Project Title| ePorcel – Investigação & Desenvolvimento de Novos Produtos de Porcelana Fina de Tableware

Project Code | CENTRO2030-FEDER-01167800

Main Goal | Investigação & Desenvolvimento de Novos Produtos de Porcelana Fina de Tableware com Desempenhos Disruptivos em Mitigação de Impactos Ambientais Adversos

Region of Implementation| Centro

Beneficiary Entities| Porcel – Ind. Portuguesa de Porcelanas, SA / Mota II Sol. Cerâmicas, SA / Univ. Aveiro

Start Date| 2025-01-01

Completion Date| 2027-12-31

Total Eligible Cost| 1 099 756,48 Euros

EU Financial Support| 763 379,69 Euros

Objectives, Activities, and Expected / Achieved Results

The ePorcel project aims to develop a fine porcelain tableware product with significantly minimized CO₂ emissions, supported by a sintering process with superior energy efficiency. These advances will enable unparalleled performance in the sector, fostering competitive differentiation and market sustainability.

In partnership with Mota II and the University of Aveiro, Porcel intends to achieve these goals through the following lines of action:

Transition from a gas-fired kiln to an electric kiln;

Reduce the firing temperature from 1400 °C to below 1300 °C, while maintaining the characteristic parameters and quality standards of porcelain.