Stahlinstitut VDEh https://vdeh.de/en/steel-academy/seminars/programme/seminar/ – 26.04.2026

Seminar Chair

Dr.-Ing. Frank Ahrenhold

Target

Will we be able to produce our steel grades with the CO₂ neutral  transformation? Can we achieve this on scrap basis? To what extend will high-quality DRI become essential? And what requirements does metallurgy place on the NG and H2 DR route?

For all experts who ask themselves these questions, this scientific event has been designed: steel producers, technology providers, plant manufacturers, decision and policy makers, future decision-makers and all interested metallurgists. For this target group, the event will not only provide answers, but will also raise numerous practical questions that the speakers will explore and discuss. That is why our event is not only a seminar, but also a workshop.

The seminar-workshop will provide the fundamental metallurgical, technological and process-related knowledge needed to understand direct reduction today and assess future developments. Particular attention will be paid to the role of DRI in a changing raw materials landscape, including a structured comparison between DRI and scrap as iron carriers and their respective limitations and opportunities.

By combining fundamental knowledge with current research and new industrial trials, the seminar enables participants to better understand DRI-based iron production and prepare for the next generation of low-carbon steel production.

Content

• Limitations of scrap-based steel production
• Natural gas and hydrogen-based direct reduction
• Iron ores for NG and hydrogen-based direct reduction
• Thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrogen-based reduction
• Mass and component balance in the shaft furnace
• Pilot plant µDRAL – flexible DR with natural gas and H2
• Chemical composition and characteristics of DRI
• Hybrit pilot project: Extensive testing of hydrogen-reduced DRI
• New transport solutions for DRI
• EAF-Melting of DRI – Metallurgical requirements
• Carburization behaviour of DRI-based iron melts
• From direct reduction to plasma smelt reduction
• Practical approach: Visit of BFI Technical Centre

Registration Fee

EUR 890,00* registration fee VAT-free plus
EUR 119,00 conference package 

EUR 990,00 registration fee VAT-free plus
EUR 119,00 conference package 

* for employees of member companies and individual members of the Steel Institute VDEh. Scientific staff of universities gets a 50 % off.
 

+++ as part of the VDEh youth development sponsorship also young engineers (up to 30 years)
of member companies receive a 50 % discount +++

The conference package includes  2 x lunch, 1 dinner, soft drinks, coffee, tea and cakes (incl. 19 % VAT).

A free with-drawal from the seminar is possible until two weeks prior to the start. Then, 25 % of the seminar fee must be paid.

Organisation

Steel Academy   Steel Institute VDEh
Sohnstraße 65   40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Fon +49 (0)211 6707-458   training_at_vdeh.de
www.steel-academy.com

Venue

Stahlinstitut VDEh
Stahl-Akademie
Sohnstr. 65
40237 Düsseldorf

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