Galvanizing Technology Committee Meeting

30 June–1 July 2026 • Eisenhüttenstadt Germany, USA

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

Tour of ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

Arrangements

LAT Hotel & Apartmenthaus Berlin GmbH
Beeskower Str. 114, 15890 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
Phone: +03364 4260
Email: info@lathotel.de
Please make your reservation by April 20, 2026

AIST technology committee members are asked to print out the latest revised meeting agenda from our website one week prior to this meeting.

Monday, 29 June 2026 – Welcoming Dinner   6:00 pm

Das Restaurant, Beeskower Str. 114, 15890 Eisenhuttenstadt

Tuesday, 30 June 2026 at ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

Meet in the hotel lobby  7:30 am and walk as a group to ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

  1. Chair’s opening remarks – Dan Drane       8:00 am
  2. Appoint minute-taker – Eric Almquist
  3. AIST Antitrust Guidelines review – Dan Drane
  4. Membership and attendance - Introductions
  5. AIST Staff Announcements – Ken Landau
  6. Main agenda items
    • Discuss Galvanizing Line roundup to include both NA and EU lines - Ana
    • Study Tour planning 
  7. Discussion topics/presentations      9:00 am

Preliminary list of topics/presentations:

  1. Emission BREF Compliance Solutions - Review of solutions currently being implemented or under consideration for compliance with new emission BREF limits from the exhaust systems of galvanizing lines.
  2. Water Management in Skin Pass Mill - Approaches to managing water from the inline Skin Pass Mill, focusing on adherence to regulations that prohibit zinc discharge into city waste treatment facilities.
  3. Cleaning Section Upgrades (Hotani) - Upgrade to the cleaning section at ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt utilizing Hotani technology.
    1. Online Surface Cleanliness Monitoring - a joint presentation with Eric Almquist, Star Tool and SARCLAD… comparing their two (2) systems. 
  1. Molten Zinc Pumping Safety - Best practices and safety considerations related to pumping molten zinc or zinc alloys between operating and storage pots.
  2. Explosion Prevention in Annealing Furnace - Analysis of root causes and countermeasures aimed at preventing explosions around the annealing furnace of galvanizing lines, including a case study.
  1. Next meeting
  2. Chair conclusion
  3. Adjourn for the day    4:00 pm

Meet in the hotel lobby and walk as a group to dinner    5:00 pm

Aktivist, Karl-Marx-Strasse 35 – 15890 Eisenhüttenstadt

(Sponsored by Duma-Bandzink)

After dinner, all are welcome to the Irish Pub   8:00 pm

Oberschleuse 1 - 15890 Eisenhüttenstadt                                                                                                                        

Wednesday, 1 July 2026 – ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

Meet in the hotel lobby    7:30 am and walk as a group to ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

Tour     7:45 am

  • Meet at ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt
    • Please wear:
      • Long Sleeves and Pants
      • Closed Toed, Hard Soled Shoes

Adjourn after lunch      1:00 pm