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