A slide plate 10 for a slide 1 for Geldart group C materials with a longitudinal axis 2, an up-facing surface 11 for supporting the Geldart group C material, a lower surface 13, a front-side surface 12 and a rear-side surface 14 may have a significantly reduced slope if the slide plate 10 is made of a ceramic refractory, wherein the slide plate has a number of through holes 20 providing a fluid communication between fluid inlets 23 in the lower surface 13 and fluid outlets 21 in the up-facing surface 11.