In the first article [i] it was shown that the evolutionary development of refractory concretes based on high-alumina cements (VGTs) led to the creation of new concretes with low (4-8%) and superlow (i-2%) concentrations of such cements.Beside the important advantages of such concretes, their technology is connected with a range of features which complicate'their use.In particular, in the composition of dry concretes the significant quantities of ultrafine powders is connected with high energy outlay during their production and the undesirable ecological aspects during their use (especially in relation to silicosis-forming, amorphous~ SiO 2 [2]). Moreover, very high quality control is needed for batching, moisture content, and application technology, in connection with which even slight variations in these requirements at the user-factory lead, as indicated in [3], to a reduction in the resistance of the linings by a factor of 2-3.A further drawback of the new range of concretes based on VGTs is their variety of bonding systems (consisting, as a rule, of a complex system involving uitrafine particles, various inorganic and organic reagents -regulators of rheological and technological properties of the mixtures) and refractory filler.This may impair some of the properties of the concrete, in particular, a reduction in the refractoriness under load (RUL).Ceramic concretes:basic characteristics of technology and properties. From the information in [i] and the present article it is evident that the ideal composition for refractory concrete should be that in which both the filler and the bond are similar or equal in chemical composition (nature); this principle is precisely realized in the technology of ceramic concretes [4,5].It is relevant that the first reports on the development of ceramic concretes and also low cement concretes were made simultaneously in 1976. According to the chronological table for the development of work on VGTs and concretes based on them, laid out in [6], in line with the above proposals, the patent (7,622,344, France) was unknown to the authors of the present article; this patent covered the production of low cement-concrete with ultradispersed additions of SiO 2 and Cr=O 3. In 1976 reports were published on the technical principles for ceramic bonds and ceramic concretes, the content of which was published in [4,5]. Thus, simultaneously and independently, there appeared two very different concepts about the solution to one and the same problem -the production of qualitatively new refractory concretes.The concept of ceramic bonds (or VKVS) as the basis of ceramic concretes is based on the fact that most natural siliceous and aluminosilicate rock-forming minerals, in crystalline structure, are inorganic polymers [7]. Thus, the problem consisted in developing such technological processes which would enable us, in industrial conditions, to realize the capacity of the original mineral raw materials to form polymerization structures.The VKVS obtained with a special technology [8][9][10] consi...