简介：Globalizationisarealityresultinginmanychangesintherefractoryindustry.Inthispapersomeofthethreatsandopportunities,whichareinfluencingthefutureprosperityoftherefractoryindustryonaworldwidebasis,arebeingevoked.Somekeytechnicalandmanagementissuesareunderlined,intermsofadjustingtheproductivity-quality-costtothecustomersrequirements;producingunshapesversusshapes;innovationssupportedbyresearch;internationalprofilefortheimport-exportgame;trainingandeducation.ConsequencesforChina,whodoesplayadominantroleduetothesizeofitsinternalmarket(customersdemand)andthemagnitudeofitsproductioncapability(includingrawmaterialsavailability),arebeingdrawn.

简介：Authoredby:Dr.KiyoshiSugita,ex-NipponSteelFellowPublishedby:SeizandoPublishingCo.,Tokyo,Japan(E-mail:publisher@seizanndo.co.jp)inMarch,2007