What industry does refractories belong to? What is the prospect of refractories industry?

Release time:

2022-01-10

Refractory is a kind of inorganic nonmetallic material with a fire resistance of not less than 1580 degrees. Refractory refers to the temperature in Celsius at which the cone-shaped sample of refractory can resist high temperature without softening and melting under the condition of no load. However, refractories can't be fully described only by the definition of refractoriness, and 1580 degrees is not absolute. Now it is defined that any material whose physical and chemical properties allow it to be used in high temperature environment is called refractory.

1. What industry does refractories belong to?

Refractory is mainly used in metallurgical industry, which should belong to manufacturing industry.

Refractory materials are widely used in metallurgy, chemical industry, petroleum, machinery manufacturing, silicate, power and other industrial fields, and are used in metallurgical industry in large quantities.

Second, what is the prospect of the refractory industry?

Refractory materials have the functions of resisting high temperature, deformation and erosion, and are widely used in steel, nonferrous metals, cement, boilers, electric power, military industry and other fields. China is a big exporter of refractories. With the gradual improvement of the global epidemic situation, the global economic recovery is obvious. Thanks to the strategic planning of global head iron and steel enterprises, refractories, as one of the basic materials of iron and steel industry, are increasingly in demand in overseas markets. According to the statistics of the General Administration of Customs of China, in 2021, China's export trade of refractory raw materials reached US$ 4.55 billion, up by 54.4% year-on-year, and the export volume of refractory products increased by 26.0% year-on-year.

Industry analysts said that refractories have a wide range of applications and play an important role in the development of high-temperature industry. In recent years, with the rapid development of social economy, the demand for refractories in China has become increasingly strong, and sufficient supply of raw materials will bring great potential for the development of China's refractories industry. With the recovery of overseas economy, the export scale of China's refractories is expanding, which means that China's refractories industry has a competitive advantage and the right to speak in overseas markets.

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