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HWI supports customers in the primary and secondary copper and heavy non-ferrous industries across the globe. HWI was the first to introduce chrome alumina refractories to the industry. We also pioneered technology to help optimize the life of our customers’ units through specific application of products that provide extreme protection in select high-wear areas. This innovative design has extended the campaign life of many of our customers’ units.

We provide world-class products, in-depth consultation, and problem solving that enhance our customers’ overall operations. Our dedicated application specialists have deep experience recognizing and addressing process reactions that can take a toll on refractory performance.

Refractory solutions are available in a variety of leading brick and castable formulations that combat high temperatures as well as the erosive and corrosive effects of slag. We specially engineer products to meet the specific lining demands of primary smelting, anode, and secondary copper furnaces, as well as copper converters. We also have products tailored to the needs of secondary lead and brass processes.

Proven Refractory Products:

NARMAG® 60 CU, SUPER NARMAG® 145, SUPER NARMAG® 148CU, NARMAG® FG, SUPER NARMAG® FG, KRUZITE®-70, RUBY®, and AUREX®

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Availability:

  • Dedicated sales personnel ready to respond 24/7/365
  • Manufacturing plants producing refractory products in North America
  • Strategically placed distribution centers providing one of the quickest response times in the refractory industry
    • Usually shipping with same-day or next-day delivery
    • Staging and shipping to anywhere in the world
    • Ready-to-ship inventory of our best-selling refractories

Global Projects & Engineering:

  • Specialists in new projects offering a range of services, from refractory product supplier all the way to full installation partner
    • Greenfield construction
    • Manufacturing and plant modernization
  • Serving the advanced engineering needs of existing facilities
    • End-to-end delivery of refractories: drawings, products, and installation
    • Strong conceptual drawing capabilities with meticulous attention to detail

Installation, Service, & Support:

  • Support from HWI’s network of premier contractor/installers
  • Available benefits of a Value-Added Service (VAS) team:
    • Single-source responsibility that delivers cost savings
    • Just-in-time delivery of refractory materials, ensuring the freshest product on the jobsite
    • Inventory solutions
    • Quick response times, minimizing outages and downtime
    • More in-depth knowledge of your business, yielding the best refractory solutions
    • Embedded HWI team members and resources at your site
  • Our Advanced Technology and Research Center is the largest facility in the United States devoted to refractory development, quality assurance, and failure analysis.

Education & Training:

  • Ongoing educational seminars at our Advanced Technology and Research Center
  • Customized, on-site training for customers upon request
  • Webcasts and video training modules upon request

Customers Find Financial Success with AUREX® 30 SR.

In 2015, a US secondary copper recycling plant installed AUREX® 30 SR instead of conventional magnesia-chrome products. The plant was able to triple the life of the furnace lining in the high-wear slagline. This led to significant production efficiencies and annual revenue increases.

Products
Copper & Heavy Non Ferrous

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‘SAIRSET A wet, air-setting, fireclay mortar
‘SAIRSET 3000 A high alumina air-setting mortar
60DB® A direct-bonded 60% magnesia, burned brick English
ALADIN® 80 An 80% alumina brick
AUREX® 30 SR An alumina-chrome brick with 30% chrome, designed for thermal shock resistance English
CLIPPER® DP A super duty fireclay brick
GREENKLEEN®-60 PLUS A 60% alumina, andalusite containing low cement castable
GREENTHERM 23 LI A 2300°F rated insulating firebrick
GREENTHERM 26 LI A 2600°F rated insulating firebrick
GREENTHERM 28 LI A 2800°F rated insulating firebrick
HP-CAST ® ULTRA C10 A high purity alumina, 10% chrome containing, ultra-low cement castable English
KALA® A 50% alumina brick
KALA® HPC CHECKERS A 50% alumina brick
KRUZITE®-70 A 70% alumina brick
KX-99® A high fired, super duty fireclay brick
KX-99®-BF A high fired, super duty fireclay brick
NARMAG® 50 DBRG A magnesia chrome burned brick English
NARMAG® 60 CU A mixed-bond magnesia chrome burned brick for the copper industry.
NARMAG® 60 DB A direct-bonded, 65% magnesia, 18% chromia burned brick English
NARMAG® 6260 A magnesia chrome burned brick English
NARMAG® 80 DB A magnesia chrome burned brick English
NARMAG® 95B A 95% magnesia, burned brick English
NARMAG® FG A magnesia chrome burned brick English
NARMAG® FG CASTABLE An ultra-low cement, magnesia and chrome containing castable
NARMAG® FG FINE MORTAR DRY A magnesia chrome mortar English
NARMAG® FG GUN A magnesia chrome gunning mix English
NARMAG® FG RAM MIX A magnesia chrome ram mix English
NARMAG® FG-HS CASTABLE A magnesia chrome castable
NARMAG® HNF 27 A burned, magnesia chrome brick English
NARMAG® HNF 31 A burned, magnesia chrome brick English
PLASTECH® RUBY® An alumina-chromium, phosphate bonded refractory plastic
PLASTECH® RUBY® 20 A 20% chrome, phosphate bonded refractory plastic English
RUBY® An alumina-chrome brick with 10% chrome
RUBY® BOND An air-setting alumina chrome mortar English
RUBY® MORTAR An alumina-chrome, phosphate bonded mortar English
RUBY® RAMMING MIX A phosphate-bonded, alumina-chromium ram mix
RUBY® SR An alumina-chrome brick with 10% chrome, designed for thermal shock resistance
SHAMROCK® 391-TR MORTAR An alumina-chrome mortar English
SHAMROCK® 392 DRY MORTAR A dry, phosphate bonded, alumina-chrome mortar
SHAMROCK® 392 MORTAR A chrome alumina mortar
SHAMROCK® 394 DRY MORTAR A dry, heat-setting, alumina-chrome mortar
SHAMROCK® 493 CASTABLE A low-moisture, chromia-alumina castable
SHAMROCK® 885 PLASTIC Chrome-Alumina Plastic
SUPER NARMAG® 142 A 60% magnesia, 20% chrome burned brick
SUPER NARMAG® 145 A 60% magnesia, 20% chrome burned brick English
SUPER NARMAG® 148 CU A semi-rebonded magnesia chrome burned brick designed for the Copper Industry English
SUPER NARMAG® FG A magnesia chrome burned brick English
THERMOLITH® A dry, air-setting, high-temperature, bonding mortar with chrome-ore base

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