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17th Global Slag Conference 2025

25 - 26 June 2025, Vienna, Austria

Including confirmed visit to voestalpine Leoben on 27 June

Imperial Riding School hotel, Ungargasse 60, Vienna, 1030 Austria

'Maximising profits from slag'

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Nominations are now open for the Global Slag Awards 2025 (to 1 March 2025)

Conference themes

  • Slag and slag cement market trends
  • Non-ferrous slags
  • Slag product trends
  • Beneficiation of slag and slag products
  • Slag cement production and use
  • Case studies
  • New applications for slag and slag products 

Who should attend?

  • Slag producers
  • Slag-product users
  • Cement producers and users
  • Equipment vendors
  • Traders and shippers
  • Academics and researchers

17th Global Slag Conference & Exhibition

The registration fee includes attendance at the conference and exhibition, conference proceedings book including delegate names/company/country and all available presenter slides in pdf format, participation in networking/speed-dating sessions, delegate name badge, special distribution magazine, coffee breaks and snacks, lunches, welcome reception and farewell reception. 

The conference super-early-bird registration fee is £545 until 16 December 2024 and the early-bird rate is £645 from 17 December 2024. The conference standard-rate registration fee is £745 from 1 February 2025. The conference final rate registration fee is £845 from 1 March 2025. Employees of members of the conference association partners (Euroslag, National Slag Association, Slag Cement Association, Australasian (iron and steel) Slag Association, Nippon Slag Association and the Brazil Steel Institute) benefit from a £100 discount on these rates. Speakers register for £495, while confirmed producer/user speakers register free.

The Global Slag Awards Dinner will take place at a stunning location, to be announced, after the first day of the conference. Return to the hotel by 11pm, latest. The Global Slag Awards Dinner is bookable at a rate of £125, during registration.

We are currently exploring the possibility of organising a full-day field trip to local slag sites on Friday 27 June. Details will be posted here in due course.

Note: The organisers reserve the right to alter future registration fees on an ongoing-basis, if required by currency movements or other unavoidable circumstances. Pre-existing bookings will not be affected.

The 17th Global Slag Conference will allow all attendees to maximise their profits from slag - both ferrous and non-ferrous, will keep them up-to-date with the industry state-of-the-art and will provide extensive networking and business opportunities for both producers and users of slag and slag-based products. If your business is slag, make it your business to attend the 17th Global Slag Conference! 

Note: To book your hotel rooms, only use the link on our 'Hotel' page. We will never call you to ask you to make a hotel booking! If someone calls you, it's a scam.

Covid testing is no longer required. Please see Pro Global Media's 'Coronavirus Policy.'

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16th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards

23 - 24 April 2024, Dubai, UAE

Including field trips to Green Cement, Dubai on 22 April 2024 and the slag grinding plant of National Cement, Abu Dhabi, on 25 April 2024

Read the Global Slag Conference 2024 review and view the photo gallery

Nominations are now open for the Global Slag Awards 2025 (to 1 March 2025)

 

Purchase the Global Slag Conference 2024 Pack

The Conference Pack is available for purchase (use the link below) for GBP£495 (includes presenter slides, videos, delegate list and proceedings).

 



15th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards

6 - 7 June 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany

Read the Global Slag Conference Review 2023 and view the photo gallery

Purchase the Global Slag Conference 2023 Pack

The Conference Pack is available for purchase (use the link below) for GBP£495 (includes presenter slides, videos, delegate list and proceedings).

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Delegate comments on the Global Slag Conference 2023

  • Congratulations
  • Nice event
  • Well done!
  • Thanks to all Global Slag team
  • Well done. Keep it up
  • BIG FAT thank u!
  • Excellent time keeping.
  • Good luck in future :) this will be more and more important to talk about, also about mineralisation possibilities of slags
  • Great organisation and animation

Female delegates at the Global Slag Conference 2023

Image caption: Female delegates at the Global Slag Conference & Exhibition 2023

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During the Covid Pandemic, the Global Slag Conference became the Virtual Global Slag Seminar (and Global Slag LIVE in January 2022) and took place three times.

 

Important note: We will never call you about booking hotel rooms for this conference (just use the link on the 'Accommodation' page). If someone calls you (or emails) offering a discount on hotel rooms, they are trying to scam you. Just put the phone down on them!

Global Slag Conference - Past

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Previous Global Slag Conferences


15th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards

6 - 7 June 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany

Read the Global Slag Conference Review 2023 and view the photo gallery

Delegate comments on the Global Slag Conference 2023

  • Congratulations
  • Nice event
  • Well done!
  • Thanks to all Global Slag team
  • Well done. Keep it up
  • BIG FAT thank u!
  • Excellent time keeping.
  • Good luck in future :) this will be more and more important to talk about, also about mineralisation possibilities of slags
  • Great organisation and animation

Female delegates at the Global Slag Conference 2023

Image caption: Female delegates at the Global Slag Conference & Exhibition 2023

(Click to download a higher resolution version)

 


14th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards

26 - 27 March 2019, Aachen, Germany

Hotel Pullman Quellenhof Aachen, Monheimsallee 52, 52062 Aachen, Germany

The 14th Global Slag Conference has successfully taken place, with nearly 140 delegates from 36 countries around the world.

Review of the 14th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2019 

View the conference photo gallery

Delegate comments on Global Slag 2019 in Aachen:

  • Great conference. Very well organised.
  • Excellent networking. Generated many opportunities.
  • It was really well organised. Thank you.
  • Special thanks to all the team.

