The usage of refractory materials across industries has been quite common and popular due to their high resistance to heat. Even after being subjected to high temperatures, the refractory materials retain their shape and chemical identity and are used across industries for heat resistance and containment. The global shift towards renewable energy has opened up the demand for solar glass, which has helped India become a sourcing hub for Glass, Solar panels, Carbon black, and so on.
As a growing economy with a large automobile production, there will be a huge requirement for glass, ferrous and non-ferrous materials like copper-zinc and aluminium. Even the consumption of aluminium will grow, driven by demand from electric mobility, packaging, beverages, and structural elements. Refractories play a crucial role in building the infrastructure to produce these key materials.
The Indian refractory market is 65 percent driven by iron and steel, eight percent by cement, seven percent by the glass, seven percent by ceramics-kilns & furnaces, five percent by power and petrochemicals, and five percent by foundry & non-ferrous and other segments like carbon black and special alloys.
While there are many organizations presently manufacturing refractory materials in the country, when it comes to delivering the highest-quality and highly effective refractory products, Carborundum Universal Ltd (Cumi) has been staying ahead of the curve for years through its refractories vertical, (Cumi) Super Refractories.
A market leader in the manufacture of speciality refractory products in India since 1965, Cumi Super Refractories, the refractories material vertical of one of the largest and oldest conglomerates in India, CUMI, specialises in the manufacture of both fired as well as a monolithic range of refractories catering to the critical and demanding high-temperature applications for various industrial applications.
Founded in 1954 as a tripartite collaboration between the Murugappa Group, The Carborundum Co., US, and the Universal Grinding Wheel Co. Ltd., UK, Cumi, has pioneered the manufacture of Coated Abrasives and Bonded Abrasives in India. Over the past six decades, the firm has morphed into a materials science company building capabilities in various technologies.
CUMI is one of the few manufacturers globally with fully integrated operations that include mining, fusion, wind and hydropower stations, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution and has achieved a reputation for quality and innovation with state-of-the-art facilities and strategic alliances with global partners.
Striving To Set New Benchmarks
Coming to its refractories vertical, Cumi has a strong pedigree from Carborundum US and other technology leaders in shaped refractories and is present in all segments of the Super Refractory range. Most of the firm’s material solutions address the higher end of the temperature spectrum, between 1000 to 1900 degrees Celsius.
In addition, the firm’s investment in R&D and technology makes it a niche refractory supplier of intricately shaped refractories for very high-temperature applications. Cumi is a leader in refractories for very high-temperature applications, including rocket launching pads, domes for Petro Chemical industries, Carbon Black reactors, Glass melting furnace refractories, Ceramic and abrasive industry Kiln Furniture, steel industry refractories, heat treatment furnace muffles, hearths and skids.
The Super Refractories vertical of the firm has achieved a level of mastery in the chemistry for different applications, thus providing superior performance refractories. Cumi's presence across the value chain from mining, synthetic mineral manufacturing, refractory designing, manufacturing, and refractory installation offers customers a full-service supplier. Cumi's also does audits and thermal studies to provide effective solutions that positively impact efficiency.
Cumi's is among the few companies that provide security across the value chain. With 100,000 tonnes of Silicon Carbide from Russia, 50,000 tonnes of Fused Alumina from Kochi, and 5,000 tonnes of Zirconia from South Africa, the raw material security it affords is comforting, especially during these very volatile times. The raw material technology capabilities include products made from Silicon Carbide, Fused and Tabular Alumina, Fused Mullite, Sillimanite, and Zirconia.
Promising Customer Satisfaction
Other than the refractories, Cumi also provides a full range of abrasive solutions, including two-dimensional coated abrasives and diamond-impregnated super abrasives. The abrasive solutions are offered across the automotive, construction, woodworking, light engineering, steel, and aerospace industries. With a base of 75 materials and over 38 technologies, Electrominerals are produced in Russia, Kochi, and South Africa. Grains and powders include Brown Fused Alumina, White Fused Alumina, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia, and speciality minerals that have applications across industries, including engineering, energy, and the environment.
Our future is about harnessing the power of materials, both traditional and new age, focusing on more from less while leaving a small environmental footprint
The firm also provides Industrial Ceramics which creates wear-resistant solutions for mines and chemical plants because of its wear ceramic content. Cumi's Composites verticals product range includes anti corrosive bricks, carbon bricks, and various coatings, Industrial Epoxy & PU Flooring, Carbon and Glass Fiber Polymers for Heavy-duty industrial use, chemical storage tanks, Windmill nacelle covers, Mobility vehicle panels, Telescopic Tent poles, Drone components and Polymer Rebars for Coastal area construction.
The firm’s focus is on engineering materials science solutions that impact the planet positively. Cumi is also gearing up across business verticals to build future-forward solutions for traditional industries and emerging industries like clean energy, mobility, electric, medical ceramics, and so on.
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