Has not yet introduced the relevant standard ceramic industry low-carbon concept of "contention"

At present, the ceramics industry does not have a very clear "low carbon" standard, and various products have different understandings of low carbon.

The 15th China (Foshan) International Ceramics and Sanitary Ware Trade Fair concluded five days ago. Many brands showed off their “low-carbon” style at the show, and new technologies, new designs, and new products appeared. However, in the absence of a clear "low-carbon" standard in the ceramics industry, many brands have created a conception of "contention" between the product "slimming" and the service life.

Viewpoint 1, the thinner the product, the lower the carbon

Well-known brands Qi push ceramic plate

On the ceramics sanitary ware new release fashion show of the Ceramics Fair, Ras Al Khaimah released a nano-technology ultra-thin brick with a thickness of only 6 mm. According to reports, this kind of super-thin brick has a special material than the blank, which is more elastic than the traditional tiles and harder in texture, and conforms to the standard of wall tiles. Once this product is industrialized, it costs 50% to 60% less than traditional ceramics.

However, the more “thin” product of the pottery trade fair is a bobo ceramic plate, and 4.8 mm is equivalent to the thickness of two one dollar coins. Ho Cui-gang, general manager of marketing for bobo ceramic sheet Greater China, introduced that this exhibition is truly market-focused and is being promoted.

It is understood that bobo's specifications for this thin plate is 1200m m × 600m m, bending strength reaches 53N/mm, and the water absorption rate is only 0.01%, can be used in exhibition halls, airport stations, subway tunnels, shopping malls hotels, office buildings, living rooms The exterior walls and interiors can be described as all-round products. Because the thickness changes from millimeters to millimeters, many costs can be reduced in production, use, and transportation. As the weight of the product is greatly reduced, it is less affected by the auxiliary material and can be used with the same life span of the building.

Point of View 2. The Longer the Lower Carbon Use

Lifetime without design change

Although the economy is closer to the concept of low-carbon, at this year's TaoXie, there are companies that have gone against it and launched long-lived products that consume more raw materials.

Yashigao Chairman Chen Yanbin introduced that the exhibition's Promise King Kong and the Promised Starry Antique Tiles series will use modern techniques to represent classical elements and have been designed for 30 years. “A lot of tiles have a wear resistance of only 800 turns, and scratches will occur in public places for a year or two. However, we can achieve 1000-1200 rpm. There will be no scratches in public places for ten years.”

Chen Tianlian, the general manager of Jingtian Ceramics, told reporters that the new "Harmony Toilet" launched this time is a new technology developed in cooperation with the National Mould Center. The conventional double-layer production process of the toilet is turned into a single layer and the weight of the product is increased. It is 35%, but it has greatly improved its service life, load-bearing capacity and safety. “On the surface, raw materials are added, but actually it is lower in carbon.” According to Chen Xiaolian, the traditional toilets are fired for 12 hours. However, after the patented single-layer firing technology is used, the firing time is reduced by 1/3, which can save 50 percent. % of energy and reduce half of the effluent discharge. "Product life-long use will not be bad, except for replacement parts."

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It is very important to develop the industry's low carbon standards

In addition to the “contingency” between “slimming” and “longevity,” many corporate showrooms have also used the “low-carbon” slogan in this session of the pottery fair. Sanitary brands also use “water saving” as the gimmick to play “low-carbon”, such as The pneumatic siphonic toilets debuted by Kanis sanitary ware are known to have a water consumption of only 3L, which is higher than the 3L/6L standard specified in the G B6952-2005 "Sanitary Ceramics" national standard.

According to Lan Weibing, director of the China Ceramic Industry Association’s Foshan office, in the ceramics industry, although there is no clear “low-carbon” standard at the moment, companies are only trying to develop in this direction based on their own understanding, and each plays a “low-carbon” brand. To some extent, it can be understood as "competition."

“Standards for environmental certification in the ceramics industry are now available, but the relevant standards for 'low-carbon' are still under study. After the standard is established, the manufacturing process will include product thickness, raw material occupation ratio, firing time, and product usage time. There are more specific instructions," said the Blue Guards.