A company in the vanguard has to think Green and act responsibly to minimize its environmental impact, making sustainable products and helping the consumer make informed purchasing choices.


To boost the sustainability of its products, Marca Corona invests daily in new, cutting-edge technologies and pays the closest possible attention to recycling and saving energy.
Saving energy and recycling for responsible growth


100%
of fired and unfired ceramic rejects recovered
Raw waste is recovered to prepare new tile bodies, thus guaranteeing a 20,000 tonnes reduction in the consumption of raw materials per year (630 truckloads). Fired ceramic is delivered to third companies for road foundations

100%
recyclable packages
Marca Corona applies separate waste collection to 98% of its waste, and uses exclusively recycled packaging, pallets compliant with the FAO ISPM 15 standards and FSC certified paper.

100%
of waste water recovered in-house
Marca Corona recovers 100% of its waste water, and uses 85% recycled water, amounting to over 75 mln litres a year.

92%
energy self-sufficiency
The cogeneration system installed in the factory allows Marca Corona to produce 92% of the energy it needs per year, thus also reducing CO2 emissions.

To cut consumption of energy resources, the thermal energy recovered from the firing kilns is re-used for new production cycles and to heat work areas. Marca Corona also undertakes to select raw materials from the quarries nearest the factories, in order to reduce the environmental impact and emissions caused by transport.
*All data refer to 2017
In 2020, Marca Corona was also one of the first companies in Italy to introduce packaging made of grass-based paper, an environmentally friendly, recyclable and biodegradable material deriving from natural grass. Grass is readily available in nature, has a short supply chain because it is harvested in ecological compensation areas close to the paper mills, and is processed with reduced environmental impact.
