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Refractories manufacturer RATH reduces CO2 emissions by 70% in silicon carbide production by converting its vacuum nitriding furnaces to electric operation

Refractories manufacturer RATH reduces CO2 emissions by 70% in silicon carbide production by converting its vacuum nitriding furnaces to electric operation

At the RATH plant in Krummnußbaum, Austria, two new vacuum nitriding furnaces, used exclusively to produce silicon carbide plates and bricks in a nitrogen atmosphere, are now being operated with electricity. The result: CO2 emissions are around 70 % lower than with...