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Market Trends

Growth in the Refractories Industry

Multiple factors are expected to boost demand in the refractories market.

March 1, 2017

The total global production of refractories is expected to cross 55 million tons by 2020. The growth of end-user industries and increasing demand for high-performance furnaces have been driving the global market. Key end-user industries for refractories include iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, non-metallic minerals, and non-metallic materials such as glass. However, due to increasing equipment efficiencies, overall consumption of refractories has been declining.

$Preparation and Characterization of Lightweight Diatomite-Clay Refractories$

Preparation and Characterization of Lightweight Diatomite-Clay Refractories

This work aims to partly replace Aswan ball clay with Egyptian diatomite in order to improve properties and decrease costs.

S.B. Hanna S.S. Ibrahim M.M.S. Wahsh T.S. Mansour E.A. Saad

October 1, 2015

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Formed by the accumulation of the outer shells of algae, diatomite is a siliceous sedimentary rock that is considered a cheap source of silica (SiO2.2H2O and crystalline silica).

$Market Trends: U.S. Refractories Demand to Slow$

Market Trends: U.S. Refractories Demand to Slow

Despite sluggish overall demand, the market for advanced refractories will provide some opportunities.

September 1, 2015

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Demand for refractories in the U.S. is forecast to increase 3.3% per year through 2019 to $3.1 billion, representing a deceleration from robust 2009-2014 gains as iron and steel production in the U.S. slows.

Ceramic Fiber Continues to Dominate High-Temperature Insulation Market

July 10, 2015

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The global high-temperature insulation market is expected to reach $5.14 billion by 2020.

MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS: HD Series Insulating Fire Brick

June 24, 2015

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Morgan Advanced Materials has added a new type of insulating fire brick (IFB), the JM™-HD (high-density) series, to its range.

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ANH Refractories Becomes HarbisonWalker International

January 19, 2015

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One of the world’s leading refractories materials and services providers, ANH Refractories Co., recently announced the decision to rebrand itself under the new name of HarbisonWalker International (HWI), effective immediately.

MANTEC TECHNICAL CERAMICS: Insulating Firebrick

October 17, 2014

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Mantec Technical Ceramics chose this year’s Tecnargilla exhibition as the venue to launch its brand new Ultralite™ insulating firebrick (UIFB).

$China refractories materials decline$

China Sees Decline in Refractories Materials Production, Exports

The country is promoting the development of high-quality, energy-efficient unshaped refractories.

April 1, 2014

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The country is promoting the development of high-quality, energy-efficient unshaped refractories.

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HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES CO.: Refractories App

March 25, 2014

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The new ANH calculator app from this company is now available through the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPad, as well as Google Play for Android users.