TheapplicationstateofanhydroustapholeclayinChinaandoverseaswasintroduced.Thecharactersandrequirementsofstartingmaterialsofanhydroustapholeclayforblastfurnace,andtheformulationandpropertiesofanhydroustapholeclayinsomeplantswerementioned.Theenvironmentproblemsofanhydroustapholeclaywerediscussedandthedevelopingtrendwaspointedout.