BPI provides technical and sales support through its own staff, industry consultants, and manufacturing representatives. We have people focused in specialized areas as follows:

Steel Related Products:

KRK Associates, Inc., headquartered in Canfield, Ohio, provides technical sales and service for our steel products.Our in house analytical capabilities include x-ray florescence for chemical analysis, and specialized equipment to measure melting points and solubility characteristics. We offer the following services for our slag conditioning products:

• Preliminary synthetic slag addition analysis
• Process observation to optimize slag-making process
• Exit ladle slag chemical analysis to refine process
• Fine tuning of product chemistry for Calcium Aluminate or Calcium Silicate slag additions
• Certificates of analysis with each delivery
• Extensive QC and QA program for manufacture of Calcium Aluminates and Calcium Silicates

Refractory Products:

BPI staff and industry consultants provide technical and sales support for our refractory products. In house capabilities include the following:

• Raw material performance characterization
• Assess raw material usage and suggest cost effective alternatives
• X-ray fluorescence analytical capabilities
• X-ray diffraction studies
• Laser particle size analysis
• Set time and heat of hydration testing for CAC products.
• High temperature furnace for testing to 1700°C (approx. 4000°F)

Technical Info Contact:

BPI:
E-mail: info@bpiminerals.com
Phone: 412-371-8554
Fax: 412-371-9984

KRK Associates:

Phone: 330-533-1099
Fax: 330-533-2225
E-mail: keithk@krkassoc.com