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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...

Schunk Group Acquires ESK-SIC

The Schunk Group (Germany) has fully acquired the raw material manufacturer ESK-SIC with effective date 1 January 2025. With this acquisition, Schunk is expanding its product portfolio to include the...

Refratechnik and RATH Form Technology Alliance

The two refractory manufacturers Refratechnik/DE and RATH/ATwill cooperate in the development and production of refractory products for glass melting plants in the glass industry. As part of the technology alliance,...

Gouda Refractories: Growth Strategy with a Focus on Speciality Business and Innovation

The long history of Gouda Refractories in Gouda/NL goes back to 1901. Meanwhile Gouda Refractories has become part of the Gouda Refractories Group (refractory design and manufacturing, including service companies)...

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...

ALUMINIUM 2024: Optimism and Confidence in the Global Aluminium Industry

Current major challenges, but even greater prospects for the future: Aluminium continues to be a key enabler across a variety of industries. The positive sentiment in the international aluminium industry...

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....

Sinosteel E&T and Tenova have Successfully Completed the Performance Test for the ENERGIRON DRI Plant at the Baosteel Zhanjiang Site

The sustainable hydrogen-based 1 000 000 t/a ENERGIRON Direct Reduction (DR) plant demonstrated the nominal production of DRI, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and marking a significant step in the green steel industry....

Eirich is Investing EUR 5,5 Million in the Construction of an Ultramodern Production Building

With the construction of a new production building at its Hardheim plant, Eirich/DE is sending a clear signal for the future of its German site and the continuous development of...