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General Secretary’s Report ..........................3 President’s Column .........................................3 Institute News
Providing for the Future! .................................. 4
Institute of Refractories Engineers Training Day 2018 'Introduction to Refractories' ..........................................................6
Minutes of the 56th Annual General Meeting ..................................................................7
Institute of Refractories Engineers Conference 2017 ..................................................8
Institute of Refractories Engineers Training Day 2017 'Design of Monolithic Linings' ....10
ENGINEER THE REFRACTORIES Company News Nutec Bickley Acquires Olson Industries ...12
Zampell Holdings LLC acquisition of Cobb Lloyd Refractories ..............................................12
World crude steel output increases by 5.3% in 2017 ...................................................................13 Technical Papers
Raw Material Innovations – A Key Success Factor in a Fast Changing Refractories World .....................................................................14
No-cement Refractory Shotcrete & Gunning Mixes with Improved Properties using Microsilica as Binder .........................................19
QuickShot Directory ....................................23 Buyers Guide ...................................................24
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