Calculate and Reduce Ceramic Manufacturing Carbon Emissions

Type readings from gas meters, power bills and forklift fuel logs into a guided inventory, with each kiln, spray dryer and press line as its own entry. See which one drives your total, while our team helps add the CO2 your clay releases in firing.

Scope 1 & 2 Covered

Monthly Kiln Readings

Every Plant and Line

GHG Metric dashboard of ceramic manufacturing carbon emissions: monthly Scope 1 and 2 trend, scope split and top sources

Monthly data entry screen to track tile plant CO2 emissions, with saved items like roller kiln 1 gas and spray dryer gas

GHG Metric locations view for ceramic manufacturing carbon emissions: 4 sites with Scope 1 and 2 totals

Scope 1 & 2 Covered

Monthly Kiln Readings

Every Plant and Line

QUICK ANSWER

What is the easiest way for a small ceramic plant to track its carbon emissions?

The easiest way for a small ceramic plant to track its carbon emissions is software that handles the calculations and keeps kilns, dryers and power apart. You list kiln and dryer gas, grid electricity and forklift fuel once, then type monthly quantities from meters and bills. GHG Metric suits tile and brick makers new to carbon tracking, with plain terms and GHG Protocol factors underneath.

Add your plant, then choose kiln and dryer fuels, grid electricity, forklifts and any cooling equipment.

Enter each month's gas in m³, power in kWh and LPG in kg from meters and bills.

GHG Metric applies GHG Protocol factors and places each activity under Scope 1 or Scope 2.

Open the dashboard, see which kiln or dryer leads the ranking, and work on that first.

Sound Familiar?

Why Ceramic Manufacturing Carbon Emissions Are Hard to Pin Down

Firing clay mixes fuel CO2 with raw material chemistry, and most plants measure gas at the fence, not at each kiln.

CO2 from the clay, not only the gas

Limestone and dolomite in the body break down in the kiln and release CO2 that no gas meter records. Getting it right depends on your raw material mix, not a generic table.

CO2 from the clay, not only the gas

Limestone and dolomite in the body break down in the kiln and release CO2 that no gas meter records. Getting it right depends on your raw material mix, not a generic table.

One gas meter feeding kilns and dryers

The roller kiln, spray dryer and drying chambers all draw from the same supply. When the bill shows one number, nobody can say which burner upgrade would save the most.

One gas meter feeding kilns and dryers

The roller kiln, spray dryer and drying chambers all draw from the same supply. When the bill shows one number, nobody can say which burner upgrade would save the most.

Kiln stops that break the spreadsheet

Maintenance shutdowns and slow seasons change firing every few months. In a shared spreadsheet, a skipped month looks the same as a stopped kiln until someone asks for the annual figure.

Kiln stops that break the spreadsheet

Maintenance shutdowns and slow seasons change firing every few months. In a shared spreadsheet, a skipped month looks the same as a stopped kiln until someone asks for the annual figure.

Distributors asking per square meter

Tile distributors and housebuilders want emissions per m² of tile or per thousand bricks, which means a full year of energy figures must be in place before you can divide.

Distributors asking per square meter

Tile distributors and housebuilders want emissions per m² of tile or per thousand bricks, which means a full year of energy figures must be in place before you can divide.

How It Works

How to Calculate Ceramic Manufacturing Carbon Emissions in Four Steps

You describe your plant in everyday terms, such as kilns, dryers, presses and forklifts, and GHG Metric sorts each activity into the right category behind the scenes.

Create your ceramic plant

Add the plant as a facility. A second tile line in another town, or a clay pit you operate, can follow whenever you need it.

Choose the cards that match your plant

Tick electricity and natural gas, LPG or fuel oil for kilns and dryers, cooling and refrigeration units, and vehicles like forklifts and wheel loaders. Our team joins to set up clay carbonate CO2.

Give each kiln and meter a name

Name recurring items once, such as "Roller kiln 1 natural gas" in m³ or "Press hall electricity" in kWh, and star them so they return next month.

Type the month's readings, see results

Enter quantities from meters, bills and fuel logs. The monthly chart, plant totals and largest-source ranking refresh as soon as you save.

Platform Features

Calculate, Track and Reduce Ceramic Manufacturing Carbon Emissions

Shaped around kilns, spray dryers and press lines, so tile, brick and sanitaryware plants see their real sources.

Calculate Ceramic Plant Emissions From Kilns, Dryers and Clay

Fuel and power are self-service: add natural gas and LPG for roller, tunnel or shuttle kilns, gas for spray dryers, electricity for ball mills, presses and glazing lines, and diesel for loaders. CO2 from limestone and dolomite in the body depends on your recipe, so GHG Metric's team helps set that item up with you instead of guessing a default.

