15th Global Slag Conference, Exhibition & Awards
6 - 7 June 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany
'Maximising profits from slag'
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The full conference programme will be posted here closer to the event.
Confirmed presentations
'Global availability of BFS by 2030,' Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting
‘One European slag market as part of industrial Circular Economy? What to expect of the new world,’ Friedrich Fries-Henrich, Circulania Services GmbH
'Three decades and over 30 commercial slag atomisation plants: An update on Ecomaister’s progress in the valorisation of slags,’ Santiago Faucher, Ecomaister, Ecomaterials
'Slag before and after Covid 19: Macroeconomic view of the world of GBFS and SCMS,' Charles M Zeynel, ZAG International PTE Ltd
'Non-traditional utilisation of metallurgical slags,’ Vlastimil Matějka, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
'Heterogeneous slag measurement in less than 2 min, using LIBS technology,’ Amit Ahsan, SECOPTA analytics GmbH
'Using Laser Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES) to transform slag from by-product to valuable product,' Andreas Kunz, QuantoLux GmbH
‘CO2 sequestration in concrete products using steel slag,’ Yuri Mytko, CarbiCrete, Canada
‘Low-carbon steel industry,’ David Algermissen, FEhS (Institut für Baustoff‑Forschung e.V.)
'Steel slags as concrete aggregates,’ Volkert Feldrappe, FEhS (Institut für Baustoff‑Forschung e.V.)
'Improving or optimising the Fe content and value of ferrous slag,’ Andrey Korablin, SmartScrap, Türkiye
'Crystallisation of BOF slags under different cooling conditions,' Gerald Leonidas Haslinger, Lehrstuhl für Nichteisenmetallurgie, Montanuniversität Leoben
'The use of steel or BF slag as fine aggregate or slag sand in concrete in India,’ Jagabandhu Kole, Jsw Cement Ltd
‘Cementing oil and gas wells with alkali activated slag cement,’ Mohammad Saedi, Asian Industrial Optimization Co.
'Better energy saving technology for slag grinding,' Nie Wenhai, Sinoma/Tianjin Cement Industry Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd.
‘How to make substantial energy and CO2 savings processing slags with Coomtech’s non-thermal drying technology,' Philip Jarvis, Coomtech Ltd
’Steel slag roads: Valorisation of steel slag as road-making aggregates in India,’ Satish Pandey, Central Road Research Institute
'Upgrading slag using dry processes: a case study on Ferromanganese,’ Marion Nicco, Eramet Ideas
'Indirect cooling of hot slags for energy recovery from high temperature processes,’ Marcel Wettring, ALLGAIER Process Technology GmbH
'Using GGBFS in cementitious materials more efficiently with C-S-H seeding,' Xuerun Li, BASF Construction Additives GmbH
'CO2 adsorption of cement materials using steelmaking slag with gamma-2CaO•SiO2,' Woong-Geol Lee (presenter), Myongshin Song, Hyunjin Song; Kangwon National University, South Korea
The conference programme is now full - please consider speaking at Global Slag Conference next time!
Global Slag outline programme - Subject to change
Monday 5 June |
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| 2pm Departure: Field trip to Holcim's Schwelgern slag grinding plant at Duisburg. Return at 6pm latest. Book during registration. | |
| 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. |
Tuedsay 6 June |
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| 08.00 | Registration opens. Exhibition area opens. |
| 09.00 | Conference introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor |
| 09.15 | Session 1: Global slag trends |
| 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 |
| 13.00 | Lunch and networking |
| 14.00 | Session 2: Advances in slag beneficiation |
| 15.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area |
| 17.45 | Assemble in the hotel lobby for departure by bus at 6pm to the Global Slag Awards Dinner (return at 10.30 approximately) - must be pre-booked |
Wednesday 7 June |
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| 08.30 |
Exhibition area opens. Registration opens. |
| 09.00 | Session 3: Slag grinding advances |
| 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 |
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12.00 |
Session 4: Adding value to slag and slag materials |
| 13.00 | Lunch and networking |
| 14.00 | Session 5: Applications for slag and slag products |
| 15.00 | Coffee and networking in the Global Slag exhibition area |
| 16.30 | Farewell party and conference prizegiving - all welcome to attend |
| 17.30 | Conference ends - free evening |
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 |
