14th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards
6 - 7 May 2020, Vienna, Austria
#globalslag
Conference programme 2019
Monday 25 March 2019 |
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| 15.00 | Exhibitors can access the exhibition area |
| 17.00 | Conference registration opens |
| 18.00-20.00 | Welcome party in the Global Slag exhibition area for all exhibitors, delegates and speakers. |
Tuesday 26 March 2019 |
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| 08.00 | Registration opens. Exhibition area opens. |
| 09.00 | Conference introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor |
| Session 1: Global slag trends | |
| 09.15 | Paper 1: ‘The increasing risks and challenges of reliably sourcing slag on the international markets,' Charlie Zeynel, ZAG International |
| 09.45 | Paper 2: 'Supply and demand picture for non-ferrous slags: forecast to 2029,' Dan Rogers, Smithers Apex |
| 10.15 | Meet the delegate session - delegates have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience |
| 10.45 | Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area |
| 11.30 | Paper 3: 'Status of slag and slag products in the US: An update,’ Michael Connolly, TMS International, LLC |
| 12.00 | Paper 4: 'Air-cooled blast furnace slag and steel slag in a competitive local market: applications, value and constraints / Best solution for local circular economy,’ Marc Fixaris, ArcelorMittal SA |
| 12.30 | Paper 5: 'Business opportunities for European slag recycling companies in Russia,’ Andrey Korablin, Smartscrap.ru |
| 13.00 | Lunch and networking |
| Session 2: Advances in slag beneficiation | |
| 14.00 | Paper 6: ‘Mineralogy not oxides: The next step in slag characterisation,’ John Yzenas Jr., Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| 14.30 | Paper 7: ‘The NoWASTE approach to sustainable electric steel making,’ David Algermissen, FEhS - Building Materials Institute; Rüdiger Deike, University Duisburg-Essen; Hans-Joachim Rauen, Hermann Rauen GmbH & Co; Henning Schliephake, Tobias Zehn, Georgsmarienhütte GmbH |
| 15.00 | Paper 8: 'Effects of additives on heavy metal content in thermochemical treatment of by-products from iron and steel production,' Gerhard Auer, Ferro Duo GmbH |
| 15.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area |
| 16.00 | Paper 9: ‘Granulated blast furnace slag and how to evaluate its reactivity,’ Andreas Ehrenberg, Volkert Feldrappe; FEhS - Institut für Baustoff-Forschung e.V. |
| 16.30 | Paper 10: ‘Dissolution of MgO in Fe2O3-rich BOF slag,’ Yusuke Kato, JFE Steel |
| 17.00 | Paper 11: ‘Drones and photogrammetry of slag product stockpiles,’ Ryan Hyatt, Edw C. Levy Company, and Stockpile Reports |
| 17.45 | Assemble in the hotel lobby for departure at 6pm for the short walk to the Global Slag Awards Dinner (return at 10.30 approximately) - must be pre-booked |
Wednesday 27 March 2019 |
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| 08.30 |
Exhibition area opens. Registration opens. |
| Session 3: Slag grinding advances | |
| 09.00 |
Paper 12: 'Loesche-separation plant for production of ultrafine granulated blastfurnace slag and utilisation concepts,' Horst Michael Ludwig; Bauhaus Universität Weimar, F. A. Finger-Institut für Baustoffkunde; Holger Wulfert, Winfried Ruhkamp (speaker), Loesche |
| 09.30 |
Paper 13: 'Case studies in slag grinding,' York Reichardt, KHD |
| 10.00 | Paper 14: 'Grinding optimisation using innovative measurement and advanced process control,’ Dirk Schmidt, KIMA Process Control |
| 10.30 | Speed-dating session: Bring plenty of business cards for this popular networking session |
| 11.00 | Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area |
| Session 4: Adding value to slag and slag materials | |
| 12.00 | Paper 15: 'Final results of experimental studies on the design of thermal heat storage and on the performance of slag as a heat storage material,' Jürgen Haunstetter, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) |
| 12.30 |
Paper 16: 'Upgrade of B (25 – 200mm) and C (7 – 25mm) ladle slag through mechanical rotary impact using Didion processing systems,' David Roth, GPS-Global Solutions |
| 13.00 | Lunch and networking |
| Session 5: Applications for slag and slag products | |
| 14.00 | Paper 17: 'NEWSLAG: Pilot tests on neutralization of acid drainage with passive treatments made of by-products,' Victoria Masaguer Torres, ArcelorMittal |
| 14.30 | Paper 18: 'Dry granulated BF sand: A groundbreaking and sustainable Innovation – Production process, product grinding and building materials investigations,' Alexander Fleischanderl, Thomas Fenzl (speaker); Primetals; Holger Wulfert, Winfried Ruhkamp; Loesche; Horst Michael Ludwig; Bauhaus Universität Weimar, F. A. Finger-Institut für Baustoffkunde |
| 15.00 | Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area |
| 15.30 | Paper 19: 'Slag sand - Alternative fine aggregates from the steel industry,' D. Satish Kumar, JSW Steel Ltd |
| 16.00 | Paper 20: 'Silico-manganese slag - a versatile by-product from Eramet,' Leif Hunsbedt, Eramet Norway Kvinesdal |
| 16.30 | Farewell party and conference prizegiving - all welcome to attend |
| 17.30 | Conference ends |
