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ENGINEER THE REFRACTORIES
General Secretary’s Report ......................... 4 President’s Column ........................................ 4 Profile of Jan DuPlessis Theron ................6 Company News
Tata Steel recruits new talent for future steelmaking in the UK ........................................7
worldsteel short range outlook 2017/2018 .... ...................................................................................9
Technical Papers
Factors influencing the behaviour of castables during installation - how can the robustness be improved? ................................11
Dry out of dense refractory castables via use of permeability enhancing active compound ...........................................................17
Buyers Guide ...................................................23 QuickShot Directory ....................................30
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November 2017 Issue ENGINEER THE REFRACTORIES OPTIMISED FIBRES developed to enhance refractory performance 3
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