Where are most of refractory materials produced in China?

In China, the main areas to produce refractory materials are in Shandong, Henan and Liaoning Province. Henan and Shandong Province have been the main production areas of alumina-and-silica-based refractories while Liaoning Province has been the main production area of Magnesium refractories.

In Shandong Province, Zibo city boosts production of refractory materials. Also, the city is strong in textile, chemical, ceramics, medicine, building materials, machinery, electronics and metallurgy. It is these industries that have enabled Zibo city to continuously enter the ranks of China's top 50 cities as to comprehensive strength since 1992.

In Zibo City, refractories started in the 1970s, and after decades of development, its products cover ordinary refractories, high-end refractories, new refractories with a wide range of varieties, used in glass, metallurgy, petrochemical, aerospace, cement and other fields. Zibo city is abundant in raw mineral resources, result in a large number of refractory production and processing enterprises. As one of the traditional heavy industry cities, the downstream demand for refractory products enterprise is numerous. It has developed a relatively intact refractory industry chain, covering raw ore mining, processing, refractory products production, sale, cement, steel, non-ferrous industries.

With the requirement of carbon peak and carbon neutrality as well as the urgency to protect our environment, refractory enterprises need upgrading through innovation. The only way to realize the healthy development of Zibo refractory industry, consolidate and expand regional advantages and enhance regional brand influence is to strengthen the work in energy conservation, emission reduction and elimination of inefficient work. To this end, High performance refractory industry technology innovation alliance has been set up in Zibo by these leading refractory enterprises to build a platform for innovation, cooperation and mutual benefit.