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Vulcan Refractories Opens a Spain Office

On the 1 December 2024, Vulcan Refractories opened its new Sales Office in Spain. This expansion marks an important step as Vulcan Refractories Ltd establishes a presence in Spain, with the...

UNITECR 2025 Executive Team Announcement

UNITECR 2025 regrets to announce that its President, Mauro Cueva, has had to step aside from his role at the organization due to a recent health issue. Daniel Llaguno, CEO...

Winners of the Poster-Award at ICR 2024 in Aachen

The 66th International Colloquium on Refractories (ICR) conference in Aachen / DE aims to present young talents of the community. The poster comptetion comprises oft he poster presentation itself and...

15th FREIBERG REFRACTORY FORUM: Decarbonization and Recycling Strategies of the Refractory Industry

The opening at “Alte Mensa” in Freiberg/DE will be at 10 am on 11th Dec. 2024 together with the meeting of the DGM/DKG Technical Committee „Refractories“ headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing....

Refractories Global Market Report 2024

The refractories market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from USD 27,64 billion in 2023 to USD 28,83 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth...

High-calibre Framework Programme at Glasstec 2024

The glasstec conference 2024 forms the backbone of the trade fair’s extensive lecture programme. On three stages talks by international experts, exhibitors, representatives from the glazier trade and representatives from science, research...

INTOCAST Announced a Major Investment for a Refractory Production Site in Tennessee

Ratingen (Germany) and Huntingdon, Tennessee (USA) – INTOCAST AG announced in March the construction of a new, state-of-the-art production manufacture of MgO-C refractories and materials specifically for the American market....

Steel Meets Refractory: The 8th Industry Dialogue between the Steel Industry and Refractories Producers

Under the aegis of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the steel and refractories industries are meeting for an inter-industry dialogue...

IMFORMED: Mineral Recycling Forum 2024 in Dubrovnik/HR, 22–24 April

As the minerals industry strives towards sustainable development in the 2020ies, the recycling of waste products – whether from mine tailings or industrial waste – to generate Secondary Raw Materials...

IMFORMED Forum on Raw Materials

The XII European Congress of Refractory Raw Materials, Machinery and Installation will be held at the Meliá Lebreros, Seville/ES, 13–14 March 2024. Co-organised by ANFRE, Spain (National Association of Manufacturers...