Refractory Industry Research Report 2025

Summary


Refractory materials generally refer to inorganic non-metallic materials with refractory degree above 1580℃, which can withstand various physical and chemical changes and mechanical effects. Widely used in iron and steel, building materials, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, machinery, electricity and national defense and other high temperature industries, is a variety of high temperature thermal kiln and equipment indispensable important supporting materials, is also an important basic material for various high temperature industries.

According to APO Research, The global Refractory market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Refractory is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Refractory is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Refractory is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Refractory include , etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Refractory, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Refractory.

The report will help the Refractory manufacturers, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues, sales volume, and average price for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by Type, by Application, and by regions.

The Refractory market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Refractory market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Refractory Segment by Company

RHI Magnesita
VESUVIUS
KROSAKI
SHINAGAWA
Imerys
HWI
MORGAN CRUCIBLE
SAINT-GOBAIN
Minteq
Resco
Qinghua Group
Puyang Refractory
Sinosteel
Lier
Jinlong Group
Sujia
Refractory Segment by Type

Shaped Refractories
Unshaped Refractories
Refractory Segment by Application

Steel Industry
Energy and Chemical Industry
Non-ferrous Metal
Cement
Glass
Refractory Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Refractory market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Refractory and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Refractory.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Refractory manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Refractory by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Refractory in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Refractory by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031) & (US$ Million)
2.2.2 Shaped Refractories
2.2.3 Unshaped Refractories
2.3 Refractory by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031) & (US$ Million)
2.3.2 Steel Industry
2.3.3 Energy and Chemical Industry
2.3.4 Non-ferrous Metal
2.3.5 Cement
2.3.6 Glass
2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
2.4.1 Global Refractory Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Global Refractory Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
2.4.3 Global Refractory Production Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Global Refractory Market Average Price (2020-2031)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Refractory Production by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Refractory Production Value by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Refractory Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Refractory Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Refractory Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Refractory Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Refractory Manufacturers Established Date
3.8 Global Refractory Market CR5 and HHI
3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
4.1 RHI Magnesita
4.1.1 RHI Magnesita Refractory Company Information
4.1.2 RHI Magnesita Refractory Business Overview
4.1.3 RHI Magnesita Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.1.4 RHI Magnesita Product Portfolio
4.1.5 RHI Magnesita Recent Developments
4.2 VESUVIUS
4.2.1 VESUVIUS Refractory Company Information
4.2.2 VESUVIUS Refractory Business Overview
4.2.3 VESUVIUS Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.2.4 VESUVIUS Product Portfolio
4.2.5 VESUVIUS Recent Developments
4.3 KROSAKI
4.3.1 KROSAKI Refractory Company Information
4.3.2 KROSAKI Refractory Business Overview
4.3.3 KROSAKI Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3.4 KROSAKI Product Portfolio
4.3.5 KROSAKI Recent Developments
4.4 SHINAGAWA
4.4.1 SHINAGAWA Refractory Company Information
4.4.2 SHINAGAWA Refractory Business Overview
4.4.3 SHINAGAWA Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.4.4 SHINAGAWA Product Portfolio
4.4.5 SHINAGAWA Recent Developments
4.5 Imerys
4.5.1 Imerys Refractory Company Information
4.5.2 Imerys Refractory Business Overview
4.5.3 Imerys Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.5.4 Imerys Product Portfolio
4.5.5 Imerys Recent Developments
4.6 HWI
4.6.1 HWI Refractory Company Information
4.6.2 HWI Refractory Business Overview
4.6.3 HWI Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.6.4 HWI Product Portfolio
4.6.5 HWI Recent Developments
4.7 MORGAN CRUCIBLE
4.7.1 MORGAN CRUCIBLE Refractory Company Information
4.7.2 MORGAN CRUCIBLE Refractory Business Overview
4.7.3 MORGAN CRUCIBLE Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.7.4 MORGAN CRUCIBLE Product Portfolio
4.7.5 MORGAN CRUCIBLE Recent Developments
4.8 SAINT-GOBAIN
4.8.1 SAINT-GOBAIN Refractory Company Information
4.8.2 SAINT-GOBAIN Refractory Business Overview
4.8.3 SAINT-GOBAIN Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.8.4 SAINT-GOBAIN Product Portfolio
4.8.5 SAINT-GOBAIN Recent Developments
4.9 Minteq
4.9.1 Minteq Refractory Company Information
4.9.2 Minteq Refractory Business Overview
4.9.3 Minteq Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.9.4 Minteq Product Portfolio
4.9.5 Minteq Recent Developments
4.10 Resco
4.10.1 Resco Refractory Company Information
