For anyone who really wishes to start at the very beginning, the story of the formation, discovery and exploitation of aluminosilicate clay minerals, which originally formed the basis for the start of the early refractories industry goes back an incredibly long way in time.
In Vietnam, the demand for products such as cement, glass or chemical fertilizers is constantly growing. The demand for energy, covered by oil and coal, is also rising. In many production processes, there are process stages that run at high temperatures.
This report is a review of the development of the refractories industry in the British Isles which for the purposes of this paper includes both the north and south of Ireland geologically if not polit ically and covers mainly the last 300 years with a summary of the current situation and future possible developments.
RHI Magnesita gave end of March its 2018 full year results for the year ended 31 December 2018.
JSW Steel Limited, flagship company of the JSW Group (JSW/IN), and Duferco International Trading Holding S.A. (DITH/CH) have again aligned their strategic goals in a landmark USD 700 million 5-year Advance Payment and Supply Agreement (APSA) executed end of February 2019.
In March 2019, the magnesium producers TIMAB MAGNESIUM/FR and NEDMAG/NL have announced a strategic partnership for development and commercialization of magnesium hydroxide in marine gas scrubber systems.
The “Global Bauxite Refractory Market Outlook 2018–2025” report is designed by detailed investigation procedure to collect all the necessary data on the global bauxite refractory market.
The Award of the American Ceramic Society “Alfred W. Allen Award 2018” was presented on 28 March 2019 in St Louis/US to Prof. Jacques Poirier, Polytech. Orleans/FR, together with Associate Prof. Emmanuel de Bilbao, IUT Mechanical Engineering – University of Orleans for the best article published in 2017–2018.
The catalytic decomposition of carbon monoxide via the reverse Boudouard reaction in the presence of a mixture of CO–H2 gas produces a solid sp2 carbon deposit, which has deleterious effects on refractory materials.
Refratechnik is a globally positioned group of companies and employs 1500 people at 25 sites. Dr Rainer Gaebel (RG), Managing Director at Refratechnik Holding for sales as well as research and development, was happy to explain the company’s growth strategy and the measures necessary in this context.