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The main function of IRMA is to work for the healthy
growth of the refractory industry in India. A wide range of insulating
and other qualities of refractories capable of withstanding high
temperature erosion/corrosion in various furnaces and kilns used in the
steel, cement, non-ferrous metals and other such industries is
manufactured by the Indian refractories industry.
The principal services of the IRMA are - providing trade information,
representing to the authorities on issues of common concern to members,
extending advisory services to the members on imports/ export policy,
legal aspects relating to taxes and duties, preparation of background
notes and reports, publication of the quarterly IRMA Journal, organizing
seminars and conferences on technical and management aspects and so on.
The members are encouraged in quality management, energy conservation,
exports, human resource development etc.
Representing on Common Problems
The principal matters of common concern, such as availability and
quality of raw materials, customs duties, central excise, technical
issues of specifications, refractory quality and testing, operating
parameters, and so on are taken up with the Government and other
agencies.
Advisory Services
Initial advice is given to members on import-export policies, tax
matters, pollution control rules and regulations, and so on. It has also
taken up on behalf of members a number of legal and quasi-legal matters
of general concern.
Preparing Notes/Reports
From time to time reports and notes are prepared on issues of concern to
the members of the IRMA, such as on exports, refractory production in
selected overseas countries, technical matters, raw material sourcing,
etc.
Publications
IRMA has a regular quarterly Journal. This covers a number of topical
subjects (including members' activities), technical articles,
statistics, etc. IRMA also issues a monthly Newsletter for members. The
Association publishes every alternate year a Directory of Members. The
Directory provides company-wise data. The IRMA also publishes
transactions of seminars, and technical proceedings. For more details
kind visit our Publications page.
Organizing Seminars and Short Courses
IRMA regularly organises seminars and workshops, short courses, etc. on
application engineering of refractories for Basic Oxygen Furnaces and
steel ladles, monolithics, pollution control, TQM, and so on. Kindly
visit the Technical Training Programme
page for further details.
It organizes the India International Refractories Congress (IREFCON).
The 7th India International Refractory Congress (IREFCON 2008) in
Kolkata in February 200 attracted nearly 450 delegates including over 50
from overseas.
Meetings and Delegations
IRMA arranges meeting with various agencies such as for pollution
control, R&D, main consuming industries, important raw material
suppliers as well as government authorities It has also successfully
organized technical delegations of members to UNITECR (Unified
International Technical Conferences on Refractories) in Japan and USA
and separately to Japan, Germany, UK, and also to Russia. Recently a
delegation from the IRMA visited Southeast Asia.
Data Bank Services
The IRMA Data Bank is a large repository of data on the refractories
industry in India, product range, production trends, imports, exports,
information on consuming industries like steel, cement, and so on. The
Association furnishes reports or abstracts from the Data Bank to members
and non-members against payment of prescribed charges.
Expert Technical Services
The Association has a panel of technical experts, each highly
experienced and well established in his field to provide a range of
services concerning preventive maintenance, energy conservation,
pollution control, product up-gradation and troubleshooting and so on.
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