ALAFAR 2026: Save the Date – 27–29 October 2026 – Buenos Aires
The Latin American Association of Refractory Manufacturers (ALAFAR) is pleased to announce that the next congress of ALAFAR will take place 17–29 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event...
IREFCON 2026 Postponed to 2–4 November 2026
The initially announced date has been slightly amended, as it clashed with a popular festival in India. The organisers ask you kindly to update your agendas. The 16th India International...
Höganäs Borgestad Acquired Norsk Ildfast Gjenvinning
Höganäs Borgestad/Norway has entered into an agreement to acquire Norsk Ildfast Gjenvinning Drift AS, a company with over 30 years of experience in recycling refractory materials, based in Mo i...
Calderys Advances its Brand-new Facility in India with the Commissioning of the Basic Monolithics Line
Calderys announced in November the successful commissioning of the basic monolithics production line of its brand-new CAPES plant in Odisha, India. With the inclusion of this product in its expanding...
SHINAGAWA REFRA: Strategic Partnership with Sheffield Hi-Tech Refractories
SHINAGAWA REFRA/JP and Sheffield Hi-Tech Refractories/UK signed a term sheet to formalize a collaboration to work together and help the global steel industry achieve new levels of safety, performance, and...
Plibrico Company Appoints John Paul Surdo as President and CEO
The Plibrico Company/US announced in October the appointment of John Paul Surdo as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of longtime President and CEO Brad Taylor....
ArcelorMittal Prepares to Launch New Electrical Steels Production Line in France
The first three lines of ArcelorMittal France’s new electrical steel production unit, located at ArcelorMittal France’s industrial site in Mardyck, near Dunkirk, will be operational by the end of 2025....
Elkem Curtails Ferrosilicon Production in Norway and Iceland
Elkem ASA/NO has decided to partially curtail ferrosilicon production at the plants in Rana, Norway and in Iceland due to challenging market conditions. The curtailment may result in temporary layoffs...
Steel Mont-led Consortium Submits Proposal to Resume Steelmaking at Liberty Galati in Romania
A European consortium led by international trading company Steel Mont/DE has submitted a proposal to restart operations at the Liberty Galati steelworks in Romania. The proposal was submitted on September...
UNITECR 2025: Prof. Dr. Olaf Krause is a Distinguished Life Member
As a founding member of UNITECR (Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories), the trade association “Deutsche Feuerfest-Industrie e. V.” (DFFI) proposed Prof. Dr. Olaf Krause for election as a Distinguished...