Kiln and Dryer Fuels Self-Service

Carbonate CO2 Set Up With Help

Units as on Your Meters

Inventory setup in the GHG Metric ceramic kiln emissions calculator: roller kilns – natural gas and more

Saved items for easy monthly ceramic manufacturing carbon emissions entry: roller kiln 1 gas and spray dryer gas

Track Every Kiln With Easy Monthly Data Collection

Name a kiln or meter once, for example "Tunnel kiln natural gas" in m³, and the next month it is waiting with its unit, so you only type the new reading. A grid labels every month as completed, in progress, pending or overdue. With each kiln held as a separate item, you can watch its gas use and emissions month by month.

One Entry per Kiln per Month

Readings Keep Their Units

Spot Gaps Before Year End

Track Every Kiln With Easy Monthly Data Collection

One Entry per Kiln per Month

Readings Keep Their Units

Spot Gaps Before Year End

Track Every Kiln With Easy Monthly Data Collection

One Entry per Kiln per Month

Readings Keep Their Units

Spot Gaps Before Year End

Reduce Kiln Emissions by Starting With the Largest Source

Your six biggest activities appear in a ranked list with tCO₂e, share of the plant total and an arrow against last period. If the roller kilns carry almost half, burner tuning or kiln car insulation goes first; if the spray dryer is close behind, sending hot air from the kiln cooling zone to the dryer may be next.

See Each Kiln's Share of Total

Choose Burner or Dryer Projects

Check Arrows After Each Change

Biggest emission sources ranked to reduce kiln gas emissions, led by roller kilns – natural gas at 45%

Reduce Kiln Emissions by Starting With the Largest Source

See Each Kiln's Share of Total

Choose Burner or Dryer Projects

Check Arrows After Each Change

Reduce Kiln Emissions by Starting With the Largest Source

See Each Kiln's Share of Total

Choose Burner or Dryer Projects

Check Arrows After Each Change

Business Features

Report Ceramic Manufacturing Carbon Emissions to Buyers and Banks

Production managers and owners use the same plain screens, from the first kiln reading to the figures a distributor or lender asks for.

Emissions Dashboard

Monthly Scope 1 and 2 for the whole plant, with kiln gas and power side by side.

Specialist Onboarding

Our team helps set up carbonate CO2 from limestone and dolomite in your body mix.

Multiple Locations

Add a second tile plant or brickworks and view results per site and combined.

Reduction Targets

Set a target for kiln and dryer emissions and see monthly progress toward it.

GHG Protocol Calculations

Factors for kiln fuels, grid power and vehicle diesel, aligned with the GHG Protocol.

Multi-user Access

Kiln operators, maintenance and finance enter their own figures under role-based access.

By The Numbers

What GHG Metric Covers for a Ceramic Plant

Counts that describe how the tool is set up for kilns and clay, not figures from any plant.

5 emission areas for a ceramic plant: power, kiln fuels, vehicles, cooling, clay carbonates

6 kilns, dryers and other activities ranked by tCO₂e on your plant dashboard

2 scopes: kiln, dryer and clay CO2 in Scope 1, purchased electricity in Scope 2

Curious Which Kiln Weighs Most on Your Plant's Footprint?

Get on the list now and you'll hear from us as soon as you can name your kilns and dryers and compare their gas use month by month.

Use Cases

When Ceramic Plants Are Asked for Carbon Figures

Requests like these usually land on a production or export manager's desk with a short deadline.

Export manager

A tile exporter replies to a European distributor's questionnaire

A distributor needs Scope 1 and 2 figures from each tile supplier for its own supply-chain reporting. The export manager enters a year of kiln gas, dryer gas and power, clears the two pending months flagged on the grid, then shares the dashboard breakdown by source.

Owner

A brickworks owner prepares a loan for new kiln burners

The bank asks what the project will save before funding it. The owner shows that the tunnel kiln causes over half the plant total, sets a reduction target and, once the new burners run, points to the monthly progress against it.

Production manager

A sanitaryware plant compares two shuttle kilns

Shuttle kiln 2 seems to use more gas per firing. Because each kiln is its own named item, the production manager compares their monthly emissions side by side, sees the gap growing and schedules a burner and door seal check.

FAQ

Ceramic Manufacturing Carbon Emissions FAQ

Why should a ceramic plant track its carbon emissions?

Because tile distributors, housebuilders and banks now ask ceramic producers for Scope 1 and 2 figures, and kiln gas is a large running cost that moves with energy prices. Monthly tracking shows which kiln or dryer wastes fuel, so cutting emissions and cutting the gas bill become the same project. GHG Metric gives ceramic plants a simple way to start, even without an energy manager.