Iran registers significant steel output increase 2018-06-14

Jun. 13, 2018 - Iran’s crude steel output registered significant rise in the first four months of 2018, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. Based on World Steel Association (worldsteel) monthly production statistics for crude steel in the first four months of 2018, Iran has produced 8 million 127 thousand tons of crude steel, up 27.6 percent c…

European Centre for Refractories to host International Colloquium on Refrac… 2018-06-14

Jun. 12, 2018 - The European Centre for Refractories is organizing its International Colloquium on Refractories, September 26–27, 2018, at Eurogress Aachen, Aachen, Germany. The topic is “Refractories enabling high-temperaturetechnologies.” For detailed information, please visit http://ecref.eu/index.php?id=kolloquium&L=1.

Top 10 Countries for Magnesite Mining 2018-06-13

Jun. 13, 2018 - Magnesium, a key industrial metal, can be recovered from a range of different host materials, with magnesite being just one key source of magnesium compounds. Other sources of magnesium compounds include deposits of dolomite, forsterite and brucite, as well as magnesia-bearing brines and even seawater. The US Geological Survey estimates…

China invested USD 5 billion in Iran mining sector 2018-06-13

Jun. 11, 2018 - China has financed $5 billion of projects' cost in Iran’s mining industry sector, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mehdi Karbasian said. "Around $5 billion of China’s total finance of $20 billion in Iran has been allocated to the country’s mining sector," Karbasian said on June 8 addressing China Investment Conference 2018 underway in Beijin…

Limited criteria for refractory's energy consumption of unit product are ab… 2018-06-12

Jun. 12, 2018 - According to No. 31 document issued by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2018, four limited criteria for energy consumption of refractory unit product are about to be drafted in China within 2019. China refractory industry association participates in all these four. Details are as follows. Serial number …

Training course on Refractories Comprehensive Knowledge rounded off in Hena… 2018-06-11

Jun. 11, 2018 - Training on refractories comprehensive knowledge held in Jiaozuo, China was perfectly finished in Jun. 9. In this training, hundreds of learners at home attended listening to courses of leaders and professors from China refractory industry association, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou University, Henan University of Scienc…

New round of pollution inspections begins in China 2018-06-11

Jun. 11, 2018 - The country's top environmental watchdog will dispatch about 18,000 law enforcement officers to conduct air pollution control inspections in three key areas starting on Monday. Last year, the Ministry of Environmental Protection－which has since been incorporated into the Ministry of Ecology and Environment－sent 5,600 law enforcement officers to 28 major cit…

Output of China Key Refractories Enterprises in Jan.-Apr., 2018 2018-06-08

No. Company Apr. Output (Ton) YoY Growth Jan.-Apr. Output (Ton) YoY Growth 2018 2017 Qty Rate (±%) …

Global silicafumes market is expected to reach 282 million USD by 2023 2018-06-08

Jun. 08, 2018 - The global Silicafumes market is valued at 222.27 million USD in 2016 and is expected to reach 281.78 million USD by the end of 2023, growing at a CAGR of 3.45% between 2016 and 2023, with the demand support from industries like Concrete, Refractory and so on. The major players in global Silicafumes market include Ferroglobe, Elkem(Blue Star), Erdos Metal…

Profits of China's cement industry hit monthly high in April 2018-06-07

Jun. 6, 2018 - China's cement industry in April saw profits hit a record monthly high due to tight supply, industry data showed. Profits in the cement industry totaled 14.7 billion yuan (about $2.3 billion) in April, according to the China Cement Association. In the first four months of the year, profits reached 33.7 billion yuan, up 220 percent year-on-year. …

Magnesite resource integration plan was discussed in Haicheng, China 2018-06-06

Jun. 4, 2018 - According to comprehensive working requirement set by Anshan municipal party committee and municipal government under the guidance of central environmental protection supervision team, Haicheng municipal government recently formulated an implementation plan for magnesite resource integration. 1. Current situation of magnesite and miners The proven magnesit…

Top legislator inspects air pollution control in Inner Mongolia 2018-06-06

Jun. 6, 2018 - China's top legislator Li Zhanshu called for strict enforcement of the Air Pollution Control Law to ensure "blue sky with white clouds" for the people during an inspection tour in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from June 2 to 5. Li, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political …

China output and import & export of refractories in Q1 2018 2018-06-04

1. Output of China refractory products In the first quarter of 2018, China output of refractory products rose 11.08% YoY and reached 4,758 thousand tons, according to the statistics of the Association of China Refractories Industry (ACRI). Among the total output, dense shaped refractory products were yielded 2,979.2 thousand tons, nudging up 8.52% YoY; output of insulating refract…

Top 10 countries of origin for world bauxite output in 2017 2018-06-01

Rank Country Output (thousand tons) 1 Australia 83,000 2 China 65,000 …

China output of refractories in Hebei decreased in Jan. - Apr. 2018 2018-05-31

May 31, 2018 – China output of refractories in Hebei was 37,500 tonsin April, up by 5.78% month on month and by 48.13% yoy. From January to April, the total output was 152,500 tons, down by 23.56% yoy. Output in January was up to 45,800 tons, shooting up by 172.54% yoy; while output fell slightly in February, but rose by 107.27% yoy. Although output fell in March an…