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ENGINEER THE REFRACTORIES


General Secretary’s Report ..................................3 President’s Column..................................................3 Institute News


Come & join us at the “IRE Big Swing” ................4 Obituary..........................................................................5


SGT Training Day & Furnace Solutions Conference ....................................................................5


Institute of Refractories Engineers Conference 2019 - Advances in the use of Refractories in the Petrochemical Industry ..............................................6


Conference & Training Day Booking Form .........6


Institute of Refractories Engineers Training Day 2019 - Thermal Shock & Thermal Stresses ..........7 Company News


GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS & NEWCAST 2019 ..................................................................................8


Liberty to play key role in £35m project to create smarter, greener and cleaner steel in the UK ..... 10


ALLEN DAVIES ANDY LOUGHLIN


USA UK


EDWARD MANDIWOMA ZIMBABWE SHAUN ROBERTS


SOUTH AFRICA STEVE DUNSTER


NEW MEMBERS UK


LAKSHMI BERTRAM SWARNAVO BASU SOPHIE BLACKSHAW


UK INDIA AUSTRALIA


The Institute of Refractories Engineers is dedicated to fostering the science, technology and skills of refractories engineering and to serving the needs of refractories engineers worldwide.


Aims: To raise the standard of ability and training in this field of science and technology. To promote and maintain the character, status and interest of members of the Institute. To disseminate information, facts, ideas, news or suggestions that may be of interest to members. To encourage the exchange of ideas and information among members to their benefit and to the benefit of the industries they serve.


The Institute is a non-profit making body and its entire income is applied solely to the promotion of these aims. 2 ENGINEER THE REFRACTORIES Crude steel production 200 15 150 10 100 5 50 0 0 -5 World ROW China World (%) ROW (%) China (%) worldsteel.org


Engineers move in for latest milestone in Fort William wheels factory project .............................. 14 February 2019 crude steel production ................ 14 Technical Paper


Wear & tear in (L/R)-FCCU Part 1 ......................... 16 QuickShot Directory .............................................23 Buyers Guide ............................................................24 Application for Membership ............................ 31


KASHIF IMRAN AUSTRALIA


FARAI DERECK MUSUKA AUSTRALIA CHELSIE GEE


UK


Global steel provider switches to TruTac for tight compliance control ......................................... 10


Milestones in monolithic steel ladle management................................................................ 11


Continuous billet caster revamped by Primetals Technologies started up at Feralpi Siderurgica in Italy.................................................................................. 11


A Silver Lining for Regenerative Thermal Oxidisers? ..................................................................... 12


ceramitec Conference .............................................. 13


March 2019 Issue


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