Outline programme for Global Slag Conference programme 2026

The full programme for the Global Slag Conference in Istanbul in 2026 will be posted here in due course.

 

Tuesday 14 April 2026

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.

 

Wednesday 15 April 2026

08:00 Registration opens - Coffee and Networking in the exhibition area

09:00 Conference welcome and Introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor

Session 1: Global and regional trends in slag

10:40 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 2: Slag valorisation

13:00 - 14.00 Lunch

Session 3: Slag grinding advances

15:30 Meet the delegates session: Delegates have an opportunity to briefly introduce themselves to the other attendees (and to tell us what your company does in less than 10 words!)

16.00 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 4: Adding value to slag

17.30 Conference session ends

17.45 onwards: Board buses for the Global Slag Awards Dinner aboard a dining yacht, cruising along the Bosphorous. Dress code: Business attire or smart casual. Return by 11pm.

 

Thursday 16 April 2026

08:30 Registration opens

09:00 Introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor - Announcement of location of 19th Global Slag Conference 2027

Session 5: Maximising value from slag

10:35 Speed-dating in the conference hall - Delegates have the chance to make six new 'real-world' business contacts - bring your business cards!

11:05 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 6: Upcycling slags

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Session 7: Maximising slag value

15:00 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 8: State-of-the-art in slag technology

17:00 - 17:05 Final remarks

17:05 Farewell Reception and conference prize-giving.

18:00 Conference end

 

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Programme for Global Slag Conference programme 2025

Tuesday 24 June 2025

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.

 

Wednesday 25 June

08:00 Registration opens - Coffee and Networking in the exhibition area

09:00 Conference welcome and Introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor

Session 1: Global and regional trends in slag

09:10 Paper 1: 'GBFS in the Cementitious Revolution: Risks, rewards and routes in the race for decarbonisation and supply chain resilience,’ Christopher Zeynel, ZAG Americas
09:30 Q&A

09:40 Paper 2: 'The appetite for reactive SCM! How can the steel industry satisfy it even after the green transformation?’ Volkert Feldrappe, FeHS
10:00 Q&A

10:10 Paper 3: 'Valorisation of steel slag as a safe soil amendment for sustainable crop production in different soil types,’ Rifat Bugra Bildiri, Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University
10:30 Q&A

10:40 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 2: Slag valorisation

11:30 Paper 4: 'Long term evaluation of concrete using slag aggregates,’ Sung-in Hong, Hyundai Steel Company
11:50 Q&A

12:00 Paper 5: 'Material study of BOF slag for use as a supplementary cementitious material,’ Je-shin Lee, Hyundai Steel Company
12:20 Q&A

12:30 Paper 6: 'Upcycling pathway for Electric Arc Furnace steelmaking slag: utilisation as reinforcing filler for polymers,’ Giulia Bragaggia, Università degli Studi di Padova
12:50 Q&A

13:00 - 14.00 Lunch

Session 3: Slag grinding advances

14:00 Paper 7: 'Dry granulation of steelmaking slags: production characterization and industrial applications,’ Martina Messuti, tenova
14:20 Q&A

14:30 Paper 8: 'Ultrafine grinding - exploring the maximum value of slag,’ Nie Wenhai, Sinoma-Tianjin
14:50 Q&A

15.00 Paper 9: 'Core technology and equipment for integrated large-scale utilisation of steel slag,' Zhao Xu, SINOMA-CDI
15:20 Q&A

15:30 Meet the delegates session: Delegates have an opportunity to briefly introduce themselves to the other attendees (and to tell us what your company does in less than 10 words!)

16.00 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 4: Adding value to slag

16:30 Paper 10: ‘Characterisation and utilisation of slags from zinc recycling,’ Ehab Tara, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
16:50 Q&A

17:00 Paper 11: 'From byproduct to breakthrough: Zero-power CO₂ mineralisation with steel slag,’ Michael Wyrsta, Karbonetiq
17:20 Q&A

17.30 Conference session ends

18:15 onwards: Board buses for the Global Slag Awards Dinner at the Schloss Schönbrunn. Dress code: Business attire or smart casual (we will have a walk in the Schönbrunn gardens, on gravel paths). Return by 11pm.

 

Thursday 26 June 2025

08:30 Registration opens

09:00 Introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor

Session 5: Maximising value from slag

09:05 Paper 12: 'Market trends in the slag industries of central Asia,’ Gulvira Shaimerdenova, Law Department JSC
09:25 Q&A

09:35 Paper 13: ‘A novel continuous multi-stage magnetic sorting process for slag,’ Nam Seolji, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, South Korea
09:55 Q&A

10:05 Paper 14: 'New activation approaches for profitable steel slag use in the precast industry,’ Matt Kennedy-Good, Neocrete
10:25 Q&A

10:35 Speed-dating in the conference hall - Delegates have the chance to make six new 'real-world' business contacts - bring your business cards!

11:05 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 6: Upcycling slags

12:00 Paper 15: 'Upcycling of EAF slag to GBFS while enabling direct reduction of low-quality ore via a breakthrough melter concept,’ Andreas Carl Weber, Ferrum Technologies
12:20 Q&A

12:30 Paper 16: 'Adding value to LF, EAF and BOF slags, and their use in making cement,’ Priyapratim Patra, JSW Cement Ltd
12:50 Q&A

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Session 7: Maximising slag value

14:00 Paper 17: 'The development of pozzolanic cement from slags: A review of steel slags,' Pride Mutekwa, W. Mtangi, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
14:20 Q&A

14:30 Paper 18: 'Sustainable valorisation of EAF and LF slags as non-conventional fillers in rubber compounds,’ Anna Gobetti, Università degli Studi di Brescia
14:50 Q&A

15:00 Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area

Session 8: State-of-the-art in slag technology

16:00 Paper 19: ‘Transporting slag through existing plants with complex routing using pipe conveyor technology,’ Lukas Paul, BEUMER Group Austria GmbH
16:20 Q&A

16:30 Paper 20: 'Business case for including a pyrometallurgical Slag Valorisation Furnace (SVF) into new green iron & steel facilities or existing Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) operations,' Zak van der Westhuizen, Metix (Pty) Limited
16:50 Q&A

17:00 - 17:05 Final remarks

17:05 Farewell Reception and conference prize-giving.

18:00 Conference end

 

Friday 27 June 2025

A full-day field trip to voestalpine stahl Donawitz GmbH in Leoben will take place on 27 June.

Bring your own safety shoes - no safety shoes, no visit! 

Itinerary subject to change

7.30 am Depart conference hotel in Vienna
9.30 Arrive voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH
Welcome (film), safety briefing, tea & coffee, toilets,
Hand out Headsets.
See furnace tapping and slag granulation plant.
10.15 Group travels together by bus to tour facilities (blast furnace, slag granulation, LD slag,
processing plants, new EAF construction site)
12.00 Re-group
12.15 Lunch in works canteen (included)
1pm Depart voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH
3.15pm approximately - Call at Vienna airport
4pm approximately return to conference hotel