China's Refractories

Abstract: Henan refractories industry is a major refractory production base in China, which is also an advantage industry in Henan province. Recently, Henan provincial government has formulated relevant industrial and environmental protection policies, and approved the construction of “Henan Province New Refractory Industry Cluster”. Henan's main refractory enterprises have developed a series of green technologies, processes and products, and carried out automation and intelligent transformation, equipment upgrading, and the deep integration of information technology and refractory manufacturing through interconnection and digital empowerment. To promote the high-quality development of refractory industry, The Association of Henan Refractory Industry has established a series of standards and evaluation systems of refractories including air pollutant emission, energy consumption limits, carbon emission limits, green products, etc. The Association of Henan Refractory Industry also organized exchanges and mutual cooperation between enterprises inside and outside the region, and guided the development of specialization, refinement and innovation. This paper summarized the relevant works of refractories in Henan, and put forward some suggestions for solving the existing problems of refractories in Henan.

Key words: refractories, Henan refractories industry, green development