The US Annual Refractories Meeting, was held at the customary venue, adjancent to the St. Louis, Missouri airport, on 30-31 March 2016. The weather was good and there were blossoms on the Spring trees – and there was no snow. The attendance was 208 this year, compared with 203 in 2015 and 210 (record) …

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Refractories World Forum regularly reviews refractories development, production and use under ther banner of «Hot Topics» within which the large scale incineration of industrial wastes certainly has to feature. It is not only an application which involves the use of generally higher temperatures than those found in MSW (municipal solid waste) incineration but is also …

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  Production costs for smelters are highly dependent on the global economic environment, which affects oil prices, and the prices of other commodities, including those that create smelters’ input costs. For instance, during the global economic crisis in 2009, production costs for aluminium smelters decreased between 30 and 40% compared to the record high costs …

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El pasado 4 de octubre tuvieron lugar en la sede de ANFRE en Madrid la Junta Directiva y las reuniones del Comité Técnico y el Comité de Montadores. Como en ocasiones anteriores los asociados de ANFRE no nos han decepcionado y han hecho un hueco en sus apretadas agendas para poder asistir a dichas reuniones, …

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Demand for thecnical ceramics has remained relatively stable over the last few years, but increasingly detailed customer specifications for these materials mean thar manufacturers are having to become more flecible in their product designs. Kasia Patel, North American Editor, examines some of the new developments in manufacturing techniques. More information. Download .PDF