Estrategias del ciclo de vida en el sector cerámico

Abstract

In this work, three environmental challenges have been identified which, in the doctoral candidate's opinion, will be decisive for the stability of the ceramic tile sector in Europe if adequate strategies are not addressed. Specifically, the challenges identified are: i) to efficiently communicate the environmental characteristics of tiles; ii) to gather some environmental arguments to increase their competitiveness; iii) to establish measures to mitigate climate change. In order to address each of these challenges, strategies have been defined and tools have been developed relating to the life cycle of ceramic tiles. It is confirmed that it is possible to apply Life Cycle Assessment in the ceramic tile sector to tackle the aforementioned challenges through the evaluation of legislative, technological and innovation trends and prospects in a rigorous, representative and consistent manner. Moreover, the developed tools have In addition, the tools have been made available to companies so that they can analyse their positioning and assess their products in the face of the different challenges exposed.