SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY

Sustainability begins

in the product.

Ceramics show their strength where conventional materials fail: in extreme heat, corrosive exhaust gases, and under the highest durability requirements. On this materials-science foundation, we develop high-performance solutions for exhaust gas purification, heat storage, and decarbonization.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE

Effective for the customer. Responsible at the site.

Unlike many industrial companies, Ceram Austria makes its most significant contribution to sustainability not alongside production but through it: SCR catalysts, honeycomb bodies, and ceramic heat storage media help operators reduce pollutants and use energy more efficiently.

We continue this commitment at our own site. In Frauental, we combine local value creation with low-emission energy: a large-scale photovoltaic system on the factory roofs supplies production directly on-site. This is complemented by a certified management system for quality, environment, energy, and occupational safety, which systematically ensures the responsible use of resources.

 

    • Our own rooftop photovoltaic system: Low-emission energy directly at the production site.
    • High vertical integration in one location: Short distances, less transport, more process control.
    • Certified environmental management (ISO 14001): Systematic control of environmental aspects.
    • Certified energy management (ISO 50001): Continuous improvement of energy efficiency.

OUR APPROACH

Responsibility on three levels.

Our responsibility ranges from the contribution of our products and our own site to our role as an employer and company.


Impact through the product

Our ceramic technologies reduce emissions and recover process heat. The greatest leverage for a cleaner industry lies in our customers' applications.


Responsibility at the site

This includes local value creation in Styria, in-house energy generation via a rooftop photovoltaic system, and certified environmental and energy management.


Responsibility as a company

This includes secure jobs, investments in the long-term future of the site, and a management system that firmly anchors occupational safety.

SAFETY AT THE SITE

Our company fire brigade: Protection that is not delegated.

Working with high-temperature processes and industrial plants entails a special responsibility for people and the site. Ceram Austria therefore has its own company fire brigade, which is ready for action around the clock and can act immediately in an emergency, without relying on external response times.

Our firefighters are company employees who train regularly and know the facility from daily operations. This combination of technical expertise and tactical firefighting training makes the decisive difference. It reflects a safety culture that does not stop at paper but is practiced every day.