incorporating the most advanced techniques in productivity and energy efficiency. It has required the collaboration of the best manufacturers of equipment in the sector, which will bring us great energy and environmental savings in the process, achieving an estimated saving of 28.33 toe / year.
The MAPMIT project ends successfully
The MAPMIT project (polyfunctional sprayed materials for strengthening and monitoring infrastructures of transport) is created with the aim of investigating new materials for the for the repair or retrofitting of transport infrastructures such as tunnels, walls and bridges. And, in this way, get a better use of public funds and increase sustainability, reducing the consumption of raw materials and pollutants. This project has been carried out by IQE S.A. in collaboration with COMSA S.A.U., the Universitat Politècnica of Catalunya (UPC) and the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC); and co-funded by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad in the Call Retos-Colaboración and by the European Union through FEDER funds under the objective of promoting the technological development, innovation and high quality research. (See banner photo) The MAPMIT project has acted on 5 fundamental pillars: As a technological innovation, this project has designed and developed new techniques and non-destructive methodologies for the characterization in the laboratory and in situ of the mechanical characteristics of the projected material. This has led to the design of a prototype for short and long term monitoring of the development of properties in shotcrete using ultrasonic sensors and systems based on wireless networks. The MAPMIT Project has allowed Industrias Químicas del Ebro S.A. develop and validate new accelerators free of alkalis, comparing their behavior in the applications studied with the products that are referents in the sector: AKF125 and ALNA73.
IQE will participate in the European Coatings Show 2019
One more year, IQE will participate in the European Coatings Show 2019 that will take place in Nürnberg (Germany) on March 19. All attendees who want information about IQE’s products will be attended by the company’s representatives in Stand 7-512 of Hall No. 7 dedicated to raw materials for the paint industry.
IQE renews the Social Responsibility Seal of Aragon 2019
The Social Responsibility Seal is awarded by the Government of Aragon jointly with CEOE Aragón, CEPYME Aragón, CCOO Aragón and UGT Aragón. It publicly recognizes the work of self-employed workers, non-profit organizations, SMEs and large companies to implement new actions that contribute to improving social responsibility and sustainability beyond the legal scope. With the renewal of this seal, IQE reinforces its commitment to sustained and responsible development as a growth strategy, establishing an ethical code committed to the welfare of its workers, environmental sustainability and compliance with the applicable legal framework in all its actions.