Ceramics are completely resistant to extremely corrosive environments, which has made it possible for the chemical industry to equip itself with microreactors or micro-exchangers that are especially resistant under extreme conditions.

Pumps and compressors operating in very aggressive environments like petroleum, chemistry or deep gases also utilize ceramic parts, for applications at ambient temperature at high temperatures.

Thermoforming technologies are also increasingly using roller or cylinder-type tools made of advanced ceramics for dimensions of several tens of centimetres. The rolling industry uses silicium carbide or titanium nitride parts, as does the glass industry, in applications intended for precision moulding of parts.

Industries that process metals or alloys at very high temperatures (aluminium and copper alloys, cast iron, superalloys and special steels) consume refractory advanced ceramic materials that have both good chemical resistance at high temperatures and interesting mechanical properties.
Initially confined to making bricks and parts for thermal ovens, refractory advanced ceramics are not commonly used for filtering melted metals by creating porous beehive-type structures in cordierite or zirconia-mullite.