Sinosteel Luonai

What Sinosteel Luonai does

Sinosteel Luonai Materials Technology Corporation (中钢洛耐科技股份有限公司) is a state-owned Chinese specialty materials company that researches, develops, manufactures, and services middle and high-end refractory products for high-temperature industrial applications. The company operates under Sinosteel Group, itself a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, and serves five primary verticals: iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, building materials, and specialized applications including defense, aerospace, nuclear waste vitrification, and hydrogen metallurgy. The 2023 headcount of 1,850+ employees and headquarters in Luoyang, Henan, anchor an organization that originated as the Luoyang Refractory Materials Factory and research institute, with over 60 years of accumulated refractory R&D expertise. The company has earned three National Science and Technology Progress Awards (2008, 2023) and one State Technological Invention Award (2016).

The company's technical core rests on three national-level platforms: the Advanced National Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractories (jointly established with Shanghai University and Wuhan University of Science and Technology in December 2024), the National Refractory Materials Quality Inspection and Testing Center (operating since 1981), and the Advanced Refractory Materials National Quality Standards Laboratory. Sinosteel Luonai has cumulatively filed 4,395+ patents and led development of 110+ national standards, 130+ industry standards, and 10+ international standards. Differentiated technologies include the world's first hydrogen metallurgy refractory service behavior simulation platform, domestically developed Isa furnace key equipment for the non-ferrous metals industry, ceramic electric fusion furnace lining materials for high-radioactive waste liquid vitrification, and multi-composite spinel bricks for glass kilns.

Sinosteel Luonai monetizes through direct sales of customized refractory products to large industrial accounts, organized via a marketing center with specialized business rooms for each industry vertical and a dedicated international business office for exports. Ancillary revenue streams include third-party testing and certification through the National Testing Center, kiln engineering design and EPC general contracting, and government subsidies. Customers include Baosteel (relationship since 1986), Baowu Aluminum, Yunnan non-ferrous metals producers, and Qibin Glass. The company completed its STAR Market IPO (SH688119) in June 2022 and reported FY2023 revenue of approximately 11.13 billion CNY (~$1.5B USD), with products applied in waste incineration projects across more than 20 overseas sites including the US, Germany, and Japan.

Name

Sinosteel Luonai

Legal name

中钢集团洛阳耐火材料研究院有限公司

Website

https://lyrg.com.cn

Company type

Public

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sinosteel Luonai is a China Baowu-affiliated refractory materials manufacturer serving iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, building materials, and defense clients with R&D, manufacturing, testing, and EPC services from its Luoyang headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Refractory Materials

NAICS

Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Refractory, Furnace & Kiln Maintenance Services (IMAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aluminum Smelter/Refinery Technology, Equipment & Refractories (IMAKACAL), Refractory & Metallurgical Consumables Distribution (Fluxes, electrodes, refractories) (IMAKAJAM), Aluminum Project Development, Engineering & EPC (Smelters/Refineries) (IMAKACAO)

Keywords

• Refractory materials
• Industrial refractories
• High-temperature ceramics
• Kiln linings
• Metallurgical refractories

Headquarters

HQ city

Luoyang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Refractory materials manufacturing and sales: Sinosteel Luonai generates revenue primarily from R&D, manufacturing, sales, and service of middle and high-end refractory products. The company provides comprehensive, whole-process, personalized and lean services for high-temperature industries including iron & steel, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, and building materials. Revenue is generated through direct sales of proprietary refractory products across multiple industry verticals.
2. Testing and quality inspection services: The National Refractory Materials Quality Inspection and Testing Center provides third-party testing services for refractory materials, covering physical properties, chemical indicators, and high-temperature performance testing up to 1800°C.
3. Engineering design and EPC general contracting: The company provides kiln engineering design, consulting, and complete set EPC general contracting services for the nickel-iron industry and advanced kiln engineering across other industries.
4. Government subsidies and grants: The company received government subsidies as disclosed in investor relations announcements, representing supplementary government support income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sinosteel Luonai researches, manufactures, sells, and services middle and high-end refractory materials serving high-temperature industrial sectors including iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, building materials, and specialized applications (nuclear, hydrogen metallurgy, waste incineration). The company also operates the National Refractory Materials Quality Inspection and Testing Center (third-party testing services), provides high-temperature testing instruments and dental equipment, and offers kiln engineering design and EPC general contracting services.

