A new generation of unshaped refractories

The world trends in the development and consumption of refractory materials are considered. A brief overview of the advance in the foreign production of zero-cement refractory castables (ceramic castables) is given. The importance of controlled gelation techniques for accelerated structure formation in refractories is emphasized. __________ Translated from Novye Ogneupory, No. 1, pp. 35–41, January, 2006.