Bloom Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pa., opened new facilities in the U.S., China and Brazil. Bloom Refractory Products LLC is the company's new 50,000 sq. ft. facility in Pittsburgh that provides manufacturing, distribution, installation and marketing of a wide range of monolithic specialty and shaped refractories. Major product lines at the plant include precast, castable and plastic refractories. Bloom Combustion Products is the company's new facility in the Pudong area of Shanghai, China. This 40,000 sq. ft. sales, service and manufacturing facility, along with a network of agents and licensees throughout Asia, will offer Bloom's range of products and back-up services for the combustion market. Bloom Combustion do Brasil is the company's new 10,000 sq. ft. facility located near Sao Paul, Brazil, that will offer Bloom's complete product line, along with sales, service and manufacturing.