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Business is heavy at National Refractories & Mining, an employee-owned holding firm that makes refractories (heat-resistant bricks that line furnaces) and monolithics (mineral, chemical, and mold powder products) used by steel, aluminum, cement, and glass manufacturers. Its subsidiaries include Chicago Fire Brick Company, which makes clay-alumina monolithics, and National Affiliated Technologies, producer of cast silica items. National Refractories also operates its own sales offices with agents in 24 countries. The company's products are sold under such brands as EZ CAST and EZ3 (self-forming castables), and FUSiO2N (preformed silica shapes).
COMPETITION |
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Cookson Group plc (CKSN)
IMERYS (NK)
Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 135.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 3.8%
Employees: 600
Revenue per employee: $225,000.00
KEY PEOPLE |
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Charles C. Smith
CEO
E. Stan Parry
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1852 Rutan Dr.
Livermore, CA 94550
US
Phone: 925-449-5010
Fax: 925-455-8362
Online: Web Site
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