Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories

Pioneering ceramic solutions for extreme industrial applications and a greener world

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To design, develop, and supply solutions and services for extreme operating industrial conditions. Our engineered ceramics and refractory products are manufactured to the highest industrial standards and deliver enhanced performance while minimizing environmental impact.

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Achema 2022

Norflow A 973 used to replace conventional low cement castable for open top ladle application.

Norflow® A 973 to Reduce Ladle Patching and Repair

Challenge: The castables has to be resistant to erosion and impact due to metal pouring into the ladle. It needs as well to reduce the ladle patching and repair.

Foundry, refractories, steel melting, iron melting, photo, aluminum melting, iron, steel, furnaces, non-ferrous metals, metals foundry

Blast furnace main troughs

Challenge: Aggressive oxidation leads to high porosity & low resistance. Root cause analysis of higher frequent repairs & lower yield.

Performance Ceramics & Refractories is a division of Saint-Gobain Ceramic Material

Chrome-Alumina DVC Lining

Challenge: Effect of phosphorus on mild steel in coreless induction furnace

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes high performance and building innovative solutions to the challenges of growth, energy efficiency and environmental protection.

NORVIBE® Dry Vibrated Cements Case Study

Challenge: cements can be made with high-quality, pure raw materials that are engineered to achieve maximum performance

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ entire product portfolio is designed to ensure longer service life under extreme conditions, ensuring longer burning campaigns, reduced maintenance frequency, and lower replacement costs.

Waste to Energy Solutions for Optimal Energy Production

Challenge: The questions around boiler ash hoppers and how Saint-Gobain monolithic materials represent the ideal long-term waste to energy solution to costly breakdown, maintenance and repair issues.

Jul

EXPO USIPA is an important exhibition of Industry, Commerce and Services in Minas Gerais state in Brazil. A large event that attracts companies from all over the country, and even abroad, in search of great deals with the companies located in the Brazilian Steel Valley.Expo Usipa has the presence of the large steel companies from Brazil, which are partners of the event, and aims to provide an environment for doing businesses.

EXPO USIPA 2022

Aug

Sustainable development of the steel industry under the 'dual carbon' goa

China Green Steel Summit 2022

Aug

Modern, interactive and always up to date: With a unique range of topics, exciting focal topics and new event formats, the world's leading trade show for the process industries brings together experts, decision makers and trendsetters from all over the world.

Achema 2022

The products and solutions for kilns & furnaces under Saint-Gobain Ceramic Systems are designed and developed for many applications to facilitate consistent and long-term performance. Our products are designed to withstand high temperatures (up to 1.800°C) and severe operating conditions. Developed and manufactured to suit all types of kilns & furnaces that are typically used in various industry segments.

Systems for Kilns & Furnaces

Discover Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ comprehensive range of ceramic products and solutions - designed, developed, and manufactured for all types of industry kilns and furnaces.

Specialty Ceramics

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ extensive range of specialty ceramic products – ideal for use in the harsh environments typical in broad application.

Wear Resistant Technologies

Discover Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ extensive range of cost-effective wear resistance solutions – solving the wear and corrosion problems encountered in heavy industry during routine plant operation.

Crude steel production begins with the reduction process, where the iron ore reacts with carbon sources inside the blast furnace. The blast furnace requires different types of refractory products with resistance to thermo-mechanical and thermo-chemical reactions.

Ironmaking

Saint-Gobain’s large experience in refractory materials for ironmaking assure to its customers the best performance available in the market, with taylor made solutions.

Steelmaking

Refractory materials from Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories' offer excellent performance and life in steel making applications.

Foundry

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories leverages its extensive expertise to provide innovative, reliable refractory solutions for all ferrous and non-ferrous metal melting operations and metal coating processes.

Total Burner Solution for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction

Discover Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ extensive range of total burner solutions for industrial heating applications.

Aluminum

Advancal^® aluminium reduction cell material from Saint-Gobain offers extended service life through improved oxidation and corrosion resistance. 

Copper Furnaces

Refractory materials from Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories offer excellent performance and extended service life in the most critical copper furnace zones.

Zinc

A wide range of refractories for the zinc industry.

Armor

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories is a world-leader in the delivery of innovative, reliable and consistent ceramics for composite armor systems. The company specializes in high-performance, lightweight ceramic materials designed to protect against current and emerging ballistic threats.

Saint-Gobain offers unparalleled refractory lining design, engineering, products and service to the petrochemical industry worldwide.

Petrochemistry, Syngas and Hydrogen

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories offers unparalleled refractory lining design, engineering, products and services to the global petrochemical industry.

Saint-Gobain provides outstanding refractory solutions for thermal treatment in the WTE market. Our tube protection systems are unrivaled protecting tube walls even under demanding conditions. Our oxidation resistant & high thermal conductivity materials, based on silicon carbide (SiC), have various formulations to meet your customized thermal and chemical requirements.

Waste to Energy Solutions with Silicone Carbide

Discover Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ range of high performance refractory solutions for thermal waste treatment in waste to energy facilities - helping convert domestic waste to energy in an eco-friendly manner.

Filtration

Crystar^® Filtration Technology provides highly efficient microfiltration with consistent retention, low energy consumption and excellent filtrate quality; even at high fluxes.

Heat Treatment

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories has been designing and manufacturing high performance refractories for demanding atmosphere furnaces for over 70 years. Our team of application engineers, material scientists and design engineers understand the conditions in atmosphere furnaces and can help you choose the correct material for your application.

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics and Refractories have developed a range of wear resistance solutions. Our ceramics for wear resistance can be used in Crushing, Pulverization & Grinding application , Separation application, Pneumatic conveying, Piping Components, Belt conveyor components, Slurry pump components, Distinctive components

Wear Resistant Linings in Oil & Petroleum Refining

Wear resistant linings safeguard important components in oil and petroleum refinement, stopping them from getting damaged by wear and abrasion.

Saint-Gobain delivers a completely custom engineered solution for copper furnace applications. Our refractory design concepts, combined with special cements, minimize slag and refractory inclusions, yielding a cleaner metal.

Chromium Oxide: What it is & Where it’s Used

Saint-Gobain is one of the world’s leading chromium oxide suppliers, manufacturing a range of grades using a choice of bonding and forming techniques.

material, silicon carbide, nitride bonded, chromium oxide, alumina oxide

Aluminum Oxide: What it is & Where it’s Used

Aluminum Oxide (Alumina) is the most frequently used oxide ceramic material and its applications are extremely broad. Read on to find out more.

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