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EEC 2026 - 14th European Electric Steelmaking Conference & EMECR 2026 - 5th International Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry

11–13 May 2026
Milan
Europe/Rome timezone

Organising secretariat

Session

Recycling, circular economy and reduction of environmental impact in steelmaking I

12 May 2026, 16:30
Porta room

Porta room

Conveners

Recycling, circular economy and reduction of environmental impact in steelmaking I

  • Thomas Echterhof (RWTH Aachen University)

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  1. 113. From Concept to Continuous Improvement – Stahlwerk Thüringen as a Lighthouse for RHI Magnesita’s 4PRO Business Model
    Florian Kek (RHI Magnesita)
    12/05/2026, 16:30
    EEC 2.E Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact
    Oral Presentation

    Stahlwerk Thüringen (SWT) represents one of the most advanced real-world implementations of RHI Magnesita’s 4PRO business model, demonstrating how the pillars Performance, Partnership, People, and Planet converge to drive continuous improvement and deliver measurable metallurgical, environmental, and economic value.

    This success is rooted in a 30-year partnership, during...

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  2. 89. Industrial evaluation of biogenic and non biogenic secondary carbon carriers in electric arc furnace steelmaking: results from the ESTEP Focus Group of Circular Economy
    Eros Luciano Faraci (RINA-CSM)
    12/05/2026, 16:50
    EEC 3.D Recycling and circular economy in steelmaking
    Keynote Presentation (paper for Ironmaking & Steelmaking special issue)

    The decarbonisation of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking requires the progressive substitution of fossil-based carbon with alternative materials (Secondary Carbon Carriers SCC), able to guarantee adequate melting performance, slag foaming behavior, and process stability. Several RFCS projects have been carried out (and some are ongoing) to address this challenge by developing and...

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  3. 16. Intelligent Scrap Yard Mapping and Sorting with Vision Systems for Process Optimization
    Mario Gelmini (BM Group)
    12/05/2026, 17:10
    EEC 3.D Recycling and circular economy in steelmaking
    Oral Presentation

    Efficient management of the scrapyard is essential to improve steelmaking productivity, yet visual mapping and material classification often remain manual and error-prone. This paper presents new solutions developed by Polytec that combine advanced vision systems, AI-driven analytics, and robotic automation to map, classify, and sort scrap materials in real time. The systems integrate...

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  4. 157. Quantification and Mitigation of Direct CO2 Emissions EAF Steelmaking
    Aaron Strelbisky (Tallman Technologies Inc.)
    12/05/2026, 17:30
    EEC 2.E Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact
    Oral Presentation

    Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking generates CO₂ emissions from both direct process-related sources and indirect electricity consumption. While indirect emissions associated with grid electricity dominate overall emissions, direct process emissions—primarily from carbon additions used for slag foaming and refining—remain a significant and addressable source.

    This paper will quantify...

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  5. 125. Research for Redesigning the Steel Scrap System
    Prof. Zushu Li (University of Warwick)
    12/05/2026, 17:50
    EEC 3.D Recycling and circular economy in steelmaking
    Oral Presentation

    The steel industry, which accounts for 7% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, is undergoing a major transition to reduce its carbon footprint, with several technologies being developed, trialled and commercialised at different scales, including scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF), hydrogen direct reduced iron (HDRI)-EAF, hydrogen direct reduced iron (HDRI)-electric smelting furnace...

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