The Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) degasser (Figure 1) is the globally preferred equipment to manufacture high quality vacuum treated steel purified to ppm level of C, H, and N. 1-3 Examples of such steel are ultra-low carbon steel (<30 ppm C) for lightweight automobile applications, high carbon manganese steel (<1.5 ppm H 2 , <40 ppm N 2) for crack resistant railway tracks and electrical steel for transformer cores. Faster operation and the ability to perform gas removal, decarburization, desulphurization, and alloy addition with precise composition control makes RH degassers superior to other metallurgical equipment like the vacuum arc degasser. This paper explores refractories for use in a RH degasser which is used to manufacture steel consumed primarily by the automotive industry, one of the world's largest industries in terms of revenue. The automotive steel market is worth US$