RefMet conducts the only base level refractories course available commercially in Australia. This is presented in a 1 day seminar format.  Details of the course content>>

Refractories training courses have been conducted for the following:

• Zinifex
• Adelaide Brighton Cement
• Cockburn Cement
• Smorgon Steel
• Blue Circle Southern Cement
• AGC Refractories
• ANI-Bradken Foundry (Vic)
• Carter Holt Harvey (NZ)
• Fletcher Challenge (NZ)
• Bluescope Steel
• BHP Billiton (TEMCO)
• Devaugh Engineering

In September, Michael successfully conducted RefMet’s refractories training course to Engineers at the Zinifex Hobart smelter. To accommodate their requirements this was held over two (half) days.

Following this, the same course was held in November for Zinifex Pt Pirie Smelter in South Australia. The course was also held for Adelaide Brighton Cement at the Novotel Barossa Valley Resort near Rowland Flats. Personnel from both Angaston and Birkenhead plants attended, along with representatives of their installation contractor, York Linings Intl.

RefMet is seeking expressions of interest from people who would like to receive training in the following areas:

• Above-ground Atmospheric Storage Tank Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance to API 650 and API 653;
• Fitness for Purpose assessments to API RP579; and
• Refractories in the Petrochemical Industry to API RP936.

If interested in either, please contact Michael or Paul by e-mail: refmet@iprimus.com.au