Conveners
Industrial Symbiosis for the steel sector: opportunities, challenges and success stories
- Valentina Colla (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)
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Dr Tova Jarnerud Örell (Swerim AB)11/05/2026, 11:10EEC 7.A Safety protocols and risk management in electric steelmakingKeynote Presentation
Background
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The HåBiMet projects (HåBiMet is a Swedish abbreviation for Sustainable Biocarbon for Metallurgical use) originate from a fundamental question: Why is there still no large-scale market for metallurgical biocarbon? Despite its potential to enable fossil-free metal production and deliver significant climate benefits, biocarbon faces critical barriers to industrial adoption. Handling... -
Dr Alice Petrucciani (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, TeCIP Institute)11/05/2026, 11:30EMECR 4. Circularity and by-product management in steel industryOral Presentation
Industrial Symbiosis is not a new concept in the steel sector. However, to achieve new opportunities and new synergies, it is crucial to involve other sectors and public authorities, making them aware of Industrial Symbiosis activities already done by the steel industry and the possible barriers hindering synergies and cooperations.
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In this context, the project entitled “Fostering Industrial... -
Dr Chuan Wang (Process Metallurgy, Swerim AB, Luleå, Sweden)11/05/2026, 11:50EEC 6.A Ongoing research in electric steelmakingOral Presentation
The BioReSteel project, funded by the European Union’s Research Fund for Coal and Steel (EU RFCS), has successfully carried out a pilot-scale electric arc furnace (EAF) campaign at Swerim in December 2025, aiming to validate the use of biomass-derived carbon materials as partial substitutes for fossil carbon in electric steelmaking. The campaign evaluated a range of hydrochar-based materials,...
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William Di Francesco (Swerim AB)11/05/2026, 12:10EMECR 4. Circularity and by-product management in steel industryOral Presentation
In Sweden, the transition toward fossil-free metallurgy increasingly considers biocarbon produced from sustainable biomass as a substitute for fossil coal in high-temperature processes such as electric arc furnaces (EAF), tunnel kilns (TK), and submerged arc furnaces (SAF). This study, part of the HåBiMet – Policy Perspective project, examines how EU and Swedish policy frameworks shape the...
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Ismael Matino (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - TeCIP Institute - ICT-COISP)11/05/2026, 12:30EMECR 4. Circularity and by-product management in steel industryOral Presentation
In order to improve the sustainability of scrap-based steelmaking and making this route less dependent on fossil carbon markets, the replacement of anthracite and fossil foaming carbon with alternative carbon bearing materials is a promising solution. Different materials can be considered for this purpose, such as biomass, biochar, plastics and tires. All these materials are generally...
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Antonius Schröder (TU Dortmund University)11/05/2026, 12:50EMECR 4. Circularity and by-product management in steel industryOral Presentation
The green transition of Europe’s energy-intensive industries and especially the steel industry through hydrogen and renewable energy sources as well as through industrial circularity and symbiosis demands technological readiness and systemic upskilling and reskilling. This contribution explores workforce transformation for Europe's energy-intensive industries, focusing on pro-active skills...
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