ECP - Ecoceramics and Crystal of Portugal

The Agenda "EcoCerâmica e Cristal de Portugal" is assumed as an integrative and transversal proposal for the Ceramics and Crystal sectors, oriented to their critical factors of competitiveness and aiming at an improvement of the international positioning. It is structured around six strategic pillars, namely: energy transition; Decarbonisation; Circularity; digital transition; training and capacity building; and promotion and dissemination.
This Agenda, led by Vista Alegre Atlantis, involves 30 partners representing the value chain, including three business associations, 17 business entities and eight entities of the national scientific and technological system.
The Agenda "EcoCerâmica e Cristal de Portugal" is one of the 22 "Mobilizing Agendas and Green Agendas for Business Innovation" funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).

TYPE OF INVESTMENT: 
Green Agendas/Alliances for Business Innovation

ENTITIES: 

1. VISTA ALEGRE ATLANTIS, S.A.; 
2. APICER – ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DAS INDÚSTRIAS DE CERÂMICA E DE CRISTALARIA; 
3. CRISAL – CRISTALARIA AUTOMÁTICA S.A.; 
4. CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DA CERAMICA E DO VIDRO (CTCV); 
5. INEGI – INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIA E INOVAÇÃO EM ENGENHARIA MECÂNICA E ENGENHARIA; 
6. INOV – INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES INOVAÇÃO; 
7. IPL - INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA; 
8. ISQ - INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE; 
9. MATCERÂMICA – FABRICO DE LOUÇA S.A.; 
10. MOTAMINERAL, MINERAIS INDUSTRIAIS S.A.; 
11. MOTA PASTAS CERÂMICAS S.A.; 
12. MOTA II SOLUÇÕES CERÂMICAS, S.A.;
13. PRIMUS CERAMICS, S.A.;
14. REVIGRES - INDUSTRIA DE REVESTIMENTOS DE GRES LDA;
15. SANINDUSA, INDÚSTRIA DE SANITÁRIOS S.A.;
16. UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO;
17. FAIANÇAS ARTISTICAS BORDALO PINHEIRO, S.A.;
18. RIA STONE, FÁBRICA DE LOUÇA DE MESA EM GRÉS, S.A.;
19. CERUTIL – CERÂMICAS UTILITÁRIAS S.A.;
20. ASSOCIAÇÃO PARA O PÓLO DAS TECNOLOGIAS DE INFORMAÇÃO, COMUNICAÇÃO E ELECTRÓNICA – TICE.PT; 
21. INDUZIR – INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE EQUIPAMENTOS LDA; 
22. INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO; 
23. VIATEL – TECNOLOGIA DE COMUNICAÇÕES S.A; 
24. MICROPROCESSADOR-SISTEMAS DIGITAIS, S.A.;
25. PRF – GÁS, TECNOLOGIA E CONSTRUÇÃO, S.A.;
26. ASSOCIAÇÃO INDUSTRIAL PORTUGUESA – CÂMARA DE COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA (AIP-CCI);
27. ASSOCIAÇÃO C.C.G. / ZGDV – CENTRO DE COMPUTAÇÃO GRÁFICA;
28. FNWAY-CONSULTING, LDA; 
29. METALCERTIMA – INDÚSTRIA METALOMECÂNICA S.A.; 
30. VISABEIRA INVESTIGAÇÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO, S.A.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 
Integrative and transversal proposal for the Ceramics and Crystal Manufacturing sectors, oriented to their critical factors of competitiveness and aiming at an improvement of the international positioning. 
With a focus on 4 core thematic areas – energy sustainability, circular economy and industrial symbioses, digital transition and capacity building – it invests in the development of new products, processes and services of high added value, based on new models of cross-sectoral industrial organization, thus ensuring a progression in the international value chain and focus on activities of greater added value.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 
Increase the competitiveness of the national Ceramics and Crystal Industry, based on factors of innovation, differentiation and a strong collaborative dynamic and investment in innovation along the various segments of the value chain of the sector, supported by the improvement of the qualification of its assets.

RESULTS:
Products, processes and services (PPS) resulting from the project: 

1. Conversion of existing furnaces (GN/H2); 
2. Conversion of existing GN distribution infrastructure to GN/H2; 
3. Roller Oven; 
4. Decision support tool for the implementation of heat recovery projects; 
5. Service and technologies for the conversion of systems to promote process decarbonization; 
6. Industrial Parks Monitoring Service using non-intrusive methodologies; 
7. Centralized Logistics Service for waste collection and recovery; 
8. ECOBLEND GP – New Raw Material for Eco-sustainable Ceramic Pulp for Flooring;
9. REVVER – New Ceramic Paste for Eco-sustainable Coating:
10. GRESVER – New Ceramic Paste for Table Ware in eco-sustainable stoneware;
11. Glass with higher incorporation rate of hull and other by-products for glass production;
12. New Eco-Sustainable Ceramic Paste for Soft Porcelain Table Tableware; 
13. New Eco-Sustainable Ceramic Paste for Table Ware in Stoneware
14. New Eco-Sustainable Ceramic Paste for porcelain stoneware flooring; 
15. New Eco-Sustainable Ceramic Paste for Sanitary Ware in Vitreous China;
16. New production process for low temperature sintering; 
17. Soft Porcelain Table Tableware with Innovative Paste LOFT Porcelain for Sintering at Reduced Temperature;
18. LOFT Stoneware Tableware with Innovative Stoneware Paste for Reduced Temperature Sintering; 
19. Porcelain Stoneware Flooring with Innovative Paste LOFT Tile for Reduced Temperature Sintering;
20. Sanitary Ware with Innovative Eco-Sustainable Paste;
21. New glossy glazing for eco-sustainable sanitary ware adapted to reduced temperature;
22. New opaque glazing for eco-sustainable sanitary ware adapted to reduced temperature;
23. National BIM content platform for the Ceramics Industry; 
24. Digital warehouses of ceramic molds and mothers;
25. Digital production system of models and mothers of ceramic products;
26. Traceability system for ceramic products;
27. Data integrator platform of the production chain of the ceramic industry;
28. Interoperability Platform; 
29. New cross-cutting services; 
30. Online Waste Resource Center Platform;
31. Waste Resource Management Services;
32. Digital Training Academy for the Ceramics and Glass sectors; 
33. ECOSAN – New Ceramic Paste for Sanitary Ware in eco-sustainable stoneware.