MUMBAI: Two global steel giants — ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel — are teaming up to jointly bid for bankrupt Essar Steel BSE 0.41 %, said two senior executives who did not want to be named. The asset is expected to go under the hammer in the second week of February. ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel had …

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Better mining policy is the need of the hour to encourage the segment, says Chairman, IREFCON NEW DELHI, MARCH 11 Considered to be a ‘dying industry’ till recently, domestic refractory makers are suddenly finding their place under the sun, thanks to the spurt in prices of Chinese imports. Earlier, apart from finished products, nearly 40 …

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REUNIONES JUNIO OVIEDO HOTEL AYRE OVIEDO.   Martes 12 de Junio de 2018: 16.00 Reunión Comité Técnico (Solo asociados) 16.00 Reunión Comité Montadores (Solo asociados) 18.00 Coffee Break (Solo asociados) 18.30 Junta Directiva (Solo asociados) 21.00 Salida Hall Hotel para Cena apertura Congreso en el Real Club de Tenis Miércoles 13 de Junio de 2018: …

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If ever there was a time to acknowledge and try to understand the significant influence of Chinese policies on refractory mineral supply to western markets that time is now. The upshot is thar 2017 will be remembered as the «Year of the Perfect», or perhaps… «Imperfect Storm» – depending on whether one is a Western …

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The exact knowledge of the material properties of refractories in the region of their, usual very high, application temperatures is the key to their successful application as well as to the development of new refractory materials. A particularly important question is the behaviour of a refractory against thermal shock and thermal cycling. While many techniques …

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