Tile "downsizing" Enabling Energy Saving and Low Carbon Development

According to statistics, in 2009 the output of ceramicwidely used in architectural decoration.
tiles in China, nearly 60 billion square meters, aboutWhen the tile thickness reduced to only 3 ~ 5mm,
two-thirds of the world. But China is big but notthe strict sense can not be called called "thin brick",
strong ceramic indisputable fact, especially forbut should be called "thin." Although equally reduce
resources, high energy consumption on thethe building load, enhancing the role of interior space,
environment and sustainable development of a veryeffectively, but such products is too thin, in the
bad influence. How to find a breakthrough in theindependent use does not have sufficient impact
current situation is already before us to a seriousstrength, which currently is limited to inappropriate
issue.use of the ground wall use, while the installation of
Large format market at present thickness of ceramicsheet metal construction method also promote the
tiles in more than 10, large size tiles are about 10mm,use of the current bottleneck. Another advantage of
and some even thickness of more than 14 large sizedsheet metal parts can be replaced by glass, wood
polished! Some enterprises even a selling point to findand other materials used for wall decoration,
products, misled consumers better quality thicker tiles.partitions and ceilings, can greatly expand the
Sustainable development from China's ceramicapplication areas of ceramic tile, should be the
industry and national low-carbon economy,promotion and development of the industry.
macroeconomic policy point of view, "light", "thin" isAccording to the concept of thin slabs the average
where the future direction of development, should bethickness of the existing ordinary ceramic thinning
vigorously promoted and the majority of colleagues20%, through a simple process to adjust its physical
to promote. In recent years, several ceramic industryand chemical performance can be achieved gb
leader in innovation in new product research andt4100-2006 standard, full compliance with
development continue to break through the traditionalperformance requirements. We briefly considered an
mode of thinking, developed a light brick and thinaccount, from traditional ceramic tiles down to 8 to
brick, refreshing. However, due to launch these10, according to the current 6 billion square meters of
products soon, its application and promotion will takeChina's annual output of computing tiles, ceramic tiles
some time.thinning by 20%, then annual savings of 2400 ~ 40
Tile reduction and thinning is through technologicalmillion tons of raw materials, while annual The
upgrading and use of existing process equipment, incomprehensive energy consumption can be reduced
the production process due to the tile toby about 10.2 billion kg of standard coal, equivalent to
"downsizing."an entire generation in the Three Gorges project,
The most direct is to make tile thinning, do "thineconomic and social benefits are very impressive!
brick." Tiles used in the does not affect the functionTile can be thinned to reduce not only achieved, but
of the premise, the tile thickness reduced to 6 ~also by changing the tile's internal structures. Not long
10mm, thereby reducing the manufacture of ceramicago, The People's Republic of China issued by the
tile in the production of resources, energyMinistry of Industry and Information Notice
consumption, reduce transport costs, while reducing(Engineering [2009] No. 66), from Ou Shennuo
the building's load, in order to achieve energyCeramics Co., Ltd. in charge of drafting the "light
efficiency saving, and environmentally friendly. Fromceramic tiles," the official promulgation of the national
the feasibility point of view, thin brick productionindustry standard jc/t1095-2009 and in June 1st, 2010
equipment and the use of existing technology cancome into force. This message means that the new
produce, the relative thickness reduction of theceramic tile products - light ceramic tiles with industry
physical and chemical properties of thin slabs with thestandards, the product has a law and officially
ordinary ceramic tiles is not much difference, you canbecame a new type of ceramic tile.
replace all of the common ceramic tile products,