Oxygen Steelmaking Technology Committee meeting

7 – 8 November 2024 - Mercure Hotel Duisburg City - Duisburg, Germany

Mercure Hotel Duisburg City
Landfermannstr. 20
47051 Duisburg – Germany

NOTE: The AIST European Member Chapter is holding the 2024 European Steel Forum in Essen, Germany on 5-7 November 2024.

Meet at Hotel 12:00 European Central Time (ECT)

VIRTUAL ATTENDEES USE ZOOM LINK (which is automatically sent upon registering)

New in-plant Safety Procedures and Technology
Recent Safety Incidents or Near Miss Incidents and resulting Safety Improvements
All members are encouraged to bring any safety related improvements made at their facility for open discussion

Main agenda items
- Technical Presentations:
  - Technology Advancements and Applications
    - Presentations scheduled:
      1. Danieli Corus
      2. Thyssenkrupp
      3. Dillingen (Tentative)
      4. Tata Steel Ijmuiden (Tentative)
      5. North American Producer (TBD)
      6. Primetals
    - Open discussion and contributions from other producers
- Transformation Project Updates (Off the Record)
  - If your facility/company is undergoing a Transformation in production process, provide an update as to how it is going.
- 2024 Charles Herty Award Review (Paper Nominations for review)
- AISTech 2025 Session development (Fernando Guerra)
  - Selection of Abstracts (Due by 15 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)
  - Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs
  - Inclusion of Smelting Furnaces Topic
  - Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions
  - Finalize call for papers for next year
- BOF Roundup
  - Include Germany, France and Spain?
  - Any Changes to the Roundup for 2025?
- BOF Study Tour Options (Open Discussion on interest/options)
- Winter Meeting Plans (North American Location?)
Discussion items

Members to bring items of concern for discussion

OSTC Group Dinner 18:30

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