World refractories industry: State of play in 2016
By IM Staff
Published: Monday, 22 August 2016
Jessica Roberts assesses the health of the refractory industry’s key consumers so far in 2016, and outlines longer term trends that look to influence the market this year and beyond.
The global refractories industry is in the midst of a
transformation as large-scale modernisation of production in
China – the world’s largest supplier
– increases pace. This longer term trend is occurring
just as China’s major refractory-consuming
industries in steel, cement and aluminium are showing signs of
slowing down.
China’s...