OREANDA-NEWS. January 16, 2007. The representatives of French firm “TRB” visited “Tulachermet” public corporation in the context of preparation for third-class thorough repairs of Blast-furnace-1. In the course of the visit were discussed questions of materials supply for protection of boshes, and also application of developed by the firm technology and equipment during the forthcoming in February of this year a third-class thorough repairs of Blast-furnace-1. The “TRB” company, specialising in the production of refractory materials and products and having considerable results in this sphere, collaborates with “Tulachermet” public corporation more than one year. Bottling clay produced by this firm has been used by the enterprise on one of the tapholes of the third blast-furnace since 2005. And in August 2007 during the overhaul of the second blast-furnace the technology of furnace capsulation, developed by French specialists, was used for the first time.