• Year 1950 when engineer Karl Albert founds the Steinwerke Feuerfest Karl Albert company in Vogelbeck near Northeim (Lower Saxony / Germany) and produced the first refractory bricks made of slag from the iron & steel industry.
• Year 1952 Moving to present location of the company to Gottingen, Germany
• Year 1964  Name of the company was changed to Refratechnik
• Year 1966 Founding of Intermat in Trino / Italy
• Year 1973 New factory in Gochsheim / Germany
• Year 1977 New factory in Gornal / Spain
• Year 1979 Founding of Baymag Inc. / Canada
• Year 1987 Inauguration of R&D center in Göttingen / Germany
• Year 1995 Refratechnik Holding is founded in Munich, Germany, and the group companies are integrated in today’s Holding structure.
• Year 1995 Opening of the first representative’s office in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, and a sales office in Budapest, Hungary.
• Year 1997 Founding of Refratechnik Steel GmbH and Refratechnik Casting GmbH

• Year 1999 Founding of sales organizations in the USA and MexicoYear 2001 New factory in Bendorf / Germany purchased
• Year 2003 New factory in Dashiqiao / China Commissioning of the Yingkou Refratechnik Refractories plant in Dashiqiao, China, in which fused basic bricks are produced for the cement industry.
• Year 2004 Refratechnik Trading established in Dalian, China to serve customers in China.
• Year 2006 Inauguration of R&D center in Bendorf / Germany
• Year 2007  Founding of Refratechnik Asia Ltd. in Hong Kong
• Year 2007 New factory in Zibo / China
• Year 2011  New Refratechnik Steel plant in Dülmen, Germany, which produces high-quality prefabricated components.
• Year 2013 Takeover of Burton GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Melle, Germany, and renaming the company as Refratechnik Ceramics GmbH and Refratechnik Hungaria Kft.
• Year 2014 Refratechnik Steel GmbH’s Liaison Office is opened in Visakhapatnam, India.

Refratechnik has developed refractory concrete grades to provide complete service to clients. With constant development in their unshaped products group Refratechnik provides innovative products keeping in mind both processing and application behavior. Refratechnik also have on site technical assistance along with experts on request for ensuring proper installation for long service life.

Refratechnik has over the years developed innovative lining concepts for cement and steel industry in various shapes and sizes e.g. Panel,mats , cords, wool and paper keeping in mind thermal insulating properties. For both economical and environmental reasons insulating concepts are vital for the industrial process.

Lime process is being continuously improved technical to improve the efficiency of the furnaces keeping fuel cost in mind. This has lead to study of energy saving methods which also directly support the environment. Specialised products are developed by Refratechnik for all parts rotary and shaft kilns.

Refractory has developed products keeping in mind energy savings and plants with high specific output for the lime industry.

In constant efforts to intensify customer services and improve products, Refratechnik have developed innovative refractory concrete grades. These refractory concretes are state-of-the-art products that fulfill all the demands of processing and application behavior.

TOPMAG® AF: magnesia-fused spinel
ALMAG® ES: magnesia-spinel
TOPMAG® A1: magnesia-fused spinel
ALMAG® 85: magnesia-spinel
REFRAMAG® 85: magnesia-spinel
MAGPURE® 93: magnesia-spinel
MAGNUM® E: magnesia-zirconium oxide

REFRALUSIT® 63: andalusite
REFRALUSIT® 61: andalusite
KRONEX® 60: bauxite
KRONEX® 50: special high alumina fireclay

KRONEX® 40: special alkali resistant fireclay
KRONEX® 30: special alkali resistant fireclay
KRONEX® 20: Alkali-resistant special fireclay

REFRATHERM® 150: lightweight refractory materials

TOPMAG® A1: magnesia-fused spinel
TOPMAG® AF: magnesia-fused spinel
REFRAMAG® S: magnesia spinel

Refratechnik Cement develops and builds innovative lining systems for the cement and lime industries, whereby special attention is given to the thermal insulating properties. Refractory insulating materials from Refratechnik Cement are supplied in various shapes and types – e.g. panels, mats, cords, wool, and paper – to meet all the demands placed on modern high-quality refractory structures.

The selection of suitable refractory products for lining a Mesa plant requires an intensive study of the operating conditions. Depending on the lining zone, the causes of wear can be very different. However, the main causes of wear are thermal, chemical, and/or mechanical.

Moreover, low heat losses are desirable. Hereby, the processing conditions, the plant’s mechanical condition and the possibility of installing refractory technology as well as its quality are decisive.

ALMAG® 85: magnesia-spinel
MAGPURE® 93: magnesia-spinel
PERILEX® CF: magnesia-spinel (fMA spinel)
REFRAMAG® AF: magnesia spinel
REFRAMAG® 85: magnesia spinelTOPMAG® AF: magnesia-fused spinel
ALMAG® ES: magnesia spinel

REFRALUSIT® 63: Andalusite
KRONEX® 85: bauxite (diaspore type)
KRONEX® 87: bauxite (gibbsite type)

KRONEX® 20 alkali-resistant special fireclay
KRONEX® 30: alkali-resistant special fireclay
KRONEX® 40 alkali-resistant special fireclay
KRONEX® 50: special alumina-rich fireclay

REFRATHERM® 150: backup insulation