4.10.2 Resco Refractory Business Overview
4.10.3 Resco Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.10.4 Resco Product Portfolio
4.10.5 Resco Recent Developments
4.11 Qinghua Group
4.11.1 Qinghua Group Refractory Company Information
4.11.2 Qinghua Group Refractory Business Overview
4.11.3 Qinghua Group Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.11.4 Qinghua Group Product Portfolio
4.11.5 Qinghua Group Recent Developments
4.12 Puyang Refractory
4.12.1 Puyang Refractory Refractory Company Information
4.12.2 Puyang Refractory Refractory Business Overview
4.12.3 Puyang Refractory Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.12.4 Puyang Refractory Product Portfolio
4.12.5 Puyang Refractory Recent Developments
4.13 Sinosteel
4.13.1 Sinosteel Refractory Company Information
4.13.2 Sinosteel Refractory Business Overview
4.13.3 Sinosteel Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.13.4 Sinosteel Product Portfolio
4.13.5 Sinosteel Recent Developments
4.14 Lier
4.14.1 Lier Refractory Company Information
4.14.2 Lier Refractory Business Overview
4.14.3 Lier Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.14.4 Lier Product Portfolio
4.14.5 Lier Recent Developments
4.15 Jinlong Group
4.15.1 Jinlong Group Refractory Company Information
4.15.2 Jinlong Group Refractory Business Overview
4.15.3 Jinlong Group Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.15.4 Jinlong Group Product Portfolio
4.15.5 Jinlong Group Recent Developments
4.16 Sujia
4.16.1 Sujia Refractory Company Information
4.16.2 Sujia Refractory Business Overview
4.16.3 Sujia Refractory Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.16.4 Sujia Product Portfolio
4.16.5 Sujia Recent Developments
5 Global Refractory Production by Region
5.1 Global Refractory Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2 Global Refractory Production by Region: 2020-2031
5.2.1 Global Refractory Production by Region: 2020-2025
5.2.2 Global Refractory Production Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Global Refractory Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.4 Global Refractory Production Value by Region: 2020-2031
5.4.1 Global Refractory Production Value by Region: 2020-2025
5.4.2 Global Refractory Production Value Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
5.5 Global Refractory Market Price Analysis by Region (2020-2025)
5.6 Global Refractory Production and Value, YOY Growth
5.6.1 North America Refractory Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
5.6.2 Europe Refractory Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
5.6.3 China Refractory Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
5.6.4 Japan Refractory Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
6 Global Refractory Consumption by Region
6.1 Global Refractory Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.2 Global Refractory Consumption by Region (2020-2031)
6.2.1 Global Refractory Consumption by Region: 2020-2025
6.2.2 Global Refractory Forecasted Consumption by Region (2026-2031)
6.3 North America
6.3.1 North America Refractory Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.3.2 North America Refractory Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.3.3 United States
6.3.4 Canada
6.3.5 Mexico
6.4 Europe
6.4.1 Europe Refractory Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.4.2 Europe Refractory Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.4.3 Germany
6.4.4 France
6.4.5 U.K.
6.4.6 Italy
6.4.7 Russia
6.4.8 Spain
6.4.9 Netherlands
6.4.10 Switzerland
6.4.11 Sweden
6.4.12 Poland
6.5 Asia Pacific
6.5.1 Asia Pacific Refractory Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.5.2 Asia Pacific Refractory Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.5.3 China
6.5.4 Japan
6.5.5 South Korea
6.5.6 India
6.5.7 Australia
6.5.8 Taiwan
6.5.9 Southeast Asia
6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Refractory Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Refractory Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.6.3 Brazil
6.6.4 Argentina
6.6.5 Chile
6.6.6 Turkey
6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
7.1 Global Refractory Production by Type (2020-2031)
7.1.1 Global Refractory Production by Type (2020-2031) & (K MT)
7.1.2 Global Refractory Production Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
7.2 Global Refractory Production Value by Type (2020-2031)
7.2.1 Global Refractory Production Value by Type (2020-2031) & (US$ Million)
7.2.2 Global Refractory Production Value Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
7.3 Global Refractory Price by Type (2020-2031)
8 Segment by Application
8.1 Global Refractory Production by Application (2020-2031)
8.1.1 Global Refractory Production by Application (2020-2031) & (K MT)
8.1.2 Global Refractory Production Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
8.2 Global Refractory Production Value by Application (2020-2031)
8.2.1 Global Refractory Production Value by Application (2020-2031) & (US$ Million)
8.2.2 Global Refractory Production Value Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
8.3 Global Refractory Price by Application (2020-2031)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
9.1 Refractory Value Chain Analysis
9.1.1 Refractory Key Raw Materials
9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
9.1.3 Refractory Production Mode & Process
9.2 Refractory Sales Channels Analysis
9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
9.2.2 Refractory Distributors
9.2.3 Refractory Customers
10 Global Refractory Analyzing Market Dynamics
10.1 Refractory Industry Trends
10.2 Refractory Industry Drivers
10.3 Refractory Industry Opportunities and Challenges
10.4 Refractory Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer

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