Launching the world's first carbon-free kiln for sanitaryware | LAUFEN
LAUFEN has launched the world's first electric tunnel kiln at its Austrian location in Gmunden.
The new technology is a game changer, because with it – at the heart of Europe – ceramic production becomes climate-neutral. The new electric kiln only requires one third of the original amount of energy compared to the previous gas-fired kiln, with emissions decreased by around 5,000 tons of CO2 per year at the Gmunden site alone. Our company currently has approx. 100 gas-fired tunnel kilns in operation on a worldwide scale, so there is a huge potential for future CO2 savings. LAUFEN developed the kiln from the ground up with the German kiln construction specialist Keramischer Ofenbau. The Roca Group – the world’s largest sanitary supplier and LAUFEN’s parent company – launched the kiln as a pilot project with an impact on the entire branch.
