Stahlinstitut VDEh https://vdeh.de/en/steel-academy/seminars/programme/ – 04.02.2026

Programme and Registration

Programme and Registration

February03

Iron Ores

- online -

Feb 3rd, 2026 – Feb 4th, 2026seminar in english

• Types, characteristics and chemical compositions of iron ores
• Resources and deposits of iron ores
• Thermodynamics and kinetic fundamentals of iron ore reduction
• Sintering of iron ores
• Pelletizing of iron ores
• The blast furnace process
• Various blast furnace operations modes round the world
• Iron ores for direct reduction and hydrogen-based reduction

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April27

Refractory Technology - Refractory Materials and Slags in Metallurgy

NH Düsseldorf City

Apr 27th, 2026 – Apr 29th, 2026seminar in english

Content:
• Basics on chemical and mineralogical composition of refractory material and slag
• Testing and evaluation of refractory materials
• Synthetic alumina raw material and high alumina cement
• Insulating materials for the steel industry
• The world of monolithics
• Machines for processing and delivering refractory con-cretes and sprayable refractories
• Basic bricks for the steel industry
• Production and Use of Blast Furnace Slags and Steel Slags
• Blast furnace slag and refractory material
• Converter slag and refractory material in the oxygen blowing process
• Electric arc furnace: Unit for low-CO2 steel production
• Ladle slag and refractory material in secondary metallur-gy
• Limestone minerals, lime and dolime and their use in the Iron and Steelmaking

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June16

Steel Ladle Lining - Refractory concepts for a complex reactor

NH Hotel Düsseldorf City North

Jun 16th, 2026 – Jun 18th, 2026seminar in english

• Trends in clean steel technology and steel ladle lining
• Demands on refractories for secondary metallurgy
• Salzgitter Flachstahl: Improvements of the steel ladle linings
• DEW: Refractory lining for varying operating conditions
• thyssenkrupp Steel: Improvement of lining for a 400 mt steel ladle
• ArcelorMittal: Ladle lining for various steel grades
• Tata Steel IJmuiden: Steel ladle lining for flat steel production
• SSAB Finland: Monolithic lining in a 3-converter-shop
• PAHAGE: Purging plugs in steel ladles
• Exercise: Optimization of economics in refractories
• Teamwork: The digitalized steel ladle
• Steel plant and refractory tour at ArcelorMittal Duisburg

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