A method of producing a refractory chromium-containing material comprising preparing an exothermal mixture of a chromium-containing component, a filler and a reducer, and thermally treating the mixture under combustion conditions to form the refractory chromium-containing material, said reducer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, magnesium, silicon, zirconium, titanium, and alloys thereof and being present in said mixture in an amount of about 8 to 20% by weight, said filler being selected from the group consisting of periclase, sand, clay, refractory scrap, silicon carbide production waste and an inorganic acid salt and being present in said mixture in an amount of about 0.1 to 50% by weight.