Mykonos ceramic is a company committed to the environment and sustainability.
The ceramic industry has been working for decades to reduce the environmental impact of its products.
During this period, it has managed to reduce CO2 emissions by M2 produced by 60%, compared to those issued by the sector in the 1980s and has reduced total CO2 emissions by 24% compared to 1990.
All these advances have been possible thanks to the energy efficiency measures applied by the sector.
To meet the goals of the European Union, in the future it will be necessary to align production with the use of 100% renewable origin. Under this premise, some of the alternatives that are raised for the ceramic tile sector are the following:
• Replace the natural gas used in the cooking and drying process with low fuels in carbon emissions.
Fuels such as green hydrogen or biofuels are one of the most contemplated options in the future, since its implementation would require lower transformation of the equipment that if the entire production system would be electrified. In this regard, the biomethane obtained from the biogas has great advantages, since the same circuits that are used for the gas gas and the production process could be used and the process of adaptation would not require. However, it is not yet considered a realistic option in the short term, due to its low availability, capacity
limited productive and lack of sufficient political impulse for its national deployment.
• Increase the implementation of renewable energy in situ for the self -generation of energy that meets the necessary electricity requirements of the entire process. A short -term option would be to buy electricity of renewable origin 100% certified.
*Excerpt from the environmental and circular analysis of Spanish ceramic tiles.