Refractory bricks, built from the raw material up
MgO-C, AMC, flow-control and fired basic bricks for steel plants and kilns. We source the raw materials through the network we have built since 1990, produce at partner plants in China, India and Europe under our own control, and deliver from stock.
From our mineral network to your lining
A brick is only as good as its aggregate. We have traded refractory raw materials for more than thirty years, so we know which kiln a magnesia or bauxite came from before it ever goes into a press.
Raw materials
Fused and large-crystal magnesia, sintered magnesia, bauxite, corundum and graphite from producers we have worked with for decades.
- Fixed offtakes
- Lot traceability
Production
Bricks are pressed at partner plants chosen for each product line and market.
Our control
We set the recipe and grain sizing, approve pressing and curing or firing, and our own quality staff test every lot before it is released.
- Recipe
- Pressing
- Testing
Delivery
Shipped to your plant or held in our warehouses in Turkey and Europe, so linings can be called off when a campaign needs them.
- Gebze stock
- Any Incoterm
Bricks for every zone of the melt shop
MgO-C bricks
EAF walls, hot spots and slag line; ladle slag line, wall and bottom. Three series, grades A to D plus AOX.
AMC bricks
Alumina-magnesia-carbon for ladle bottoms and impact pads, with in-situ spinel for tight joints.
Flow control
Slide gate plates, ladle nozzles and purging plugs, tundish nozzles and EBT tap-hole sets.
Fired basic bricks
Magnesia for safety linings, magnesia-chrome for refining and non-ferrous, magnesia-spinel for kilns.
Monolithics
EAF ramming mix, gunning mixes for hot repair, tundish coating and dry vibratable mixes.
Raw materials
The same network supplies brick and castable makers with bauxite, aluminas, mullite, magnesia and more.
Where our bricks go
Each zone of a furnace or ladle wears differently, so each gets its own grade. These are the typical placements; we size the lining to your practice and campaign targets.
Electric arc furnace
Steel ladle
MgO-C bricks
Resin-bonded bricks of high-purity magnesia and flake graphite, for EAF and ladle working linings. Within each series the grade is set by how much large-crystal fused magnesia goes into the aggregate.
EAF placements
Ladle placements
98/15 for EAF
Sidewalls, hot spots, slag line and slag door.| AM98C15E-A | BM98C15E-B | CM98C15E-C | DM98C15E-D | AOXM98C15E-AOX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Premium | High performance | Standard-plus | Standard | B + antioxidants |
| Typical zone | Hot spots, slag line in severe operation | Slag line, hot spots | Sidewall, slag door | Moderate-wear zones | Slag door, burner and lance areas |
98/13 for ladle slag line
Slag line, where slag attack sets the campaign.| AM98C13L-A | BM98C13L-B | CM98C13L-C | DM98C13L-D | AOXM98C13L-AOX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Premium | High performance | Standard-plus | Standard | B + antioxidants |
| Typical zone | Slag line, long LF / vacuum treatment | Slag line | Slag line, standard practice | Upper wall, freeboard | Slag line with long preheat or idle cycles |
98/10 for ladle wall and bottom
Metal zone and bottom; lower carbon keeps heat loss and carbon pick-up down.| AM98C10L-A | BM98C10L-B | CM98C10L-C | DM98C10L-D | AOXM98C10L-AOX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Premium | High performance | Standard-plus | Standard | B + antioxidants |
| Typical zone | Metal zone, severe treatment | Metal zone and bottom | Wall and bottom, standard | Bottom and lower wall | Wall with long preheat or idle cycles |
Technical datasheets on request. Chemistry, physical properties and the recommended grade for each zone are sent with our offer. Shapes are pressed to your lining drawings.
Request datasheetsEvery brick carries one Thyme code: family, nominal MgO, carbon, the vessel it is made for, and its grade from A (top) to D. AOX is grade B with antioxidants. The same code runs through offers, datasheets, delivery documents and brick markings.
AMC bricks
Resin-bonded bricks built on bauxite and corundum with fused magnesia and graphite. In service the alumina and magnesia react to form spinel; the slight expansion closes joints and gives high resistance to erosion and impact at the ladle bottom.
AMC series for ladles
Bottom, impact pad and lower wall.| AAMC89C6L-A | BAMC87C6L-B | CAMC86C6L-C | DAMC80C6L-D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Premium | High performance | Standard-plus | Standard |
| Typical zone | Impact pad, heavy-duty bottom | Bottom and impact area | Bottom and metal-zone wall | Bottom and lower wall, cost-driven |
Technical datasheets on request. Chemistry, physical properties and the recommended grade for each zone are sent with our offer. Shapes are pressed to your lining drawings.
Request datasheetsFlow control
Functional refractories that control how steel leaves the furnace, the ladle and the tundish. They take the highest thermal shock and erosion in the shop, so material choice and dimensional accuracy matter more than anywhere else in the lining.
Slide gate plates
Top and bottom plates for ladle slide gate systems, resin-bonded and impregnated for wear and thermal-shock resistance at the bore.
AGC85C6LNozzles, well blocks and purging plugs
Upper and lower nozzles, well blocks and porous or slit purging plugs for argon stirring.
