10th European Oxygen Steelmaking Conference - EOSC CTSI 2025

from Tuesday, 20 May 2025 (09:00) to Thursday, 22 May 2025 (19:00)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
20 May 2025
21 May 2025
22 May 2025
AM
09:00 --- REGISTRATION ---
10:30 --- OPENING ---
10:45
Plenary Talk (until 12:15) (Room 1)
10:45 Green Transition and the Future of Oxygen Steelmaking - Gerald Wimmer (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Vice President Converter Steelmaking)   (Room 1)
11:15 voestalpine’s Strategy for the CO2-reduced steel production in Austria - Dr Kurt Satzinger (voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Senior Vice President Research & Development and Innovation)   (Room 1)
11:45 Kinetic Insights and Modeling for Oxygen Steelmaking Processes Future Perspectives - Dr Neslihan Dogan (Delft University of Technology, Associate Professor in Sustainable Steelmaking)   (Room 1)
08:30
Plenary Talk (until 09:00) (Room 1)
08:30 Zero-emission, low-cost hydrogen – Methane pyrolysis as game changer in metallurgy - Dr Christian Redl (INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH - Deputy Managing Director, Vice President Sales)   (Room 1)
09:00 --- small break to change room ---
09:10
CO2 mitigation in iron and steelmaking (until 10:30) (Room 1)
09:10 The potential of selective adjustments to the suction gas in iron ore sintering to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - Dr Jan Eisbacher-Lubensky (Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben)   (Room 1)
09:30 Reducing use of fossil carbon and fuels to decarbonize the electric steelmaking route: evaluation of the effects of biomass and hydrogen exploitation in the Electric Arc Furnace - Dr Ismael Matino (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - TeCIP Institute - ICT-COISP)   (Room 1)
09:50 CO2 reduction at Tata LD3 Using Tallman Technologies Focus Post Combustion Technology - Mr Swarup Sinha (Tata Steel Limited)   (Room 1)
10:10 Development of a fuel-flexible ladle preheating system - Hannah Kaiser (RWTH Aachen University, Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering)   (Room 1)
09:10
Impact of changed raw material mix on BOF process and secondary metallurgy (until 10:30) (Room 2)
09:10 BOF Steelmaking - dead or alive? How to survive in the 21st century? - Dr Jens Kempken (SMS group GmbH)   (Room 2)
09:30 Prospects of utilizing alternative fluxing agents for replacing fluorspar in steelmaking processes - Dr Yu-Chiao Lu (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)   (Room 2)
09:50 A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Steelmaking: Innovative Methods for Achieving Ultra-Low Carbon, Low Nitrogen, and Low Sulfur with Modern Secondary Metallurgy - Alexander Weigl (INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH)   (Room 2)
10:10 Study for the evolution of Reoxidation products in Ti-added Al-killed Ultra Low Carbon Steel - Dr woo-yeol Cha (Steel Products Research Laboratories, POSCO)   (Room 2)
10:30 --- COFFEE BREAK ---
11:00
CO2 mitigation in iron and steelmaking (until 12:40) (Room 1)
11:00 Reducing CO2 Emissions and Increasing Scrap Recycling in the Integrated Blast Furnace - Basic Oxygen Steelmaking - Dr Elena Jipnang (SMS Group)   (Room 1)
11:20 The Revival of the KOBM Process - Bernhard Voraberger (Primetals Technologies)   (Room 1)
11:40 Investigation of the reoxidation and material behaviour of directly reduced pellets - Bernd Taferner (Montanuniversität Leoben)   (Room 1)
12:00 Decreasing Hot Metal Ratio with dual-flow post-combustion lance at ArcelorMittal Dunkerque - Damien Wagner (ArcelorMittal Global R&D Maizières Process)   (Room 1)
12:20 Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of By-product Coke-Making Using non-recyclable Waste Plastics: A European Perspective - Mr Mario Avila (Ghent University)   (Room 1)
11:00
Impact of changed raw material mix on BOF process and secondary metallurgy (until 12:40) (Room 2)
11:00 NITROGEN REMOVAL DURING SECONDAR Y METALLURGY AS PART OF STEELMAKING TRANSITION: IMPACT ON TYPE OF DEGASSING UNIT - Mr Bojan Vucinic (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.)   (Room 2)
11:20 Automatic Scrap Classification Opportunities for Improvements of the Scrap ecosystem in Meltshops - Dr Jens Kempken (SMS group GmbH)   (Room 2)
11:40 RH High-efficiency Combined Blowing Denitrification Technology Based on Microbubble Metallurgy - Jianhua Liu (University of Science and Technology Beijing)   (Room 2)
12:00 Innovations and Optimizations in Tracing Non-Metallic Inclusions in Steel - Dr Kathrin Thiele (Montanuniversität Leoben; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Inclusion Metallurgy in Advanced Steelmaking)   (Room 2)
