We are very proud to inform you about our new success. Since 1st of April 2018, the Katni production line in India is under the DalmiaSeven management. At the same day we are went live with our new website www.dalmiaseven.com as a sign of our ongoing productive joint venture with Dalmia Ocl. #beingSeven

Seven Refractories completes Significant Repair in Kazakhstan One of the largest repair projects to date for Seven Refractories in Kazakhstan was recently completed. The project involved the repair of a 60 ton mixer in an electrolysis plant in the city of Pavlodar in Northern Kazakhstan. The whole project run started with the initial works on November 22nd. After intensive work over the holiday season, the repair was successfully completed in the first days of February. Anatoliy Passetov, engineer from the technical department of Seven Refractories Asia was responsible for leading the project and comments: »It was an honor to be entrusted by the client with such an important project. We monitored the first casting of metal, which was performed to the client's full satisfaction on February 2nd. We are proud to say that everything went according to plan in this challenging project.«

Seven Refractories nominated for EBA’s ‘Ones to Watch’ list Seven Refractories has been named as ‘One to Watch’ in Europe in a list of business excellence published by the European Business Awards. Seven was chosen as it demonstrates exceptional achievement and reflects the programme’s core values of innovation, success and ethics. “We are pleased to be counted among the ‘Ones to Watch’ list of companies”, comments Erik Zobec, CEO of Seven Refractories. “After a very intensive year, being shortlisted confirms that we are on the right path. It is an honor to get acknowledgement from the larger business community.” Seven Refractories will now compete to become a National Winner and hopefully participate in the grand final in May 2018. Read more: www.businessawardseurope.com

Dalmia Seven Joint Venture in India Confirmed Just before the end of 2017, the joint-venture between the Indian company Dalmia and the Slovenian company Seven has taken the next important step. The joint-venture not only unites the innovative power of the young Slovenian company and the long experience of Dalmia in India, but now also concentrates forces by investing in the Dalmia Seven factory in Katni. The Katni plant offers several advantages. Aside from a well-educated workforce and the nearby airport of Jabaipur, the strategic location in the center of India ensures flexible and cost effective transportation to clients in Eastern and Western India. The region is also rich in natural raw materials, which contributes to a favorable ecological footprint. Mr. Sameer Nagpal, CEO – Refractories, Dalmia Bharat Group said, “Refractories are the heart of manufacturing and the Indian government’s thrust on core industries like steel, cement etc., will create a requirement for advanced refractory solutions that can help improve productivity and optimize costs. With the Katni plant, the Dalmia Seven joint-venture has an ideally located strategic asset at the center of its operations.“ The plant will be equipped with a new production line with an initial yearly capacity of 40.000 metric tons. The line will produce the most advanced refractory materials for casting and other application techniques. With a brand new German mixer, fully integrated IT process supervision, and a barcode system the line will represent one of the most advanced production lines in the industry. Both final products and incoming raw materials will undergo a 100% supervision in the plant’s own laboratory. „In projecting this new facility we place special emphasis on the quality of our end products and the necessary flexibility to serve the market in an ideal way“, comments Girolamo Rossi, CEO of Dalmia Seven. “The location in a region rich in raw materials was the right decision”, adds Patrizia Romagna, Head of Finance and Accounting. “Based on vivid customer interest, we have already implemented plans to expand the plant by a new line for monolithic refractories in 2018.“ Talking about Seven’s contribution to the joint venture Erik Zobec, CEO of Seven Refractories, concludes: “The joint-venture comes at a very exciting time for the refractory business. We see strong signs of market recovery in the steel and iron industries after some crisis years. As a rapidly growing market India is particularly well-suited for the coming years with the advanced product portfolio and production techniques. Aided by Seven’s latest technology, Dalmia Seven will ‘make in India’ these advanced products and participate in India’s growth story by helping core industries prosper.“

Main Factory in Divača/Slovenia Expanded with a 4th Line At the end of a very successful year of 2017, the main factory of Seven Refractories in Divača/Slovenia was expanded with a 4th line. “The sizable expansion reflects how much the demand for Seven Refractories has been speeding up”, comments Renzo Iuretigh, COO of Seven Refractories. “At a very early stage, we identified the additional growth and decided to permanently add further capacity. We are pleased to say that the enlargement has gone very well. The new production line was taken into operation and immediatly was run on two shifts due to extremely high work load of the whole factory«. The technology is based on the very successful and well tested setup of line 1, adding a lot of details and solutions developed to optimize the production of the most modern, recently developed and demanding light weight castables. This extension comes only 18 months after the most substantial addition that factory has undergone to date. In June 2016, Divaca was inaugurated in its enlarged size with an official ceremony. The project was carried through according to plan, and we are very pleased with the quality of the first products, adding an additional yearly capacity of 35.000 tons.

On site in a steel plant - a delegation from Seven's technical and marketing team plans an exciting new video. Stay tuned!

Seven Refractories wishes all customers, colleagues, suppliers, and partners a great year of 2018 with the right chemistry!

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Seven Refractories wishes all customers, colleagues, suppliers, and partners happy holidays and a great year of 2018!

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Refractory Thoughts Tuesday www.SevenRefractories.com

Premiere for Seven at the International Colloquium on Refractories in Aachen. Read more here: https://www.sevenrefractories.com/blog/