This 242-page report analyzes the US refractory industry, providing historical demand data from 2001-2011 and forecasts through 2021. It covers refractory demand by form, material, and market. Key findings include: - US refractory demand is projected to grow 3.7% annually to $2.6 billion by 2016, driven by recovery in steel production and manufacturing. - Monolithic refractories and specialized shapes will see the strongest gains through 2016 as technologies improve. - Nonclay refractory shipments are expected to outpace clay refractories through 2016. - The fastest growth will be in the nonmetallic minerals market as industries like glass and cement recover.

1. Refractories to 2016
Report Details:
Published:December 2012
No. of Pages: 242
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This study analyzes the US refractory industry. It presents historical demand data for the years
2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by refractory form (e.g., bricks and
shapes, monolithics), material (e.g., nonclay, clay) and market (e.g., metals industries, nonmetallic
mineral processing, engineering contractors).The study also considers market environment
factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles industry players.
US demand to rise 3.7% annually through 2016
US demand for refractories is projected to grow 3.7 percent per year to $2.6 billion in 2016. Output
of steel in the US is expected to reverse its decline, driving up demand for refractory products.
Gains will also result as nonresidential fixed investment spending returns to strong
growth through 2016, prompting a resurgence in the production of a number of goods such as
cement and glass. The market for refractories as measured in tons will increase 1.4 percent per
annum to 2.3 million tons in 2016, still short of 2006 levels.
Iron, steel manufacturing to benefit refractory demand
In 2011, sales of refractories to iron and steel manufacturers made up 45 percent of total
refractory sales. After the steep decline in steel output during the recent recession, steel
manufacturing in the US -- along with the associated refractory demand -- is expected to rebound.
The expected resurgence in US manufacturing output through 2016 will aid in driving sales of
refractories; however, trends in refractory technology toward long lasting, durable refractories that
resist corrosion, spalling, and mechanical stresses will limit gains in demand going forward by
lengthening replacement intervals. Nevertheless, high-performance refractories can command
premium prices, aiding value gains in the market. Most materials manufacturing industries have
reduced their per-production-unit consumption of refractories by using these new products and
utilizing improved industrial processes.
Monolithic, specialized forms to lead sales gains
Market gains for refractories will be led by sales of monolithic refractories, specialized shapes, and
other types of refractories through 2016. The performance of monolithic refractories has improved
greatly over time, making them more versatile, durable, and easier to use, raising sales of these
types. Technological advancements have also made products such as specialty shapes much
more cost effective and efficient, spurring demand for those forms as well. With regard to
materials, the shift toward optimized product selection will continue. Refractory consumers are
increasingly choosing high-grade refractories with an elevated price, tuned to perform well under

2. specific operating conditions. As a result, sales of materials such as zirconia, zircon, and silicon
carbide will increase quickly. Shipments of nonclay products are expected to outperform
shipments of clay refractories through 2016.
Nonmetallic minerals to be fastest growing market
The fastest gains of any market will be posted in the nonmetallic minerals market through 2016.
This market includes glass, ceramics, and cement producers, all of which were hurt by the recent
economic downturn. Shipments from these industries will rise quickly as the US economy
continues to grow, fueling associated refractory demand. Further gains will come from
nonmanufacturing markets for refractories, such as waste-to-energy plants, traditional power
plants, and the construction and renovation of restaurants with in-house bakeries and stone
ovens. These refractory markets are much smaller than those for metals or nonmetallic minerals
processing.
COMPANY PROFILES
Company Profiles for competitors in the US industry including ANH Refractories, Cookson, Imerys,
Magnasita, Minerals Technologies, RHI, and Saint-Gobain
Additional Information
This study analyzes US markets for and manufacturers’ shipments of refractory products.
Historical data (2001, 2006, and 2011) and forecasts for the years 2016 and 2021 are provided in
current US dollars for refractory product supply and demand by form (bricks and shapes,
monolithics, and other) and by material (clay and nonclay). For detailed product classifications,
historical data and forecasts for shipments in both current dollars and short tons are presented.
Historical and forecast demand by end user/application (iron and steel, and nonferrous metals
producers; ceramics, glass, and minerals processing companies, etc.) are also provided. In
addition, major manufacturers of refractory products and refractory raw materials are identified and
profiled, and the key industry competitive variables are discussed. The entire report is framed
within the refractory industry’s economic, technological, and market environments.
It should be noted that this report focuses primarily on the dollar values for refractory shipments
and demand, while also presenting tonnage data. The primary reason for this is that, due to the
different performance properties (often referred to as “refractoriness”) and densities of the various
refractory materials, one ton of a given refractory material or product does not necessarily provide
the same performance as one ton of another. Consequently, tonnage and dollar comparisons
between different refractory materials should be made within the context of the refractoriness
provided by each material. Also, sales of raw materials are excluded from this study, although
suppliers of raw materials are mentioned.
As used in this study, the term “shipment” includes all production from US manufacturing sites that
is then shipped to both US and foreign markets. The terms “demand” and “sales” are used
interchangeably and defined as all shipments from US plants, plus imports, minus exports. Tabular
details may not add to totals due to independent rounding, and some ratios are based on
unrounded numbers. Throughout the study, demand for power and hand tools is related to various
indicators for comparative purposes and to facilitate further analysis. Macroeconomic and
demographic indicators in this study were obtained from The Freedonia Group Consensus
Forecasts dated April 2012. Because of the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ use of chain-weighted