12:20 Simulation of Mixing Efficiency in a Large-Scale Dephosphorization Converter with Combined Top and Bottom Blowing - Chengyi Wang (Northeastern University /Central Iron and Steel Research Institute)   (Room 2)
08:30
By-product management in iron and steel production (until 09:30) (Room 2)
08:30 Green Steel Initiatives Supported by CERO Waste Refractory Concept, Enhanced Slag Engineering and Using Circular Metallurgical Additives. - Mr Florian Kek (RHI Magnesita)   (Room 2)
08:50 Evaluation of the Usage of Secondary Iron Ore Pellets in the DRI-EAF-Process - Prof. Marc Hölling (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences)   (Room 2)
09:10 Coarse dust briquetting for reuse in the converter - Dr Christoph Thaler (voestalpine Stahl GmbH) Dr Tamara Tappeiner (voestalpine Stahl GmbH)   (Room 2)
08:30
Transformation towards electric steelmaking (EAF, SMELTER) (until 09:50) (Room 1)
08:30 Smelter for Green Iron Production and Consequences for the BOF - Gerald Wimmer (Primetals Technologies)   (Room 1)
08:50 Refractory solutions for the transformation to Green Steel production – solving challenges due to new furnace designs and complex raw material demands for minimum conversion costs and high productivity. - Mr Thomas Kollmann (RHI Magnesita)   (Room 1)
09:10 Designing the secondary metallurgy for future steel plant based on Ultimate Electric Arc Furnace - Dr Georg Gruber (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)   (Room 1)
09:30 PREVENT BOTTLENECKS AND OPTIMIZE LADLE AND CRANE LOGISTICS FOR AN EAF-BOF MELT SHOP - Paul Uhl-Haedicke (FESIOS GmbH)   (Room 1)
09:50 --- COFFEE BREAK ---
10:20
Transformation towards electric steelmaking (EAF, SMELTER) (until 11:40) (Room 1)
10:20 Monolithic. Steel Ladles - Advanced and Sustainable Refractory Solution as part of the Green Steel Transformation - Christian Nagel (RHI Magnesita)   (Room 1)
10:40 Simulation of Logistics for Sustainable Steelmaking: Enhancing Efficiency in Green Steel Transitions - Mr Stefan Mühlböck (Primetals Technologies GmbH)   (Room 1)
11:00 CFD-Driven Analysis of EAF Dynamics: Insights into Thermal and Flow Optimization - Mohamad Al Nasser (Montanuniversität leoben)   (Room 1)
11:20 Observation of fluid flow characteristics by bottom blowing in the EAF-shaped vessel using physical modelling - Ji hyeon Park (Chosun university)   (Room 1)
11:40 --- CLOSING ---
11:50 --- BUSINESS LUNCH ---
PM
12:15 --- BUSINESS LUNCH ---
14:00
Energy savings and energy efficiency optimization (until 15:40) (Room 2)
14:00 Reduction of energy losses of steel ladles by improved castables for the permanent lining - Mrs Charlotte Linden (Forschungsgemeinschaft Feuerfest e. V.)   (Room 2)
14:20 Highly efficient technologies for increased yields in steelmaking processes and reduced environmental impact - HIYIELD - Björn Glaser (KTH)   (Room 2)
14:40 Enhancing Molten Steel Temperature Prediction Using a Hybrid Approach: Machine Learning and Finite Volume Method - Fatemeh Azizi (ArcelorMittal)   (Room 2)
15:00 Reduction of Electrode Unit Consumption in Ladle Furnace - Mr Yasuyuki Tani (Godo Steel, Ltd.)   (Room 2)
15:20 A novel approach to energy management in electric steelworks - Dr Lorenzo Vannini (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - TeCIP Institute - ICT-COISP)   (Room 2)
14:00
New developments in converter technology (until 15:40) (Room 1)
14:00 Effect of the Jet from Top Lance on Slag Foaming Behavior in Basic Oxygen Furnace Process - Mr Shinya Miura (NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION)   (Room 1)
14:20 New BOF references, equipment features and relining solutions - Bernhard Voraberger (Primetals Technologies)   (Room 1)
14:40 Converter Revamping: There's Life in the Old Dog Yet... - Dr Günther Staudinger (Danieli Corus BV)   (Room 1)
15:00 Nitrogen Refining Kinetics in Current and Future Oxygen Steelmaking Process: Modelling and industrial validation - Bapin Rout (Tata Steel Netherlands)   (Room 1)
15:40 --- COFFEE BREAK ---
16:10
Energy savings and energy efficiency optimization (until 17:50) (Room 2)
16:10 The new Performance level - Catching up productivity gaps in BOF meltshops - Dr Jens Kempken (SMS group GmbH)   (Room 2)
16:30 The Exergy Analysis of Extracting Vanadium on Top and Bottom blowing oxygen converter in PanSteel Steelmaking Pla - qiang zhang (Pandang Group PanSteel Extracting Vanadium & Steelmaking Plant)   (Room 2)
16:50 Continuous optimization through adaptive boiler cleaning using Shock Pulse Generators - Rolf Siegenthaler (Explosion Power GmbH)   (Room 2)
17:10 Smart management of process off-gases paving the way to the decarbonization of the steel production route - Ismael Matino (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - TeCIP Institute - ICT-COISP)   (Room 2)
