27/04/2010 European Fibre Manufacturing Position Click here for PDF European Fibre Manufacturing Position Our plant is one of the largest manufacturing facilities for high temperature insulating fibre products. The principle products manufactured in Saint-Marcellin include the full range of Superwool® Fibres - the world's leading bio-soluble insulation material for high temperature applications and products including Pyrobloc® and our long-standing Refractory Ceramic Fibres - Cerablanket®, Cerachem® Pyrobloc® and Kaowool® products. Our Manufacturing Capabilities Thermal Ceramics is committed to implementing continuous improvements in all its production processes. Our dedicated team are constantly seeking to develop productivity, while at the same time creating a safer working environment. This is achieved with an on-going process improvement programme and the introduction of advanced process monitoring and control systems. Manufacturing Capacity over 20,000 tons per year Saint-Marcellin was recently awarded "Most Improved Facility 2009" based on operational excellence within the European Morgan Crucible Entities Saint-Marcellin is in compliance with new French regulations controlling exposure to dust introduced in 2009. New investments in environmental control have enabled RCF production to continue allowing Saint-Marcellin to satisfy all product demands from our customers Our People Our people are at the heart of our business, growth and future. Their skills, knowledge and expertise have been at the forefront of our site's success in being one of the leading technical fibre manufacturers in the world. We continue to encourage their input in the following aspects of our business: Health, Safety and Environment Customer Service and Logistics Cost Control Continuous Improvement Production Quality Control Maintenance People Development Our first WCM Pilot site Thermal Ceramics' WCM journey began in our Saint-Marcellin plant (near Lyon, France). We have started to work on cost efficiency and manufacturing capabilities by reducing our waste and losses to increase operational performance. We have a clear view of all the improvements to be effected and have defined action plans to be completely flexible and exceed our customers' expectations. Read more latest news