Focusing on Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration to Drive High-Quality Development

The “2025 National Refractory Materials Symposium,” which concluded in November 2025, has become a benchmark for industry development. Centered on the theme of “Digital Intelligence Empowerment & Green Transformation,” the conference brought together leading domestic universities and top enterprises to showcase the latest achievements.

Core Technical Highlights:

Long-Life and Energy-Saving Materials: Addressing the “long-life furnace” demand in the steel industry, newly developed micro- and nano-porous insulation materials can reduce the external temperature of industrial kilns by 15–20°C.

Recycling of Waste Refractories: The conference focused on regeneration processes for waste alumina-magnesia-carbon bricks, aiming to achieve an industry-wide comprehensive utilization rate of over 60% by 2026.

AI-Assisted R&D: Industry-academia-research collaboration projects demonstrated the use of artificial intelligence for material formulation screening, shortening the development cycle for new products by approximately 40%.

Future Technical Directions:

The future technical frontier lies in “functionalization” and “intelligentization.” Examples include self-healing continuous casting refractories and sensor-embedded linings capable of real-time erosion monitoring, which will be key for enterprises seeking differentiated competitive advantages.