Korea Refractories Co., Ltd operates in South Korea's refractories industry. Its products include shaped, monolithic, and functional refractories. The company also designs, constructs, and operates heating and heat treatment facilities, and designs, constructs, and supervises refractories for industrial plants such as metal, chemical, power generation, and environmental facilities. It builds raw materials storage facilities, gravity tanks, chimneys, and iron frame structures, engages in powder processing, and offers construction and maintenance services. Its products serve applications including iron and steel making, power plants, incinerators, cement and lime, glass, nonferrous metals, chemicals, heating furnaces, reheating furnaces, and stacks. The company was formerly known as Korea Special Refractories Co. Ltd and changed its name to Korea Refractories Co., Ltd in January 1995. Founded in 1973, it is headquartered in Dangjin-si, South Korea.