The conference will start with a networking dinner on the evening of Wednesday 13 March at the wonderful Río Grande Sevilla restaurant, followed by the conference at the hotel on Thursday 14 March.
Co-organised by ANFRE, Spain (National Association of Manufacturers of Refractories, Materials and Related Services) and IMFORMED, this will be a stimulating conference focusing on key aspects of the refractory raw materials industry and enabling an excellent networking platform.
PROGRAMME
Welcome Address Julio Mazorra Folguera, President, ANFRE, Spain
Introduction Mike O´Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, UK
Developing sustainable cement-free magnesia castables Jose Ramon Luna, Global Marketing Manager, Refractory & Ceramic Raw Materials, Elkem Iberia, Spain
Graphite from Madagascar Richard Song, CEO, Etablissements Gallois SA, Madagascar
ECO-TAB® alumina refractory aggregate for steel ladle lining Adrian Garcia, Business Unit Manager Industrial Solutions – IMCD, Almatis distributor Iberia & Sebastian Klaus, Technical Manager Europe, Almatis GmbH, Germany
Andalusite supply & demand for refractories Vincent Couty, Vice President Refractory Producers, Imerys, France
Silicon carbide solutions for refractory applications Sami Jabbour, Marketing Manager, Fiven ASA, Germany
Magnesia supply overview Alison Saxby, Research Director, Project Blue, UK
Carbon footprint and National Statistics ANFRE, Spain
Circular economy: demolishing used furnaces & recycling of refractories Werner Odreitz, CEO, REF Minerals GmbH, Germany
Recycling of refractories: nice to do or a need to have? Circular Economy & the European Green Deal Franz Maier, Managing Director, MSM-Maier Solution Mining, Austria
Raw Materials Panel Discussion
Finale Drinks Reception
