About Us

Global Engineering is a company that for over twenty years has combined research, innovation, and engineering expertise to develop solutions that tangibly improve quality of life.

We design and manufacture innovative materials based on titanium dioxide enhanced through an exclusive crystallographic treatment. Our advanced technologies make environments healthier, cleaner, and better protected, delivering superior performance.

Intelligent solutions for a better life

Our mission is clear: we design and develop technological materials and intelligent solutions that, through cutting-edge technologies, contribute to creating healthier, cleaner, and safer environments..

At the core of our research lies titanium dioxide (TiO₂). Through an exclusive advanced crystallographic treatment, we enhance its photocatalytic properties and amplify its performance — transforming an already extraordinary material into a resource capable of generating positive impact across multiple fields, from space sanitization to pollutant reduction.
In this way, GEI products become high-value technological and social tools, aimed at ensuring well-being, sustainability, and innovation for people and the environment.

Concrete results from our projects

We have applied our technology to coatings for HVAC systems and medical devices, obtaining certifications confirming effectiveness against pathogens and pollutants.
Through these achievements, we reaffirm our pioneering role in the development of useful, efficient, and sustainable technologies.
Our story began with the vision and determination of Claudio Terruzzi and continues today with the same pioneering spirit: transforming science into practical solutions serving communities and businesses.

Applied research and public responsibility

The integration of nanotechnology with photocatalysis, together with continuous research activity, represents for Global Engineering a solid guarantee in the development of innovative systems for self-cleaning and environmental decontamination. Our technology finds application across a wide range of infrastructural and architectural contexts. Public buildings, schools, roads, bridges and urban infrastructures are approached as individual projects, studied according to specific technical, environmental and functional requirements.

Global Engineering does not merely supply products; we provide an integrated service that supports public administrations and designers throughout every phase of implementation — from feasibility studies and solution definition to performance evaluation and presentation of results.
This approach has led over time to numerous technical and scientific outreach initiatives, including conferences and public events developed with the support and patronage of local authorities.

11

Patents

20+

Years of Innovation

4

Application Areas

Patents

The following inventions are part of Global Engineering’s historical patent portfolio and belong to patent families, filing priorities or technological developments incorporated into subsequent patents.

2004 Road
Photocatalytic cementitious coatings for road and industrial pavements
EcoRivestimento (Smog-Eating Coating)
Patent No. 04425457.1
2005 Road
Photocatalytic treatments for bituminous road pavements (FotoFluid®)
European patent application No. EP 05 42 5543
2007 Road
Cementitious drainage system with photocatalytic activity (EcoDrenante)
Patent IT 1.489.057
2003 Road
Cementitious pavement with photocatalytic effect
Priority 20.06.2003 · Ref. 1797 (patent family)
2004 Urban
Photocatalytic systems for tunnels and underpasses (EcoTunnel)
Patent No. 04425258.3 (07.04.2004)
2004 Environment
Photocatalytic device for air treatment and odour abatement (EcoBox)
Patent IT MI2004A 001060
2003 Environment
Photocatalytic system for water purification
Priority 16.10.2003 · Ref. 1798
2004 Multi-application
Licensed photocatalytic technology (Ecopittura / Fotodecor / Fotosilox)
Licensed under MCH patent No. PCT/IB2004/000227
2004 Multi-application
Photocatalytic cementitious coating for durable surfaces
Priority 24.06.2004 · Ref. 1874
2006 Multi-application
Active containers and surfaces for food preservation
Priority 10.07.2006 · Ref. 1989
2006 Multi-application
Photocatalytic coating for metallic materials
Priority 16.10.2006 · Ref. 10656