A95LTundish metering nozzles
Nozzle body with a zirconia insert that holds the bore and the casting rate stable over long sequences.
FA81T + Z95TEBT tap-hole set
End block, sleeve and surround blocks for eccentric bottom tapping.
AMC88C7BCodes shown are product families; the grade is set per item and duty in the offer. Send us your drawings for a quotation.
Fired basic bricks
Fired magnesia, magnesia-chrome and magnesia-spinel bricks for safety linings, secondary refining, non-ferrous furnaces and cement and lime kilns.
Magnesia bricks for safety linings
Volume-stable, low creep under load. Grade sets MgO level and silicate content.| AFM95G-A | BFM91G-B | CFM87G-C | DFM85G-D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Premium | High performance | Standard-plus | Standard |
| Typical zone | Ladle, EAF and converter safety lining | Ladle and EAF safety lining | Safety lining, standard duty | Back-up lining, cost-driven |
Magnesia-chrome for refining and non-ferrous
Low-silica, high-chrome, direct or rebonded.| AMCr54G-A | BMCr57G-B | CMCr60G-C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Rebonded fused grain | Direct-bonded | Direct-bonded |
| Typical zone | RH snorkels, tuyere zones | VOD / AOD, copper smelting | Non-ferrous furnaces, AOD cone |
Magnesia-chrome for lime and cement kilns
For the hot zones of rotary and shaft kilns.| AMCr68W-A | BMCr72W-B | CMCr80W-C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Direct-bonded | Direct-bonded | Direct-bonded |
| Typical zone | Lime kiln burning zone | Burning and transition zones | Preheating and transition zones |
Magnesia-spinel for kilns
Grades set by spinel content: more spinel for the transition zones, more magnesia where coating forms.| AMS83W-A | BMS88W-B | CMS91W-C | DMS95W-D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Higher spinel | Medium spinel | Medium spinel | Lower spinel |
| Typical zone | Transition zones, high thermal shock | Upper and lower transition | Burning zone | Burning zone, lime kilns |
Magnesia-iron spinel (hercynite)
High flexibility and good coating adherence in the burning zone.| AMH81W-A | BMH88W-B | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Higher spinel | Lower spinel |
| Typical zone | Burning zone, strong coating | Burning and transition zones |
Technical datasheets on request. Chemistry, physical properties and the recommended grade for each zone are sent with our offer. Shapes are pressed to your lining drawings.
Request datasheetsMonolithics
Basic mixes from the same magnesia base as our bricks, for EAF hearths, hot repair of working linings and tundish working linings. Supplied in bags or big bags.
EAF ramming mix
Dry MgO-CaO-Fe₂O₃ mix that sinters into a dense monolithic hearth. For building and hot repair of EAF bottoms and banks.
RM80E · RM75EGunning mix
Magnesia gunning mix for hot repair of converter, EAF and ladle slag line, with low rebound and fast sintering.
NM85G · NM80GTundish gunning and coating mix
Sprayed working lining for tundishes that strips easily after casting; the magnesia-calcia grade helps clean the steel.
NM88T · NMCa75TTundish dry vibratable mix
Magnesia mix installed dry against a former and set by low-temperature heating.
DM80T · DMCa60TTechnical datasheets on request. Chemistry, physical properties and the recommended grade for each zone are sent with our offer. Shapes are pressed to your lining drawings.
Request datasheetsThe network behind every brick
Since 1990 we have traded refractory raw materials with miners and producers in China, India and elsewhere, on controlled purchase arrangements and fixed offtakes with our own oversight of production. The same aggregates go into our bricks, and we supply them to brick and castable makers worldwide.
What we supply
Aluminas, aluminosilicates, magnesia, silica and carbidesImport, export and stock on four trade hubs
We import and export across China, the EU, India and Turkey. Customers draw against stock instead of waiting on a vessel.
Offices
- London
- Cologne
- Kolkata
- Hong Kong
Warehouses
- Gebze, TR
- Rotterdam, NL
- Nieuwdorp, NL
- Puttershoek, NL
- Düsseldorf, DE
- Vizag, IN
- Chennai, IN
Quality control
- Tianjin, CN
- Dashiqiao, CN
- Zhengzhou, CN
- Vizag, IN
- Kolkata, IN
Certified, rated, traceable
Our own quality staff test and seal material at the plant and before shipment. Our management systems are independently certified and our sustainability performance is externally rated.
| Standard | System | Company | Valid to |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management | Thyme Hongkong Co. Limited | Nov 2028 |
| ISO 14001:2015 | Environmental management | Thyme Europe Limited | Jul 2029 |
| ISO 14001:2015 | Environmental management | Thyme Hongkong Co. Limited | Nov 2027 |
| ISO 45001:2018 | Occupational health and safety | Thyme Europe Limited | Jul 2029 |
| ISO 14064-1:2018 | Greenhouse gas reporting | Thyme Europe Limited | Nov 2028 |
Top 5 %, 96th percentile · March 2026 · Thyme Europe Limited
Send us your enquiry
Send your lining drawings or the Thyme product codes, quantities and delivery point. We reply with an offer from stock in Gebze or from production.
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