Where is caroma made

Staff were told not to talk to the media, but there was no doubting the atmosphere of disappointment. The closure is part of a company-wide restructure as it sources platsics and vitreous china products from overseas suppliers.

In May the company sold its Caroma building, but retained a lease over the property which expires in Caroma has been a world leader in toilet cistern technology, boasting the first two-button flush toilet in However, because polyethylene softens with heat, the syringes had to be chemically sterilised prior to packaging, which made them expensive.

Millions were made for Australian and export markets. In , Caroma developed the first Dual Flush toilet which saved approx. In , the Caroma Cube 0. Water is our lifeblood. Conscious that we co-exist with the land, our products are designed with the vision of protecting the vital water resources of our country for the next generation.

As seen in the video, Australians such as Tracey Solomon and Garlone Moulin work tirelessly to conserve and sustain water supplies in the Burdekin area of Queensland to nurture and encourage the land. Five years of research, development and testing of the cistern and pan design were required to achieve effective flushing with minimal water use.

One Caroma factory makes vitreous china toilet pans and cisterns, the main raw material being clay. The moulds are complex, and the process takes several days, as the wet clay dries slowly and is then glazed and fired in a large kiln.

Another factory makes plastic cistern parts, plastic toilet seats, and some plastic cisterns. The processes used for making the plastic parts are injection moulding and compression moulding. For a detailed case study on how Caroma toilets are made and the importance of product quality see the Australia innovates website. The factories closed earlier this year but the article remains a fascinating insight into what is now Australian manufacturing history.

Very sad that we lost the industry here, but at least it provided employment here for so long. Wonderful to have some inventing done here. After they moved to polypropylene, did they keep using that kind of plastic for the cisterns before moving to vitreous china?

Blame the Australian consumer for putting price before National Pride! Not exactly a fashion statement ,are they? Despite what marketing people say! Do you invite all your friends over to admire your new crapper? I had 3 early Caroma dual-flush toilets installed in the new house we built in , still working fine.