TheannualoutputofChina'srefractoriesin1949was74thousandtons,andwas29.11milliontonsin2007,whichwas65%oftheworldtotalrefractoriesoutput.TheexportofChina'srefractoryproductsandrawmaterialsin2008was6.18milliontons,whichwereexportedtohundredsofcountriesandregionsintheworld.Chinaisabigcountryinthefieldofrefractoriesproductionandrefractoriesexport,whichhasdevotedalottorelativehightemperatureindustry.