A range of refractory products and equipment produced by the Japanese company Shinagawa Refractories is provided. Specific properties of the products manufactured are indicated. for bottom steel tapping from electric arc steel melting furnace (EASF), slide gate systems, gas blowing plugs, submerged entry nozzles (SENs), mold powders for CCM.The company Shinagawa Refractories, founded in Japan in 1875, has been concerned over 135 years with the supply of refractory products and equipment for all branches of industry where there is a requirement for using refractory materials. Today the range of company products includes refractory items and equipment for metallurgy, refractories for the ceramic and cement industry, and special products for electric power engineering. The key principles of the company over many years remain success for the consumer, introduction and innovation, and environmental protection.Being one of the world leaders in refractory production, the company constantly expands its presence in the market for refractory materials throughout the world. The main production capacity of the company is concentrated in Japan in eight modern refractory plants and several large research centers equipped with the newest electronic and computing technology, and equipment for analysis and simulating refractory operation. In several Japanese plants there is also production of metallurgical equipment. Overseas subdivisions of the company include plants in China, Oceania, and the USA. In plants outside Japan there is production of magnesia blocks, and pressed and unmolded refractory objects. Each enterprise of the company strictly follows the established program of production modernization and optimization, steadily improving quality and reducing production costs, and this is one of the priorities of the company. Supply of finished product is accomplished through engineering and trade companies of Europe, South America and Japan. Today products of the company Shinagawa Refractories are accessible for the CIS market where a complete spectrum of products and materials is offered, including the very latest developments in the field of refractory technology and metallurgical equipment.
LINING OF OXYGEN CONVERTERSOne of the forms of refractory product most in demand in steel production is lining of oxygen converters. The company produces a whole spectrum of refractories for all areas of a converter lining, including bottom lances, tap-hole blocks, and brick and large magnesia-carbon blocks, which are now acquiring great popularity and expansion in the metallurgical enterprises of Japan, China, and Europe. Today Shinagawa Refractories supplies of the order of 25% of the Japanese market for magnesia refractories for oxygen converters, which makes it the largest producer of refractory products in the country.
