Cases of Damage to Refractory Linings and Ways to Avoid Them New methods and the exchange of experience on reconditioning refractory linings in the event of their damage were the focus of the programme. A lot of scope was consciously given for the important technical exchange between attendees. The venue of the symposium, Tivoli, provided …

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Alkali resistance of refractories plays a role wherever alkali loaded gases or dusts have the chance to be deposited in the structure and to react with the refractory material, e.g. dust chambers or combustion chambers.

En esta ocasión nos centramos, entre otros, en la traducción del libro “Refractory Engineering”, tema del que  llevamos unas cuantas reuniones hablando y que parece que finalmente se va a va a llevar a cabo, debido a la importante que creemos que tiene disponer del libro en Castellano. Otro de los temas que se confirmó …

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Imports for the mineral increased in both China and Guyana due to demand from steelmaking end-markets improving, boosting demand for refractory products. Imports of refractory-grade calcined bauxite in the US increased almost 50% last year against 2016 volumes due to the improvement in the refractories sector following growth in steel output, according to customs data …

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ALAFAR (The Latin-American Association of Refractory Manufacturers) hosted the 15th UNITECR, which took place at the Centro Parque International Conference Center in Santiago de Chile from 26-29 September 2017.