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XIII EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF

REFRACTORY RAW MATERIALS, MACHINERY & INSTALLATION

Valencia
21–22 October 2026

Hotel Primus Valencia
21st Cocktail & Dinner / 22nd 09:00 to 19:00 hours
Information & bookings: anfre@anfre.com

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Organised by ANFRE (Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Refractories, Materials and Related Services), the congress will bring together suppliers, users and decision-makers from industry, research and technology.

RAW MATERIALS  |  MACHINERY  |  INSTALLATION  |  SUSTAINABILITY  |  DECARBONISATION

Call for papers, sponsors & exhibits. If you want to participate, please contact anfre@anfre.com.

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Valencia 2026

21 Cocktail & Dinner · 22 Congress & Farewell reception (09:00–19:00) · Hotel Primus Valencia

Programme & Speakers

The updated programme is now available. Congress activities on Thursday will run until 19:00, including the farewell reception.

  • 09:15–10:00 · Project Blue: “Developments in Refractory raw material supply chains”. Alison Saxby
  • 10:00–10:30 · Elkem: “Alternative binder solutions for médium-temperature applications, base don a microsilica gel-bonded castable”. Ingrid Mikanovic
  • 10:30–11:00 · Imerys: “Development of a novel powder-based binder range for the formulation of high-performance No-Cement castables: SECAR DRY series”. Florian Ahouanto
  • 11:30–12:00 · PRE: “Refractory supply chains in a shifting geoeconomic landscape”. Omid Majidi Ali
  • 12:00–12:30 · Nabaltec: “The impact of difference reactive aluminas on properties of Refractory castables”. Christian Dünzer and Max Schwinger
  • 12:30–13:00 · Budenheim: “From chemistry to performance: How Budenheim innovations create value in plastic Refractories”. Hermann Kasper-Dengel
  • 14:30–15:00 · Almatis: “New dispering alumina for robust silica fume containing castables”. Stefan Kuiper
  • 15:00–15:45 · Unesid: “Steel market Outlook. Key regulatory developments”. Alfonso Hidalgo
  • 15:45–16:30 · Oficemen: “The descarboization of Spanish cement industry”. Ricardo López
  • 16:30–18:00 · Raw Materials Rond table. Closing of the Congress
  • 18:00–19:00 · Farewell reception
*Subject to change.

Full programme details here

Venue: Hotel Primus Valencia (Valencia, Spain).
If you need travel or accommodation guidance, contact anfre@anfre.com.

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Information & bookings

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Email: anfre@anfre.com

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