Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
c32ead67-d688-4bdb-95a0-a5589cb0a2ea
Materials
Associated ID
cba41f6b-60e8-4c7c-9125-8c43d7a2b61a
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Description
This dataset is a market dataset representing the consumption market of the region. The dataset includes the transport of the product from the gate to the consumption end, and the transport service is calculated based on the transport situation of the product in the region. This dataset represents the average production of earthenware (E>10%) building ceramics in China. The dataset considers the raw material acquisition and input, energy supply, and related emissions and process waste in the core manufacturing processes such as grinding and batching, press forming, body drying, decoration (such as glazing and printing), and high-temperature firing, as well as the energy and auxiliary processes such as fuel preparation and waste treatment. It does not include data on product packaging, production equipment manufacturing, plant and other infrastructure construction. The data is mainly based on publicly available production materials of industry enterprises, and key parameters such as unit energy consumption have been corrected in accordance with relevant industry standards.
Activity Description
The system boundary covers core manufacturing processes such as raw material ball milling and homogenization, spray granulation, press molding, body drying, decoration (such as glazing, printing, inkjet printing), high-temperature firing and cold processing, as well as energy-auxiliary processes such as related fuel preparation, energy input, and waste treatment in the factory, excluding product packaging.
Process Description
Architectural ceramics are ceramic products used in buildings and structures, serving functions such as decoration, construction, and protection. Plate-like or block-like architectural ceramic products manufactured mainly from clay, feldspar, and quartz for covering walls and floors can be classified according to water absorption (E) into porcelain (E≤0.5%), porcelain stoneware (0.5%<E≤3%), fine stoneware (3%<E≤6%), stoneware (6%<E≤10%), and earthenware (E>10%).
Time period
2013
2026
Geography
China,Tianjin
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The spray granulation-dry pressing molding-roller kiln firing process is the mainstream continuous production route in China's architectural ceramic tile industry, covering key manufacturing links such as granulation, pressing and rapid high-temperature firing.