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MIRECO: Secondary Refractory Raw Materials Platform in Europe
Together with Horn & Co. Group/DE, RHI Magnesita/AT launched in autumn 2022 MIRECO – a leading secondary refractory raw materials platform in Europe. The new team has also launched a new recycling centre in Austria. At the heart of MIRECO is the concept CERO (Continuous Economic Recycling Optimization) Waste, a customised concept that uses circular economy to enable the use of high-quality recycled raw materials and prevent expensive and environmentally harmful landfill as far as possible.
RHI Magnesita Announces to Acquire Leading Refractory Producer in China
RHI Magnesita/AT announced mid of January the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Jinan New Emei Industries Co. Ltd. (Jinan New Emei), a leading producer of refractories in China.
RHI Magnesita’ Acquired Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited
RHI Magnesita/AT announced early in January 2023 the completion of the acquisition of the Indian refractory business of Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited (DBRL) via a Share Swap Agreement. Consequently, Dalmia OCL Limited (DOCL), the Indian refractory business of DBRL, stands as a 100 % subsidiary of RHI Magnesita India Limited. DOCL is one of India’s leading refractory players and a long-term trusted partner to customers in the region.
Tandem Professorship at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences Master‘s Degree Refractory Engineering
The German refractory industry is a world leader in product quality and in the application areas of high-temperature processes. The processing of refractory materials is of particular importance. That is why the German refractory industry is supporting the establishment of a professorship Refractory Engineering“ as an industrial partner. Dr Amin El Gammal has been appointed on the tandem professorship.
Primetals Technologies Signed Agreement with RHI Magnesita to Develop a New Solution Specifically for Green Steelmaking
Primetals Technologies/GB and RHI Magnesita/AT have signed in November 2022 a cooperation contract to jointly develop a new technology for melting low grade Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) for green steelmaking.