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General Secretary’s Report ..................................3 President’s Column..................................................5 Institute News
Institute of Refractories Engineers Conference & Training Day & Booking Form.....6
The Institute of Refractories Engineers Draft Accounts .........................................................................8
Company News
Monitoring molten steel by laser – award for Swansea steel experts’ invention .......................... 10
Call for Conference Papers..................................... 10
Almatis constructing new Tabular Alumina plant in Falta, West Bengal to fuel Asia Growth Strategy ........................................................................ 10
Society of Glass Technology Furnace Solutions & Training Day ......................... 11
Strong first quarter for Elkem ................................ 12
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ArcelorMittal & LanzaTech break ground on €150million project to revolutionise blast furnace carbon emissions capture ....................... 12
June 2018 crude steel production ........................ 13
Tata Steel & thyssenkrupp sign a definitive agreement to create a new European steel champion ..................................................................... 14
RHI Magnesita: major investment in China to strengthen market position & address global supply shortages ....................................................... 15
Technical Paper
Comparison of cement- & hydratable alumina- bonded alumina-spinel materials for steel ladle purging plugs ............................................................. 16
QuickShot Directory .............................................24 Buyers Guide ............................................................25
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