On November 16, 2018, the International Conference on “Innovative Development of Refractory Materials” was grandly opened in Beijing. The conference was a high-level international refractory innovation and development conference organized by the World Refractory Association and the China Refractory Industry Association. It is also the first international conference of the refractory industry organized by the World Refractory Association since its establishment in 2015.

The meeting invited China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, World Refractory Materials Association, China Refractory Industry Association, Industrial Minerals Forum and Research Co., Ltd., PRCO Ltd, Beijing Lier, Rongsheng Kiln and other key refractory enterprises, Wuhan University of Science and Technology and other research institutes participated.

The purpose of the conference is to promote colleagues in the refractory industry in the world to understand the new development trend of the world refractory industry. Analyze and grasp the supply and demand situation of the global refractory market, for the domestic and foreign refractory enterprises to build a special period of enterprise development strategy and business strategy exchange platform.