Global Expertise.
Local Performance. Proven Under Pressure.
Delivering advanced refractory solutions backed by 150 years of innovation.
Established in 1875, Shinagawa Refractories is Japan's oldest refractory supplier, recognised globally for its innovation and advanced R&D across all aspects of refractory performance. This expertise is delivered to industry through Shinagawa Australasia.
Formed from two of Australia's most respected refractory manufacturers, Shinagawa now operates across Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia, and is the region's largest refractory supplier.
Explore Our Full Range of Refractory Products
From castables and bricks to customised solutions, our products are engineered to perform in the most demanding industrial environments. Backed by global expertise and local manufacturing, each solution is designed to deliver durability, reliability, and consistent performance across a wide range of applications.
We live in your industries
Iron & Steel
Shinagawa supplies refractories suitable for the most arduous of steel making environments. Applications include BOS vessels, Steel & Torpedo Ladles, Blast Furnace Troughs and Electric Arc Furnaces.
Aluminium
Shinagawa has a range of products that are used in both primary and secondary aluminium. The range of SHIRAL® brick are used in the anode bake furnace together with paving brick applications in the ingot mill and potrooms. Included in the product range are low cement SHIRACRETE® products that are formulated to resist wetting with molten aluminium.
Alumina
Shinagawa has developed a range of SHIRAGUN® low cement gunning products that are used extensively in fluid bed calciners. These products have been formulated to provide optimum abrasion and thermal shock resistance.
Cement & Lime
NOVACRETE® is a shotcrete product range that provides significant installation benefits and is used in the cement industry. Shinagawa also provide a range of SHIRAL® and Magnesia Spinel brick from accredited suppliers.
Glass
During the reline of glass tanks SHIRAL® and Zircon (ZBK-L) brick and SHIRACAST® castables are installed as part of the reline.
Non-Ferrous
SHIRACRETE® and SHIRACAST® products are used extensively in launder and ladle metal transfer vessels. High quality Magnesite and Magnesia Chrome brick products used in furnaces are also available.
Heavy Clay
Shinagawa supplies a full range of refractory material for kiln linings as well as cordierite-mullite kiln car furniture.
Domestic & Commercial
Shinagawa supply a range of refractory supplies which provide effective insulation for high temperature applications in both the domestic and commercial industries.
Manufacturing
Locations
Shinagawa have 3 manufacturing facilities throughout Australasia. All sites maintain Quality Management Systems in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 and ensure that employees actively participate in set quality objectives. This allows rapid response times, for a wide range of products and consistent product quality.
Contact usTechnical Expertise
Shinagawa personnel are experts in their field with extensive experience and knowledge to provide the optimum technical solution by way of refractory design, material selection, installation support and project management. Shinagawa can provide customer training to optimise refractory performance and maximise uptime.
Shinagawa is committed to on-going Research and Development to ensure the changing needs of our customers are met. Our dedicated R&D team at Unanderra are strongly supported by the extensive laboratory facilities of Shinagawa Japan, a world leader in refractory development.