17:30 Reducing Site Utilities Emissions and Energy Costs with Artificial Intelligence and Real Time Optimization. - Mr Bart de Groot (Siemens Industry Software GmbH)   (Room 2)
16:10
New developments in converter technology (until 17:50) (Room 1)
16:10 Online Temperature and Deformation Measurement for Vessel Shell of Oxygen Steelmaking Converters - Dr Günther Staudinger (Danieli Corus BV)   (Room 1)
16:30 Highly Efficiency and Long Life Steelmaking Technology - libin yang (Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, China)   (Room 1)
16:50 Cavity Formation under Top Blowing on Liquid Bath at Various Gas and Bath Composition - Yu-ichi Uchida (Nippon Institute of Technology)   (Room 1)
17:10 Impact of elevated phosphorus content in hot metal on crude steel quality and the phase formation of slag - Magdalena Jetzinger (Voestalpine Stahl GmbH)   (Room 1)
17:30 CFD modelling of AOD converter tuyere region - Ari Vuokila (University of Oulu)   (Room 1)
17:50 --- WELCOME RECEPTION ---
12:40 --- BUSINESS LUNCH ---
14:20
CO2 mitigation in iron and steelmaking (until 15:40) (Room 1)
14:20 Application of hydrochar composite briquettes for sustainable slag foaming process in the electric arc furnace - Dr Yu-Chiao Lu (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)   (Room 1)
14:40 Numerical Modeling of Hydrogen Electric Arcs for Optimizing Green Steel Production in EAF - Mohamad Al Nasser (Montanuniversität leoben)   (Room 1)
15:00 Microstructural effect of Al2O3 on the H2-based direct reduction of iron ore - Dr Lena Patterer (Chair of Sustainable Ferrous Metallurgy, RWTH Aachen University)   (Room 1)
15:20 Study on the reduction of hematite by hydrogen-rich gas: multi-step Reaction kinetics and Characterization - Prof. Bin Chen (Xian Jiaotong University)   (Room 1)
14:20
Industry 4.0: Automation, modelling and on-line process analyses (until 15:40) (Room 2)
14:20 Development and Aplication of fully-automated smart steelmaking system on converter applicate at the Ansteel steelmaking plant - qiang zhang (Pandang Group PanSteel Extracting Vanadium & Steelmaking Plant)   (Room 2)
14:40 High-speed liquid steel analysis for improved control of primary steelmaking - Mr Aravind Senan Vasanthasenan Reji (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)   (Room 2)
15:00 Decreasing the environmental impact of the electrical steel route through advanced modelling techniques - Valentina Colla (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)   (Room 2)
15:20 Forging the Future: Advanced Automation in Converter Steelmaking for a Sustainable Twin Transition - Ms Anna Mayrhofer (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)   (Room 2)
15:40 --- COFFEE BREAK ---
16:10
Industry 4.0: Automation, modelling and on-line process analyses (until 17:50) (Room 2)
16:10 Utilizing an AI counting system for shipping deformed steel bars - Mr Ryuuji  Kawakatsu (Tokai Steel Corporation)   (Room 2)
16:30 Data-driven predictions of castability in low-alloyed steels with the aid of ab-initio datasets - Dr Sudhanshu Kuthe (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology)   (Room 2)
16:50 Accelerating decarbonization in the steel industry through process design and optimization - Mr Simao Fernandes Pereira (Siemens Industry Software GmbH )   (Room 2)
17:10 Characteristic analysis of mold level fluctuation in continuous casting Based on Wavelet Transform - Prof. Heng Cui (University of Science and Technology Beijing)   (Room 2)
17:30 Implementation of a Steel Ladle Identification and Localization System Based on Image Processing - Mr Arash Haji pour (msc) Sina Habibnia (msc)   (Room 2)
16:10
Transformation towards electric steelmaking (EAF, SMELTER) (until 17:50) (Room 1)
16:10 The way from BOF to EAF? Investigations and decisions to be done - Mr Hannes Beile (tripleS GmbH & Co. KG)   (Room 1)
16:30 Selection of carbon bio-sources based on inherent properties and reactivity for electric smelting furnace applications - Dr Lina Kieush (K1-MET GmbH)   (Room 1)
16:50 Effects of liquid-phase viscosity, gas phase fraction, and sedimentation particle density on foam bubble structure and particle sedimentation behavior - Takayuki Iwama (Tohoku University)   (Room 1)
17:10 Evaluation of the changes in oxidic steel cleanness linked to tramp elements introduced by increased scrap recycling - Mr Julian Cejka (Christian Doppler Laboratory for Inclusion Metallurgy in Advanced Steelmaking)   (Room 1)
17:30 Transformation of TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY - Together for the generations to come - Markéta Tkadlečková (TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY, a.s.)   (Room 1)
18:00 --- CONFERENCE DINNER ---
12:30 --- PLANT VISITS ---