Responsability
Flaminia, an Industry 4.0 company that measures and reduces its impact
For us, innovation is not limited to the product and to research aimed at the continuous improvement of its design: it is also an essential part of how we produce. Improving means increasing efficiency, making work easier and assessing the environmental consequences of every choice.
Particular attention is paid to reducing the environmental impact of our production processes. All stages of product development are still carried out in-house, in the Civita Castellana district, and are therefore directly managed and controlled.
The development undertaken in recent years has led to the installation of a photovoltaic system that produces approximately 887,000 kWh per year, equal to around 30% of the energy consumed by the company. According to our estimates, the system avoids the emission of approximately 338 tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere every year.
Attention to the environment has also guided the design of our new buildings. The new facilities were conceived to fit respectfully into the landscape of the Treia river valley.
The innovations introduced into the production process follow the principles of the circular economy: more than half of the water used in the process is treated and reused; unfired product scraps are fed back into new clay mixes; glaze residues from production are recovered and reused; part of the excess heat from the firing process is used to dry semi-finished products; fired waste material, once ground, is used in other sectors.
Over 90% of industrial waste is reused in other sectors instead of being sent to landfill.
THE CERTIFICATIONS
In 2005, Ceramica Flaminia achieved certification to ISO 14001, the technical standard of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on Environmental Management Systems (EMS), which defines the requirements of an environmental management system, aiming at the constant monitoring of a company’s impacts on the environment and their continuous mitigation.
During the course of 2023, Ceramica Flaminia acquired certification to ISO 5001, the technical standard of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on Energy Management Systems (EnMS), which sets out the requirements for creating, implementing, initiating, maintaining and improving an energy management system aimed at the constant monitoring of energy management, in any form, and the attainment of greater efficiency in energy use, with a special focus on a continuous increase in the use of renewable and carbon-free energy.
THE PRODUCTS
Water saving also involves Flaminia sanitary ware.
All the wcs in the catalogue comply with the European regulations in force for water consumption and drain with a quantity of less than 6 liters.
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