Production and Operation of Refractory Materials Industry in the First Half of 2016

Refractory materials production: From January to June, compared with the same period last year, the national refractory materials output was 10.5746 million tons, a decrease of 5.71%. Among them, the output of dense shaped refractory products was 6.9763 million tons, a decrease of 2.02%; the output of heat preservation and insulation refractory products was 0.2591 million tons, an increase of 15.09%; the output of unshaped refractory products was 3.3392 million tons, a decrease of 13.69%. Import and export trade of refractory raw materials: From January to June, the total import and export trade volume of refractory raw materials nationwide was US$1.377 billion, a decrease of 14.04% compared with the same period last year.

Luoyang City focuses on the development of high-performance refractory and advanced ceramic materials

Recently, Luoyang City issued the "Implementation Plan for Building a Modern Industrial System and Promoting the Development of the New Materials Industry." Luoyang City will fully leverage its resource advantages, industrial foundation advantages, and scientific research and innovation advantages, focusing on breakthroughs in key core technologies and cultivating competitive products. It will promote the high-end and clustered development of the new materials industry, building Luoyang into a national high-tech industrial base for new materials with distinct industrial characteristics, a superior development environment, a complete industrial chain and supporting facilities, and strong comprehensive competitiveness. Forming 4 to 5 industrial clusters exceeding 10 billion yuan. Luoyang City has a strong materials industry. Since 1970, when China launched its first artificial earth satellite...

State Council: The building materials industry should promote the use of chromium-free refractory materials

The State Council recently issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting Steady Growth, Structural Adjustment, and Efficiency Improvement in the Building Materials Industry", which makes specific arrangements for resolving overcapacity in the cement and flat glass industries in the coming period, accelerating the transformation and upgrading of the building materials industry, and promoting cost reduction and efficiency improvement for building materials enterprises to achieve development out of difficulties. The Opinions propose that to reduce costs and increase efficiency, the building materials industry should implement green and intelligent development, one measure of which is to promote the use of chromium-free refractory materials.

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