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

June 2008 Crude Steel Production

18 Jul 2008 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) was 118.8 million metric tons (mmt) in June. This is 5.9% higher than the same month last year. Total world crude steel production was 696 mmt in the first half of 2008, a 5.7% increase over the same period in 2007. In the first six months of 2008, China produced 263.2 mmt of crude steel, an increase of 9.6% compared to the same period in 2007. China’s crude steel production for June 2008 was 46.9 mmt, an increase of 10.2% on June 2007. Overall, Asia produced 68.3 mmt of crude steel in June 2008 compared to 62.8 mmt in June 2007, an 8.7% increase in crude steel production.

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

Almatis' Global Product Concept for Calcined and Reactive Aluminas

At UNITECR '07 in Dresden, Germany Almatis presented their Global Product Concept for manufacturing products to a unified set of specifications at its plants around the world. The paper presentaion, "Global Product Concept for Calcined and Reactive Aluminas and the Harmonization of Particle Size Measurement", reports on this global implementation for ensuring identical product properties at all regions' plants.

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