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A legacy of refractories commitment to glass advancements
The impact of glass on our civilization is nothing less than astounding, which is why the United Nations has designated 2022 as the International Year of Glass. For every glass marvel throughout history and looking ahead to the future, refractories continue to be an essential enabler of progress in glass…
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Novel approaches for steel melt filtration in continuous casting of steel
Due to its availability and versatile applicability, steel is one of the most important materials in the modern global economy. The ever-increasing quality and efficiency of steelmaking processes enables new possibilities across many industries. The purity of steel melts plays a major role in its application. Excessive amounts of nonmetallic…
Market Insights
Glass-ceramics: Global markets to 2026
The global glass-ceramics market was valued at $1.4 billion in 2021 and is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.8% to reach $1.8 billion by 2026. Glass-ceramics are a polycrystalline substance manufactured through controlled crystallization of base glass, between 30% [m/m] and 90% [m/m]. Factors driving…