Product overview

Sinosteel Luonai Materials Technology Corporation (中钢洛耐科技股份有限公司) is a comprehensive provider of middle and high-end refractory research, development, manufacturing, and service solutions. The company operates a multi-category product portfolio serving high-temperature industries including iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, building materials, and specialized applications. The core product lines include refractories for iron and steel industry (covering blast furnaces, hot blast stoves, steel ladles, refining furnaces, and continuous casting), refractories for non-ferrous metals industry (including aluminum electrolytic cells and heavy non-ferrous metallurgical furnaces), refractories for chemical industry (coal gasifiers, PDH units), refractories for building materials industry (rotary kilns, glass kilns), and refractories for other specialized industries (military, aerospace, energy-saving applications). Supporting products include high-temperature testing instruments and equipment, dental equipment, and engineering design/construction contracting services. The company has developed specialized product lines including silicon carbide bricks, corundum-mullite kiln furniture, multi-composite spinel brick products, hydrogen metallurgy refractory materials, and nuclear waste glass solidification furnace lining materials. The product portfolio serves steelmaking, non-ferrous metallurgy, cement, glass, ceramics, waste incineration, aerospace, defense, and nuclear industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refractories for Iron and Steel Industry Comprehensive refractory materials and solutions for steel production including blast furnaces, hot blast stoves, steel ladles, refining furnaces, intermediate ladles, continuous casting, iron yard materials, lime kilns, hot metal pretreatment, belt roasters, hydrogen-based vertical furnaces, coke ovens, and dry quenching applications.
• Refractories for Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Specialized refractory products for aluminum electrolytic cells, aluminum deep processing, heavy non-ferrous metallurgical furnaces, melting furnaces, anode furnaces, zinc volatilization kilns, and Isa furnaces serving non-ferrous metal processing enterprises.
• Refractories for Chemical Industry Refractory materials for chemical processing equipment including coal water slurry gasifiers, PDH (propane dehydrogenation) units, aerospace furnaces, residual oil gasifiers, BGL gasifiers, E-GAS units, and waste solid/liquid treatment furnaces.
• Refractories for Building Materials Industry Refractory solutions for cement, glass, and ceramic production including large dry rotary kilns, glass kilns, ceramic sintering kiln furniture, and coke oven refractories for building materials applications.
• Refractories for Other Industries Specialized refractories for military, aerospace, energy-saving and environmental protection, nuclear waste vitrification, hydrogen energy, waste incineration, and power industry high-temperature equipment applications.
• High-Temperature Instruments and Equipment Testing instruments and equipment for high-temperature applications including X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), and thermal shock testing systems used for refractory material quality control.
• Engineering Design and Construction General Contracting Kiln engineering design, consulting, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) general contracting services for various industries including nickel-iron production and advanced kiln engineering projects.
• Hydrogen Metallurgy Refractory Materials Refractory materials designed for hydrogen-based reduction furnaces and DRI (Direct Reduced Iron) projects, supported by the world's first experimental evaluation platform for refractory service behavior simulation in hydrogen metallurgy.
• Nuclear High-Level Radioactive Waste Glass Solidification Ceramic Electric Furnace Lining Materials