3. price indices, inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product components (2005 dollars) do not
necessarily add to the total.
A wide variety of primary and secondary sources were used in the compilation of this report.
Historical data were based on US Bureau of the Census figures, including the Current Industrial
Report, Economic Census, and Annual Survey of Manufactures; data from the US Geological
Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries and Mineral Industry Surveys; and various foreign trade
and pricing series statistics. These figures were refined and adjusted based on consultation with
industry and other private sources and contacts. Corporate sales figures and refractory related
sales represent estimates based on annual reports, SEC Form 10-K filings, security analyst
reports, corporate product literature, and interviews with competitors and with responsible officers
in the companies themselves. Macroeconomic and demographic indicators used in this study have
been obtained from The Freedonia Group Incorporated Consensus Forecasts dated August 2012.
A variety of trade publications were also used in the preparation of this report. These included
American Metal Market, Ceramic Bulletin, Ceramic Industry, Forge, Industrial Minerals, Industrial
Heating, and Refractories Applications & News.
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Major points covered in Table of Contents of this report include
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION viii
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Trends 5
Capital Spending/Fixed Investment Trends 8
Manufacturing Sector Outlook 11
Durable Goods 13
Nondurable Goods 14
Refractory Technology 15
Basic Refractory Properties 17
Refractory Shapes & Forms 20
Refractory Materials 21
Other Technological Developments 22
Pricing Trends 23
Historical Market Trends 26
International Environment 29
World Supply & Demand 30
Trends in US Foreign Trade 34
Imports 35
Exports 38

4. III. FORMS 41
General 41
Refractory Supply & Demand by Value 42
Refractory Supply & Demand by Volume 45
Refractory Bricks & Shapes 48
Standard Bricks 50
Preformed Shapes 53
Monolithic Refractories 56
Castables 59
Gunning Mixes 61
Plastic & Ramming Mixes 63
Bonding & Other Mortars 65
Other Refractory Forms 67
IV. MATERIALS 70
General 70
Refractory Supply & Demand by Value 71
Refractory Supply & Demand by Volume 73
Nonclay Refractory Products 76
Magnesite & Chrome 80
Zircon & Zirconia 83
Extra-High-Alumina 86
Silicon Carbide 88
Graphite & Carbon 90
Ceramic Fibers 92
Silica 95
Mullite 97
Dolomite & Other Nonclay Refractories 99
Clay Refractory Products 102
High-Alumina 106
Fireclay 108
Insulating 110
V. MARKETS 113
General 113
Metals Industries 116
Outlook 118
Iron & Steel 119
Nonferrous Metals 121
Metal Casting & Fabrication 122
Refractory Market 123
Iron & Steel 124
Nonferrous Metals 129
Metal Casting & Fabrication 132

5. Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Industries 134
Outlook 135
Refractory Market 136
Ceramics 137
Glass 139
Cement, Lime, & Other Mineral Processing 142
Engineering Contractors 145
Nonmanufacturing Refractory Market 147
Petroleum & Chemicals 149
Other Manufacturing Industries 152
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 154
General 154
Industry Composition & Restructuring 155
Market Share 159
Leading Refractory Suppliers 160
Significant Raw Material Suppliers 164
Product Development & Manufacturing 166
Marketing & Distribution 170
Mergers & Acquisitions 172
Company Profiles 175
Alcoa Incorporated 176
Allied Mineral Products Incorporated 177
Almatis GmbH 179
Alteo Holding 182
AluChem Incorporated 183
American Precast Refractories, see Allied Mineral
Products
ANH Refractories Company 184
Asbury Carbons Incorporated 189
BNZ Materials Incorporated 190
Calderys, see Imerys
C-E Minerals, see Imerys
CerCo LLC 192
Cookson Group plc 194
Corning Incorporated 197
Harbison-Walker Refractories, see ANH Refractories
Imerys SA 199
Kerneos, see Materis Holding Luxembourg
Lhoist SA 205
Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB 206
Magneco/Metrel Incorporated 207
Magnesita Refratários SA 209

