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Shinagawa Refractories Australasia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shinagawa Refractories Company of Japan.

Established in 1875 the Shinagawa Refractories Company is Japan’s oldest and most respected refractory supplier. Shinagawa Japan has long been respected worldwide for its technological innovation and state-of-the-art research and development facilities covering all aspects of refractory usage from product formulation through to final application in industrial plant and equipment. This innovation and know-how is available to industry through Shinagawa.

Shinagawa has an impressive and unequalled refractory heritage. Originally formed through the combination of the two largest and most respected names in the Australian refractory manufacturing industry. Shinagawa now has operations in New Zealand and Indonesia. Shinagawa Refractories Australasia is proud to be the largest refractory supplier in the region.

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Iron & Steel

Shinagawa supplies refractories suitable for the most arduous of steel making environments. Applications include BOS vessels, Steel & Torpedo Ladles, Blast Furnace Troughs and Electric Arc Furnaces.

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Aluminium

Shinagawa has a range of products that are used in both primary and secondary aluminium. The range of SHIRAL® brick are used in the anode bake furnace together with paving brick applications in the ingot mill and potrooms. Included in the product range are low cement SHIRACRETE® products that are formulated to resist wetting with molten aluminium.

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Alumina

Shinagawa has developed a range of SHIRAGUN® low cement gunning products that are used extensively in fluid bed calciners. These products have been formulated to provide optimum abrasion and thermal shock resistance.

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Cement & Lime

NOVACRETE® is a shotcrete product range that provides significant installation benefits and is used in the cement industry. Shinagawa also provide a range of SHIRAL® and Magnesia Spinel brick from accredited suppliers.

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Glass

During the reline of glass tanks SHIRAL® and Zircon (ZBK-L) brick and SHIRACAST® castables are installed as part of the reline.

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Non-Ferrous

SHIRACRETE® and SHIRACAST® products are used extensively in launder and ladle metal transfer vessels. High quality Magnesite and Magnesia Chrome brick products used in furnaces are also available.

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Heavy Clay

Shinagawa supplies a full range of refractory material for kiln linings as well as cordierite-mullite kiln car furniture.

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Domestic & Commercial

Shinagawa supply a range of refractory supplies which provide effective insulation for high temperature applications in both the domestic and commercial industries.

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Alumina

Shinagawa has developed a range of SHIRAGUN® low cement gnuning products that are used extensively in fluid bed calciners. These products have been forulated to provide optimum abrasion and thermal shock resistance.

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Cement & Lime

NOVACRETE® is a shotcrete product range that provides significant installation benefits and is used in the cement industry. Shinagawa also provide a range of SHIRAL® and Magnesia Spinel brick from accredited suppliers.

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Glass

During the reline of glass tanks SHIRAL® and Zircon (ZBK-L) brick and SHIRACAST® castables are installed as part of the reline.

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Non-Ferrous

SHIRACRETE® and SHIRACAST® products are used extensively in launder and ladle metal transfer vessels. High quality Magnesite and Magnesia Chrome brick products used in furnaces are also available.

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Shinagawa have 4 manufacturing facilities throughout Australasia and Southern Asia. All sites maintain Quality Management Systems in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 and ensure that employees actively participate in set quality objectives. This allows rapid response times, for a wide range of products and consistent product quality.

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Technical Expertise

Shinagawa personnel are experts in their field with extensive experience and knowledge to provide the optimum technical solution by way of refractory design, material selection, installation support and project management. Shinagawa can provide customer training to optimise refractory performance and maximise uptime.

Shinagawa is committed to on-going Research and Development to ensure the changing needs of our customers are met. Our dedicated R&D team at Unanderra are strongly supported by the extensive laboratory facilities of Shinagawa Japan, a world leader in refractory development.
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