Quantifiable outcome

• Ceramic electric fusion furnace lining materials for nuclear high-radioactive waste vitrification reached international leading level, breaking foreign monopoly
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baowu Aluminum (宝武铝业)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Party building co-construction partnership between Baowu Aluminum's Melt Casting Factory Party Branch and Sinosteel Luonai's Functional Unshaped Materials Branch and Composite Materials Branch. Signed May 15, 2026. The one-year partnership focuses on '熔铸厂耐材技术共享提升' (technical sharing and improvement of refractories for melt casting), with a 20-person joint team, quarterly review meetings, and five key collaboration tasks: reducing furnace maintenance costs, improving small repair service life, deploying domestic tube filters, developing 1-2 new aluminum melting/casting materials, and building a shared refractory professional team.
• National Technical Committee for Refractory Standards (全国耐标委)coreOthers · 1 May 2026Sinosteel Luonai is the secretariat unit (挂靠单位) of the National Technical Committee for Refractory Standards (全国耐火材料标准化技术委员会). This positions the company as the administrative and technical anchor for refractories standardization in China, responsible for organizing standards development and review.
• Ouyao Industrial Products Co., Ltd. (欧冶工业品股份有限公司)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Co-leading the development of national standard GB/T 'Greenhouse Gas — Product Carbon Footprint Quantification Methods and Requirements — Refractory Materials.' Represents upstream-downstream industry collaboration to standardize carbon footprint accounting for refractories.
• Shanghai Kangheng Environment (上海康恒环境)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Co-organized the 8th Clean Waste Incineration Power Generation Technology Alliance (城市生活垃圾清洁焚烧发电技术联盟) annual meeting at Sinosteel Luonai's Red Education Base. The alliance focuses on waste incineration excellence: smart empowerment and boiler efficiency improvement.
• China Baowu (中国宝武集团)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Sinosteel Luonai operates as a subsidiary under China Baowu Steel Group (中国宝武集团). China Baowu provides strategic direction, financial support, and ecosystem integration. Sinosteel Luonai aligns its 'four modernizations' (四化) development strategy with Baowu's guidance and participates in the Baowu ecosystem (宝武生态圈).
• Shanghai University (上海大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Joint constructors of the Advanced National Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractories (先进耐火材料全国重点实验室), jointly established in December 2024. Shanghai University provides academic research capabilities and interdisciplinary expertise, contributing to talent cultivation and fundamental research in refractory materials science.
• Wuhan University of Science and Technology (武汉科技大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Joint constructors of the Advanced National Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractories. Contributes academic resources and research capabilities to the laboratory's innovation ecosystem, particularly in materials science and engineering applications.
• Baosteel Equipment & Materials Procurement Center (宝钢股份设备资材采购中心)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Long-standing party building co-construction partnership between Baosteel Equipment & Materials Procurement Center Party Committee and Sinosteel Luonai's Party Committee, initiated in 2014 and renewed annually. Partnership includes four key technical project collaborations: supplier quality improvement, product development, cost reduction, and service enhancement. The relationship spans since 1986 when Sinosteel Luonai first supplied refractories to Baosteel.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Vesuvius plc: Global specialist in refractories, ceramics and foundry consumables serving steel and non-ferrous metal industries. Directly competes in steel ladle, tundish and continuous casting refractory segments overlapping with Sinosteel Luonai's core offering.
• RHI Magnesita: Global market leader in refractories serving steel, cement, glass and non-ferrous metals industries. Comparable product breadth and customer verticals to Sinosteel Luonai, with significant scale advantage and global footprint rather than regional specialization.
• Saint-Gobain (Performance Ceramics & Refractories): Large diversified materials group with a refractory and ceramics division serving high-temperature industrial customers. Comparable in product category but operates as part of a much broader building materials portfolio rather than specializing in refractories.

Others

• Almatis: Global producer of specialty alumina products serving the refractory industry as a key raw material supplier. Functions as an upstream input provider rather than direct competitor to Sinosteel Luonai's finished refractory products.
• Imerys: French specialty minerals group supplying refractory raw materials (calcined alumina, bauxite, magnesia) into the refractory industry. Comparable as an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor — supplies inputs to Sinosteel Luonai's manufacturing process.

Direct peers

• Beijing Lier High-temperature Materials: Listed Chinese refractory manufacturer (SZ002392) supplying steel, non-ferrous metals, cement, glass and other high-temperature industries. Overlapping product lines and customer verticals make it one of the closest domestic competitors to Sinosteel Luonai.
• Puyang Refractories Group: Major Chinese refractory materials manufacturer (SH002225) producing iron & steel, non-ferrous, cement and glass industry refractories. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer verticals to Sinosteel Luonai, making it the closest domestic listed peer.

Emerging players

• Morgan Advanced Materials: UK-listed advanced materials company with a refractory and technical ceramics portfolio serving high-temperature industrial applications. Comparable in product category but with broader advanced materials scope and limited direct competition in Chinese steel verticals.
• HarbisonWalker International (HWI): North American-focused refractory manufacturer serving steel, iron, non-ferrous, glass and cement industries. Comparable product categories and verticals to Sinosteel Luonai, but primarily serves US rather than Chinese markets.

Regional players

• Shinagawa Refractories: Major Japanese refractory manufacturer serving steel, cement and non-ferrous metals industries. Comparable product portfolio but primarily serves the Japanese domestic market and does not directly compete in China.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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