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
- 19:00–19:30 Registration and badge collection
- 20:30–23:00 Welcome cocktail and dinner at Contrapunto Restaurant
THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER
- 08:30–09:00 Registration and badge collection
- 09:00–09:15 Opening of the Congress. Welcome address by the President
- 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
- 11:00–11:30 Coffee break
- 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
- 13:00–14:30 Lunch
- 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.