Online Sessions

Tuesday 24th October 2023

Time Session title Stream
Online Auditorium
10:00
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10:10

Welcome to the Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit 2023

Session
Online Auditorium
10:10
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10:35

Opening Keynote: Why are we asking the wrong questions about steel decarbonization?

This presentation is a big picture take on what’s happening in steel decarbonization, why it’s not enough and exploring what the drivers of faster change might be.

Speaker

Caroline Ashley

Director

SteelWatch

Caroline is an experienced leader and systems-thinker with diverse experience in change-making. A socio-economist by background, her career has spanned work in INGOs, policy research, policy making, business innovation, impact investment, consultancy, community development.

Rooted in international development, Caroline has lived and worked in multiple African and Asian countries. She worked in the Namibian government shaping post-apartheid environmental management, initiated approaches to address poverty within the tourism industry internationally, catalysed innovation with over 100 businesses through challenge funds and impact investment, and worked with multiple development banks on their development impact.

As economic justice strategic lead at Oxfam GB she led a global team supporting communities and challenging business around the world to stretch for greater socio-economic transformation and climate resilience. As global programmes director at Forum for the Future she led strategies that shift from incremental change to system transformation in energy, food and the role of business in society.

SteelWatch

Session
Online Auditorium
10:35
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11:00

Pathways to a Lower Carbon Future: A Process Agnostic Approach

This presentation is a big picture take on what’s happening in steel decarbonization, why it’s not enough and exploring what the drivers of faster change might be.

Speaker

Philip K Bell

President

Steel Manufacturers Association

Philip K. Bell is president of the Washington, D.C.-based Steel Manufacturers Association. Before leading SMA, Phil served as director of external communications and public affairs for Gerdau Long Steel North America based in Tampa, Florida. He is a 25-year industry veteran who developed an interest in the steel industry and manufacturing in the late 1980s while working in maintenance and operations at Elementis Chromium in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has held executive-level positions in operations, human resources and public affairs with Gerdau, the SGL Carbon Group, and Qualitech Steel Corp.

Bell serves on the US Department of Commerce International Trade Advisory Committee on Steel (ITAC 12), advising the secretary of commerce and US trade representative on trade policy, trade agreements and other trade-related matters that benefit US businesses, workers and the economy.

He is a member of the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) and the Association of Iron & Steel Technology.

Bell graduated from Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He holds a master’s degree in global strategic communications from the University of Florida, with distinction.

Steel Manufacturers Association

Session
Online Auditorium
11:00
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11:25

An effective, trade compliant metric to support steel decarbonization

Steel with a ‘near zero’ carbon footprint can be made readily by recycling scrap metal, using renewable energy. But if it is so easy to produce ‘near zero’ steel with existing technology, why is steel considered to be a ‘hard to abate’ industrial sector? The answer, of course, is that the supply of scrap is inherently limited, and is far less than is needed to meet society’s demand for steel. The shortfall has to be made up through the primary production of steel from iron ore.

This creates a dilemma for policy makers and steel users who would like to support the decarbonization of the sector through procurement and other policy measures. It is relatively simple to specify ‘low carbon’ steel using a product’s carbon footprint as a metric. Such specifications can then be met most easily by steelmakers increasing the proportion of scrap used in their products. This diverts the limited supply of scrap to higher value ‘green’ markets, but it does not encourage the much harder, and more important, decarbonization of primary production. It is inefficient in addressing the environmental objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, it distorts international trade, favouring those developed countries that have high per capita steel stocks available for recycling.

This presentation argues that a more effective and trade compliant metric to support steel decarbonization would take account of the ratio of primary and secondary material used as inputs for steelmaking, and the efficiency, in terms or greenhouse gas emissions, with which both types of material are converted into new steel.

Speaker

Matthew Wenban-Smith

Director, senior advisor

OneWorldStandards, Responsible Steel

Matthew Wenban-Smith has played a leading role in the development of many global sustainability standards programmes over the last thirty years, ranging from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) and the IUCN’s Green List for Protected Areas. He supported the establishment of ResponsibleSteel and led the writing of ResponsibleSteel’s international standard in relation to greenhouse gas emissions, recognised by the IEA as being, ‘at the forefront among the shortlist of methodologies identified with respect to fitness for purpose for a net zero steel sector.’

OneWorldStandards, Responsible Steel

Session
Online Auditorium
11:25
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11:50

Driving an aligned global framework for sustainable steel decarbonization

Speaker

Shivakumar Kuppuswamy

Development and innovation director

Responsible Steel

Shiv is a metallurgical engineer with over thirty years of international experience in steel and core sector engineering industries. He has over two decades of experience in the steel supply chain with a deep understanding of the industry’s decarbonization challenges.

As development and innovation director, Shiv ensures that ResponsibleSteel and its International Standard deliver impact in line with our mission to drive the responsible production of net zero steel and demonstrate the effectiveness of our Theory of Change.