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13th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards 2018

24 - 25 April 2018, Prague, Czech Republic

The 13th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition has taken place in Prague, with 120 delegates in attendance from 30 different countries.

Review of the 13th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2018 

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Delegate comments on Global Slag 2018 in Prague:

  • Thank you it was really well organised. The hotel was good and the dinner on the boat was great.
  • Thank you to the organisers of Global Slag
  • There was a nice atmosphere, it was easy to (my first time). The sepakers really knew their business. :-)
  • Thanks for a fantastic conference
  • Congratulations on yet another successful conference, attracting more nationalities that before - the word is spreading!
  • See you next year!

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12th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards

18 - 19 May 2017, Lindner Congress Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany

The 12th Global Slag Conference took place in Düsseldorf, with 130 participants from 29 countries.

Review of the 12th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2017

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What the delegates said about the 12th Global Slag Conference in Düsseldorf, 2017:

  • The papers were very useful! Thanks.
  • Speed networking was good.
  • Good mix of attendees (producers, cement, slag handlers, suppliers).
  • Good atmosphere between all attendees.
  • The gala dinner was a great environment in which to relax whilst making new connections and friends.
  • I enjoyed meeting people with different backgrounds.
  • Good mix of people and topics.
  • Excellent technical presentations.
  • It was very easy to make network.
  • Thank you for your excellent arrangment

 


11th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards

London, 24 - 25 May 2016

Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel, 140 Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 5AW

The 11th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition has successfully taken place in London with 110 delegates from 24 countries in attendance.

Review for the 11th Global Slag Conference 2016

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What the delegates said:

  • Very good first conference attendance: Thank you!
  • Timetable discipline ws extremely good compared to other conferences I have visited;
  • The speed dating and audience introductions were excellent tools for networking!
  • Excellent conference - and a good choice for next year in Düsseldorf;
  • Excellent event;
  • Well done again;
  • As usual a well-organised and controlled conference - well done;
  • Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to meet so many people and to gain so much information!
  • The hospitality and friendly atmosphere between all the delegates was outstanding;
  • See you next year :-)


10th Global Slag Conference & Exhibition

8 - 9 December 2014, Aachen, Germany

The 10th Global Slag Conference, in Aachen, Germany, on 8-9 December 2014, has successfully taken place with 170 delegates from 35 countries, with delegates also enjoying the famous Aachen Christmas market - the Aachener WeihnachtsMarkt.

Review for the 10th Global Slag Conference 2014

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Video of the 10th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition and Awards 2014

 


9th Global Slag Conference & Exhibition

10 - 11 December 2013, Dubai, UAE

Review for the 9th Global Slag Conference 2013

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Video of the Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards 2013

Download keynote presentation - Global Slag Conference 2013


8th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2012

12 - 13 November 2012, Bellagio, Las Vegas, USA

Read the review

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At the kind invitation of the (US) National Slag Association
Co-sponsored by the Slag Cement Association
Co-sponsored by the Australian (iron & steel) Slag Association
Co-sponsored by the Nippon Slag Association
Co-sponsored by the Brazil Steel Institute

The 8th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition was a fantastic gathering of slag-related professionals from around the world. Slag continues to be both a problem and an opportunity - for both the iron and steel industry and for the cement and construction materials industries around the world.


7th Global Slag Conference 2011

17 - 18 November. Helsinki, Finland

The seventh Global Slag Conference and Exhibition took place on 17-18 November in Helsinki, Finland, where despite the cold climate, delegates from 28 countries received a warm welcome.


6th Global Slag Conference 2010

22 - 23 November, Sydney, Australia

The 6th Global Slag Conference took place with 135 delegates from 27 countries in attendance and strong delegations from Asia in particular – notably South Korea. 23 papers on slag products and applications were presented and delegates were also able to visit the BlueScope Steel plant and associated slag product processing facilities at Port Kembla near Wollongong.


5th Global Slag Conference 2009

23 - 24 November, Brussels, Belgium

The 5th Global Slag Conference has successflly taken place, with 140 delegates from nearly 40 countries.

"Thanks for a good conference - I learned a lot and made some good contacts."
Cement producer

"Thanks for an excellent conference. Every time I attend I learn more and make great contacts. Well organised."
South African slag producer

"Well organised conference."
Consultant

"The meet the delegates is an excellent idea."
UK slag processor

"Well organised, good atmosphere and also good fun!"
Equipment producer


4th Global Slag Conference 2008

10 - 11 November, Strasbourg, France

Including Field trip to ArcelorMittal's Florange plant on 12 November.

The conference successfully took place with 140 delegates from 35 countries enjoying technical and market presentations, networking opportunities and convivial social events.


3rd Global Slag Conference 2007

19 - 20 November, Istanbul, Turkey

The 3rd Global Slag Conference successfully took place in Istanbul, 19-20 November 2007, with 160 delegates from 29 countries, technical presentations, networking opportunities, the Global Slag Awards and the fabulous Gala Dinner cruise down the Bosphorus. The conference field trip visited the Bolu cement plant and Eregli steel plant.

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2nd Global Slag Conference 2006

Bangkok, Thailand

Around 100 delegates attended the second Global Slag Conference.


1st Global Slag Conference 2005

Düsseldorf, Germany

The 1st Global Slag Conference attracted 205 delegates from around the world.