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[January 2005]
RHI Refractories Plant in Dalian Operational
RHI AG (Vienna, Austria) has opened a new refractories plant in Dalian in China. RHI Refractories Dalian Co Ltd is the 27th refractories production site world-wide in the RHI Group, thus further increasing the density of its global production and service network.
In January 2003, RHI Refractories decided to establish a second Chinese production site in the Liaoning Province in order to meet the constantly growing demand for high quality refractory products in the region and to satisfy customer requirements even more efficiently in the future.
The Dalian location was chosen due to excellent logistic conditions and the close proximity to the Chinese magnesite deposits.
In a first stage, RHI Refractories Dalian will produce 40,000 tons per annum of burnt basic refractory bricks. These products support the industrial high temperature processes of the cement industry, the steel industry, the non-ferrous metals industry and the glass industry.
The plant is designed in accordance with RHI's global quality and environmental standards. 300 people will be employed, most of them coming from the immediate Dalian region. All employees holding key positions have been trained in Europe and will be supported by qualified European staff during the start-up period of the plant.
The initial investment by RHI amounted to US$36 million.
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