Four themes of research have been defined for for the next 3 years, starting January 2012:

• Insulating refractories and their application sin multilayer lining designs
• Energy efficient refractories: a holistic approach based on fundamentals, processing and evaluation
• Liquid phase and vapor phase corrosion: new methodologies and new cases of corrosion
• Dense refractories with enhanced flexibility

Informations available on request to the FIRE secretariat.