China　was　positioned　as　the　world＇s　largest　producer　and　consumer　of　ceramic　tiles,　accounting　for　50%　of　tile　production　and　40%　of　tile　consumption　in　the　world　approximately.　Recently,　Chinese　ceramic　industry　has　increased　its　focus　on　environmental　issues　with　the　aim　of　protecting　natural　resources　and　reducing　pollutant　emission.　This　study　evaluated　and　compared　the　environmental　impacts　of　ceramic　tiles　produced　by　traditional　technology　and　cleaner　production　technology　using　life　cycle　assessment　methodology　with　＂cradle　to　gate＂　perspective.　The　results　showed　that　the　energy　consumptions　and　emissions　from　fuel　combustion　were　the　hotspots　of　the　environmental　impact　caused　by　tile　production.　The　drying　and　firing　processes　were　the　main　contributors　to　the　energy　consumption　at　the　ceramic　production　stage.　Moreover,　the　environmental　impact　reduction　potential　of　different　cleaner　production　technologies　was　elaborated　in　this　paper.　The　results　proved　that　applying　natural　gas　as　fuel　instead　of　coal　(producer　gas)　caused　less　damage　on　human　health　and　ecosystem　but　more　damage　on　the　resource.　The　dry-milling　process　has　potential　to　reduce　environmental　impacts　compared　with　wet-milling　process　in　all　midpoint　and　endpoint　indicators.　In　addition,　the　sensitivity　analysis　of　input　parameters,　transportation　distance　and　qualified　products　rate　was　conducted　to　identify　the　key　parameters　that　have　great　influence　on　the　results.　(C)　2020　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.