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ICR® 2026 Call for Participation

The call for participation for ICR® 2026 is still open, inviting researchers and industry experts from across the global refractory community to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters. The...
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thyssenkrupp AG and Jindal International Steel Have Suspended Talks Regarding an Investment in thyssenkrupp Steel

thyssenkrupp AG/DE and Jindal Steel International/IN have mutually decided to pause discussions about the company acquiring a stake in thyssenkrupp Steel Europe. The original assumptions and prerequisites for a potential...
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Eirich Group Opens State-of-the-Art Innovation Center in Japan

The Eirich Group/DE continues to expand its worldwide technology and development network: In July 2026, Nippon Eirich will open the new Eirich Innovation Center Japan (EICJ) in Nagoya. The existing...
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A Milestone for Green Steel: SuSteelAG Consortium Achieves Hydrogen-based Ore Reduction on an Industrial Scale

In 2025, the international SuSteelAG consortium - led by Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)/DE - launched its mission to decarbonize steel production using hydrogen, including when working...
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Indian Ceramics Asia Rebrands as Ceramics India

Indian Ceramics Asia, India’s only B2B trade fair for the ceramics and brick industry, has been rebranded as Ceramics India, marking a strategic expansion of the platform at a time...
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Elkem Completes Silicones Division Sale to Bluestar and Redemption of Shares

In February 2026, Elkem ASA/NO announced an agreement to sell the majority of its silicone business unit to Bluestar. This was followed in March by the announcement of the resolutions...
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CREMER ERZKONTOR Establishes Joint Venture in China to Strengthen Global Raw Material Supply Chains

CREMER ERZKONTOR GmbH/DE announced the official opening of its joint venture, CREMER (Yingkou) Supply Chain Co., at Bayuquan Port in China. With this new venture, the company is further expanding...
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ArcelorMittal and EDF power solutions Deutschland Sign Contract for 25 MW Battery Storage Facility in Bremen

ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel producers, and EDF power solutions Deutschland, a leading provider of battery storage solutions, have signed a contract for the operation of a large-scale...
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Powder Processing and Technology, LLC Acquires the Business and Assets of Sunrock Ceramics, LLC

Sunrock Ceramics/US, a specialized manufacturer of high purity refractory ceramics, announced that it has been acquired by Powder Processing and Technology, LLC (PPT GROUP) based in Valparaiso, Indiana, a wholly...
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Martin Polczyk Appointed CEO of the COFERMIN Group

The Supervisory Board appointed Martin Polczyk as CEO of the COFERMIN Group/DE, effective January 2026. Over the past several years, Martin has played a key role in shaping COFERMIN from...
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