IPS-Trend Partnership

IPS Ceramics and Tianjin Trend Joint Factory

IPS-Trend Partnership

The partnership between IPS Ceramics & Trend was established in 2010 for manufacturing, technology and sales. Both companies are internationally renowned specialists in the field of high-temperature ceramics.

Trend have been manufacturing cordierite products since 1998. After relocating to a new increased capacity purpose-built factory in Tianjin in 2018, IPS-Trend are now one of the largest producers of cordierite kiln furniture systems in the world.

This factory possesses a full range of world-class equipment for the testing of chemical, physical, high-temperature, mineralogical and microstructural properties of refractory and ceramic materials. It has a dedicated R&D team who are responsible for constantly advancing product development.

IPS-Trend’s international management and operations teams boast a strong technical background, a great aptitude for change, and a deep understanding of the nature of refractory ceramics and their respective markets. IPS Ceramics’ Operations Director Ian Wright, together with Catherine Lv (our Asia Commercial Coordinator), are based at the Tianjin manufacturing plant.

IPS-Trend already produce a wide range of different shapes (probably the largest range of cordierite / mullite products in the world), manufactured by hydraulic dust pressing, extrusion, casting, roller pressing and hand making.

We supply to all the major industries that require high performance refractory products, including:

  • Tableware / Sanitaryware
  • EV Battery Industry
  • Technical / Electronic Ceramics
  • Powder Metallurgy
  • Glass Industry
  • Bread / Pizza Oven
  • High-Performance Cast Products
  • Heavy Clay
  • Ceramic Tile