Global refractory materials supplier for steel, cement, and high-temperature industrial processes
RHI Magnesita operates a vertically integrated refractory business spanning raw material extraction through finished products and performance solutions across 76 production sites and 16 raw material operations globally. The tech stack reflects a manufacturing-heavy org—PLC and Siemens controllers dominate alongside SAP suite integration—with active infrastructure build-out (ServiceNow-SAP integration, local IT planning) and emerging digitalization projects around AI and predictive maintenance, suggesting the company is automating reactive plant management into data-driven reliability.
Notable leadership hires: Maintenance Lead
RHI Magnesita manufactures high-grade refractory products and systems for industrial processes above 1,200°C, serving steel, cement, non-ferrous metals, and glass producers worldwide. The company operates over 20,000 employees across 76 production sites, 16 raw material quarries, and 70+ sales offices in multiple countries. A public company listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 250) and Vienna Stock Exchange, RHI Magnesita competes on scale, product breadth, and geographic reach. Current priorities include reducing downtime and unplanned stoppages, optimizing production processes and margins, standardizing finance operations, and building out predictive maintenance and digitalization capabilities across the manufacturing footprint.
PLC and Siemens S7-1200 controllers for plant operations; SAP ecosystem (S/4HANA, Datasphere, Analytics Cloud, BW) for ERP and analytics; Azure cloud, Databricks, and Power BI for data; Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform for infrastructure; ServiceNow for IT service management.
Reducing unplanned downtime and plant stoppages, improving refractory process performance and margins, optimizing production workflows and waste reduction, standardizing global finance processes, and maintaining reliability across distributed manufacturing operations.
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