Fuel Switching Project in São Paulo state (Lara Ceramic)

Description: Lara ceramic facility is a small business located in Cachoeira Paulista, that produce red ceramic bricks and tiles for the construction market. To pursue a more sustainable form of business, Lara ceramic facility ceased the use of the heavy oil that negatively impacted the environment, especially the surrounding Atlantic Forrest and Cerrado biomes and switched to renewable biomass fuels, such as rice husks, sawdust, wood residues and wood chips.

Project Type:	Fuel Substitution
Location:	Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Quantity:	102,750 tonnes CO₂e total
Accounting period:	10 years
Operator:	Sustainable Carbon
Standard:	SOCIALCARBON + VCS
Supported by:	Sustainable Carbon (Brazil)
Entry created:	2nd March 2010
Last updated:	22nd July 2010

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Project Description Document (PDD): PDD - Lara Ceramic (link only)

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