Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research Ministry of Metallurgical Industry

The Luoyang Institute of Refracto-ries Research(LIRR) under the Ministry ofMetallurgical Industry was founded in1964 and is a center for research and de-velopment on refractories science and te-chnology in People’ s Republic of China. Itis located in Luoyang on the southernbank of the Yellow River in Henan Provin-ce in Central China. The institute has atotal staff of about 700 members, includ-ing 350 scientific and technical person-nel with 57 senior engineers. The founderand first director of the institute wasProfessor ZHONG Xiangchong (H. S. Chong)who had worked at the United Steel Co.,Research and Development Department inSheffield and received his Ph. D. degree atLeeds University, England in 1949. He hand-ed over his directorship at the end of1984 and is now adviser and chief scien-

Maanshan Iron and Steel Design Institute under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry

Founded in July 1962.Maanshan Iron and Steel DesignInstitute is an important design institute directly under theMinistry of Metallurgical Industry,and a state Class A designinstitute registered in World Bank and Asia DevelopmentBank,also a member unit of China International ConsultantsCompany and China Metallurgical Construction GroupCompany.It boasts a staff of 1.500,including 1,200 engineeringand technical people(400 senior engineers included).It has 22research offices,such as iron-smelting,steel making,steel-rolling,mining,dressing and sintering,34 engineering designfaculties,has well-equipped electronic computer stations,experimenting labs and printing factories,and has divisions inShanghai and Zhuhai. The institute is engaged in the engineering design,technical consultancy,supervision and general contract

Development and Outlook of the Metallurgical Industry in China

The iron and steel industry in China has developed significantly since the policy of opening and reform was adopted.Especially in the period of the"Eighth Five-Year Plan",remarkable achievements have been made in China,which makes her a big iron and steel producer in the world today.From 1980 to 1995,both consumption and

Smart manufacturing of nonferrous metallurgical processes:Review and perspectives

The nonferrous metallurgical(NFM)industry is a cornerstone industry for a nation’s economy.With the development of artificial technologies and high requirements on environment protection,product quality,and production efficiency,the importance of applying smart manufacturing technologies to comprehensively percept production states and intelligently optimize process operations is becoming widely recognized by the industry.As a brief summary of the smart and optimal manufacturing of the NFM industry,this paper first reviews the research progress on some key facets of the operational optimization of NFM processes,including production and management,blending optimization,modeling,process monitoring,optimization,and control.Then,it illustrates the perspectives of smart and optimal manufacturing of the NFM industry.Finally,it discusses the major research directions and challenges of smart and optimal manufacturing for the NFM industry.This paper will lay a foundation for the realization of smart and optimal manufacturing in nonferrous metallurgy in the future.

The 4^(th) International Metallurgical Industries Exhibition

On the 22～27of September 1992 will hold the 4International Metallurgical Industries(including steel, iron and nonferrous metals) Exhibition in Chinese International Trade Center,Beijing. This Exhibition, started since 1986 firstly, holds once every two years. Chinese Ministry ofMetallurgy, China National Nonferrous Metals Industries Corporation (CNNMIC) andHongkong Hwajin Company, Ltd. have given a reception in regard to this Exhibition on 20ofSeptember 1991. On the reception the Vice-manager of Chinese Nonferrous Metals Import/Ex-