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Action area

Climate

Active climate protection

:

Reduction of carbon emissions i

n

the

firing process

Duravit is taking a wide range of measures to prepare fo

r

climate-neutral ceramic manufacturing in the

field of kilns.

Carbon neutral manufacturin

g

in Canada

The foundation stone for the construction of a new

production facility in Matane, Canada, was laid in July

2023. Starting in 2025, large sanitary ceramic items suc

h

as toilets and washbasins for the North American market

will be manufactured in a building covering of 35,000 m2

.

The new electric kiln will be operated entirely using gree

n

electricity. As we will also source raw materials locally

,

plus the logistics routes to our customers in North Americ

a

will be significantly shorter, our carbon footprint can b

e

substantially reduced at these points.