6. Materis Holding Luxembourg SA 211
McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies LLC 212
Minelco, see Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara
Minerals Technologies Incorporated 213
Minteq International, see Minerals Technology
Morgan Crucible Company plc 216
North American Refractories, see ANH Refractories
Plibrico Company LLC 220
Resco Products Incorporated 222
RHI AG 224
Rio Tinto Group 226
Saint-Gobain 228
Thermal Ceramics, see Morgan Crucible
Timcal, see Imerys
Treibacher Schleifmittel North America, see Imerys
TYK Corporation 232
Unifrax I LLC 233
Veitsch-Radex America, see RHI
Vesuvius Group/NV, see Cookson Group
Other Companies Mentioned in the Study 236
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Nonresidential Fixed Investment 11
3 Manufacturers’ Shipments 13
4 Selected US Manufacturer Refractory Pricing 25
5 Refractory Market, 2001-2011 28
6 US Foreign Trade in Refractories 35
7 US Refractory Imports by Source 37
8 US Refractory Exports by Destination 40
SECTION III -- FORMS
1 Refractory Supply & Demand by Form in Value Terms 44
2 Refractory Supply & Demand by Form in Volume Terms 47
3 Refractory Brick & Shape Supply & Demand 50
4 Standard Brick Refractory Shipments 53
5 Preformed Shape Refractory Shipments 56
6 Monolithic Refractory Supply & Demand 59
7 Castable Refractory Shipments 61
8 Gunning Mix Refractory Shipments 63
9 Plastic & Ramming Mix Refractory Shipments 65

7. 10 Bonding & Other Mortar Refractory Shipments 67
11 Other Refractory Form Supply & Demand 69
SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
1 Refractory Supply & Demand by Material in Value Terms 72
2 Refractory Supply & Demand by Material in Volume Terms 75
3 Nonclay Refractory Supply & Demand 78
4 Magnesite & Chrome Refractory Shipments 83
5 Zircon & Zirconia Refractory Shipments 86
6 Extra-High-Alumina Refractory Shipments 88
7 Silicon Carbide Refractory Shipments 90
8 Graphite & Carbon Refractory Shipments 92
9 Ceramic Fiber Refractory Shipments 95
10 Silica Refractory Shipments 97
11 Mullite Refractory Shipments 99
12 Dolomite & Other Nonclay Refractory Shipments 102
13 Clay Refractory Supply & Demand 104
14 High-Alumina Clay Refractory Products 107
15 Fireclay Refractory Shipments 110
16 Insulating Clay Refractory Products 112
SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Refractory Demand by Market 115
2 Metals Industry Indicators 119
3 Metals Industry Refractory Market 124
4 Iron & Steel Production Refractory Market 125
5 Nonferrous Metal Production Refractory Market 132
6 Metal Casting & Fabrication Refractory Market 134
7 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Shipments 136
8 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Refractory Market 137
9 Ceramics Refractory Market 139
10 Glass Refractory Market 142
11 Cement, Lime, & Other Mineral Processing Refractory Market 145
12 Engineering Contractor Refractory Market 147
13 Nonmanufacturing Refractory Market 149
14 Petroleum & Chemical Refractory Market 151
15 Other Manufacturing Industries Refractory Market 153
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Revenue Data: Selected Refractory & Raw Materials
Manufacturers, 2011 158
2 Capital Spending Patterns: Selected Refractory Manufacturers 169
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 174
LIST OF CHARTS

8. SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Melting Points of Industrial Materials & Refractories 18
2 Selected US Manufacturer Refractory Pricing, 2001-2021 26
3 Refractory Market, 2001-2011 29
4 World Refractory Demand by Region, 2011 33
5 US Refractory Imports by Source, 2011 38
6 US Refractory Exports by Destination, 2011 40
SECTION III -- FORMS
1 Refractory Demand by Form in Value Terms, 2001-2021 45
2 Refractory Demand by Form in Volume Terms, 2001-2021 48
SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
1 Refractory Demand by Material in Value Terms, 2001-2021 73
2 Refractory Demand by Material in Volume Terms, 2001-2021 76
3 Nonclay Refractory Shipments by Material, 2011:
Value & Volume 79
4 Clay Refractory Shipments by Material, 2011:
Value & Volume 105
SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Refractory Demand by Market, 2011 116
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Refractory Market Share by Company, 2011 160
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