Their operations include storage, excavating, scalping, beneficiation, screening, drying, crushing, and grinding. Packaging operations accommodate 50 pound bags to 3500 pound Super Sacks. The reputation of this family owned business is built on service, quality, fairness and confidentiality. They work to make products and services which in turn benefit other companies.

They have specialized in producing numerous refractory and ceramic grogs from surplus and rejected refractory and ceramic shapes since 1957. They process mostly virgin and high purity used rejects. Small lots of 50 to 500 tons are easily handled.

Maryland Refractories Company, located in Eastern Ohio near Pittsburgh, PA, is also a supplier of refractory raw materials. These include: High heat duty, 95% calcined silica, cordierite and 90% alumina. They also process and recycle items compatible with their refractory products on a toll basis. These include tile, saggers, kiln furniture, graphite, expanded shale, slide gates and many other refractory and ceramic rejects. These items are often used in whole or in part as an ingredient in the original product. These materials are also used as aggregates in cements, slag conditioners, ceramic welding, gunning mixes, castables or monolithic refractories. They are a major supplier of grog to the ceramic art, hobby and pottery industry.

Management:
Robert T. Oxnard, President
Janet E. Fraley, Vice President, Administration
Gary Cochran, Vice President, Operations
Brad Knock, Vice President, Sales
Roy B. Wells, Plant Manager

TYPES OF SERVICES:

Recycling of refractory rejects. Maryland Refractories offers recycling services ranging from crushing your virgin rejects, to complete recycling of your used refractory rejects including pick-up and delivery, storage, crushing, drying, beneficiation, classifying, screening, and packaging. Minimizing your waste by recycling or reusing your rejects is our specialty.