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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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March03

Hydrogen-based transformation of the steel industry

NH Düsseldorf City North

Mar 3rd, 2026 – Mar 5th, 2026seminar in english

Content:
● Ways to CO2 neutral steel production
● Iron ores for (hydrogen-based) direct reduction
● Technologies of current direct reduction concepts
● Reduction technologies of iron ore fines with hydrogen
● Green ironmaking with hydrogen and ammonia
● Hydrogen as a challenging atmosphere for refractories
● Electric arc furnace technology - AC and DC
● Technology of the OBF (Smelter)
● Melting of DRI and HBI in the EAF
● Future importance of steel scrap
● Project SALCOS: Steelmaking route DR - EAF
● Project tkH2Steel: Steelmaking route DR - OBF - Converter
● Slags of CO2 neutral steel production
● Hydrogen production, transport and storage – case study Germany
● Green power production and availability
● Decarbonisation of downstream processes – H2 burner

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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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June30

Continuous Casting of Steel

NH Düsseldorf City Nord

Jun 30th, 2026 – Jul 2nd, 2026seminar in english

This Continuous Casting Course is designed to train persons in continuous casting of steel. In three days the essential topics of CC are explained in detail. The course is suitable to give an overview to newcomers and to train operating engineers in theoretical fundamentals

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