Almatis Premium Alumina for Refractory Applications


Innovative Refractory Solutions

Challenge: What are the benefits of reactive alumina and how do I select the appropriate reactive alumina to upgrade refractory performance?

Solution: Reactive aluminas are key components and performance enhancers for modern refractory formulations, both castables and bricks. They have a major impact on water demand and rheological properties of castables and on the strength, porosity, and slag and wear resistance of the refractories.
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Global Steel Production

Dezember 2011- Crude Steel Production

23 January 2012 - World crude steel production reached 1,527 megatonnes (Mt) for the year of 2011. This is an increase of 6.8% compared to 2010 and is a record for global crude steel production.
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Customer Events

Changxin Customer Seminar

The 4th Almatis Technical Seminar on Refractories for south Zhejiang provinces was held in Changxin, Zhejiang. Over 80 participants from near 50 companies enjoyed the informative presentations made by Almatis' Asia Pacific Commercial and Technical managers, along with Almatis' regional distributor and the Changxin Refractory Association secretary.
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Technical Papers

At the Refractories Conference in Aachen Almatis gave a technical presentation on the BSA 96 - a new sintered aggregate.

BSA 96 is a new synthetic dense aggregate with 96 % Al2O3. It is produced by a sinter process and provides the same homogeneous product properties which are well known for other established sintered aggregates such as tabular alumina and sintered spinel.