Continuous Casting and  Ladle & Secondary Refining Technology Committees Joint Meeting

18–19 February 2026 • The Admiral Hotel • Mobile, AL, USA

►Agenda (PDF)
►Register or contact ldlugopolski@aist.org

Tour of Outokumpu Stainless LLC.

Hotel Arrangements

The Admiral Hotel 
251 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Reserve by 20 January for AIST Room Rate of $169

For reservations, book online 

Wednesday 18 February 2026

  1. Chair’s opening remarks—Bob Heil & Abhishek Bhansali    9:00 a.m.
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance—Anna Voss
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements—A. Voss
  7. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities & Safety Discussion—B. Heil & A. Bhansali 
  8. Main agenda items
    • Finalize AISTech sessions
      • Papers due to AIST (17 February)
      • Author Registration deadline (5 March)
      • Presentation Draft Due into AIST (17 March)
      • Re-emphasize the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair
    • Nominations for committee officers
      • CCTC
      • LSRTC
    • Finalize Continuous Casting committee roundup—Rudolf Moravec
      • Roundup Printed in September issue of IS&T—all materials are due early July
    • Technology Training conference
      • Continuous Casting—A Practical Training Seminar
        • 19-21 October 2026 Memphis, TN
        • Tour: Hybar & Big River Steel 2
      • Steelmaking Refractories Fundamentals 
        • 12-14 October 2026 Kansas City, MO
        • Tour: Nucor Sedalia 
    • Study Tour planning
      • Continuous Casting Brazil Study Tour
      • 13-17 April 2026
      • Tours: Ternium Brasil, Vallourec Jeceaba, Gerdau Ouro Branco, Aperam Timoteo, and Usiminas Ipatinga
    • Update from liaisons—Digital Transformation Subcommittee, Decarbonization, Young Professionals
  9. Presentations—Topic: Steel Cleanliness
    1. Sapotech presentation
    2. Outokumpu presentation
    3. US Steel presentation
    4. Nucor Presentation
    5. Opta cored wire presentation
    6. Vesuvius robotics, ladle gates & ladle shrouding presentation
  10. Next meeting

CCTC—Monday May 4, 2026

LSRTC—Tuesday May 5, 2026

  1. Chair conclusion
  2. Adjourn      4:00 p.m.

Thursday 19 February 2026

Outokumpu Stainless LLC. tour with Primetals Mold & Segment Shop tour
1 ThyssenKrupp Dr, Calvert, AL 36513

Meet in the hotel lobby at 8am to carpool to the mill. Approx. drive 45min, arrive by 9am