Programme*
Organised by ANFRE, the congress will bring together an expert panel of speakers to cover the key aspects of the refractory raw materials industry and enable an excellent networking platform.
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER
- 18:00 Registration & Welcome
- 20:00 Cocktail & Dinner
THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER
- TBC Project Blue: “Developments in Refractory raw material supply chains”. Alison Saxby — opening presentation
- TBC Oficemen: “The decarbonization of Spanish cement industry. Overview: roadmap, new cements and certification schemes”. Ricardo López
- TBC Nabaltec: “The impact of different reactive aluminas on properties of refractory castables”. Christian Dünzer, Max Schwinger
- TBC Almatis: “NEW DISPERSING ALUMINA FOR ROBUST SILICA FUME CONTAINING CASTABLES”. Dr. Stefan Kuiper
- TBC Unesid: “Steel Market Outlook: Key Regulatory Developments”. Alfonso Hidalgo
- TBC PRE: “Refractories supply chains in a shifting geoeconomic landscape”. Omid Majidi
- TBC Elkem: “Alternative binder solutions for medium-temperature applications, based on a microsilica gel‑bonded castable”. Ingrid Mikanovic
- TBC Budenheim: “From Chemistry to Performance: How Budenheim Innovations Create Value in Plastic Refractories”. Hermann Kasper-dengel
- 09:00–17:30 Conference programme (full agenda to be confirmed)
*Subject to change.