Ekaterinburg: USTU-UPI, 2006, 303 s. The textbook is intended for use by students of all forms of training of metallurgical faculties in the study of the discipline "Fireproof materials". Materials on the classification of refractories, raw materials, technologies for obtaining refractory products and their properties are presented . Information on modern types of refractories, heat-insulating, fibrous and fabric materials, refractory concretes . The service of refractory products in industrial furnaces and in auxiliary equipment and installations is considered . The sources of education and ways to reduce environmental pollution in the production and operation of refractory materials.