Prior to joining ResponsibleSteel, he was managing his own advisory engaging in energy, construction, and metallurgical engineering services in Canada and the GCC region. He has held leadership positions in his career with companies in India, GCC and Canada. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering, he also holds a master’s degree in climate change from the University of Waterloo, Canada.

Responsible Steel

Session
Online Auditorium
11:50
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12:15

A perfect storm to decarbonize the automotive industry

The automotive industry is responsible for 9% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually and is a major consumer of materials that contribute the most to global emissions. The auto sector consumes 12% of global steel and 18% of global aluminium annually and those high-carbon materials account for 8% and 2% of global annual emissions respectively. As automobile producers move to electric vehicles, by 2040 materials used for production will account for 60% of life-cycle emissions. This means in addition to going electric, the auto industry must shift material supply chains to include low-carbon aluminium and steel, deforestation-free and sustainable leather, rubber, and other materials to be truly carbon neutral. This presentation will discuss our current campaign on decarbonizing the steel and aluminium supply chains for auto producers and the connection between forced Uyghur labour and the auto heavy industry supply chain.

Speaker

Matthew Groch

Senior director

Mighty Earth

Matthew Groch is a senior director at Mighty Earth where he oversees the organization’s decarbonization campaign. Prior to joining Mighty Earth, he served as deputy director at Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch division, where he worked on trade and globalization issues including the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and global access to Covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments.

He previously worked as vice president for TruBlu Politics, a Democratic consulting firm that developed strategic campaign communication plans for dozens of clients at the state and local levels. Matthew also worked as a project co-ordinator to Dr Stanley Greenberg at the renowned public opinion research and consulting firm, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, where he managed clients, projects, and staff across the globe. He has also held various positions working for a Member of the US Congress and has worked on numerous electoral campaigns.

Mighty Earth

Session
Online Auditorium
12:15
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12:40

Defining the Green Steel Premium

Green steel consumption provides significant emission reduction opportunities for steel consumer industries. So, customers will be ready to pay more for green steel products. As the main decarbonization technology is hydrogen-based DRI, green premiums will initially appear at the stage of DRI/HBI production. The premium for green DRI/HBI will be defined by abatement costs and reducing demand for CO2 allowances.

Speaker

Stanislav Zinchenko

CEO

GMK Center

Stanislav Zinchenko is the CEO of GMK Center, chair of the Committee for Environment and Sustainable Development of the European Business Association, and president of CSCMP Ukraine Roundtable. In the last five years, he has provided consulting services for Ukrainian iron and steel companies in areas such as sustainability issues, supply chains, CAPEX policy, and market analysis. Stanislav Zinchenko has 15-years of experience in consulting for manufacturing companies. He has expertise in operational management and supply chains as a team leader, consultant, and analyst in international projects in the field of entrepreneurship, operational efficiency, and logistic infrastructure. Stanislav has a MA in international economics at Kyiv National Economic University.

GMK Center

Session
Online Auditorium
12:40
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13:05

Decarbonizing the Commodity Industries: The Challenges Ahead

Speaker

Mark Jeavons

Head of sustainability division

CRU

Mark Jeavons is the head of CRU’s sustainability division, providing thought leadership and guidance on sustainability, climate change and their market implications, which helps clients to better understand, address and integrate sustainability themes into their decision-making.

CRU

Session
Online Auditorium
13:05
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14:30

LUNCH BREAK

Networking Break
Online Auditorium
14:30
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14:55

Envisaging the decarbonized ironmaking landscape of 2050

What the ironmaking landscape will look like in 2050 depends on a number
of factors, such as:
- Regulations and market demands
- Technological development
- Availability of resources
- Trade patterns and
- Openness to new supply chains

Keeping fossil reductants in the reduction processes and combining them
with CCS, using hydrogen for a fossil free iron or biomass combined with
CCUS to create a carbon sink will all be parts of the picture. The
questions are how, where and when? This presentation outlines a number of possible scenarios based on benefits and costs for the companies in the supply chain from iron ore to a finished consumer product.

Speaker

Rutger Gyllenram

Founder and CEO

Kobolde & Partners

Rutger Gyllenram is a Swedish process metallurgist working on raw materials assessment with Kobolde & Partners. Rutger is the founder and CEO of Kobolde & Partners, and he is also a founder of the FerroSilva company which aims to reduce iron ore with biogenic syngas followed by CCUS, a project due to start in Hofors, Sweden in 2026.

Kobolde & Partners

Session
Online Auditorium
14:55
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15:20

Hydrogen DRI and scrap – transformation of primary and secondary production

This session looks at the key enablers of decarbonizing primary and secondary production. We will look at both the opportunities and challenges around hydrogen production, using it in the DRI process, and how scrap quality and quantity will play into the decarbonization process around the world. We will also briefly cover the logistics challenges of reshaping production processes and locations to take advantage of access to renewable energy.

Speaker

Marian D'Auria

Global Head of Risk and Sustainability

GFG Alliance

Marian is the global head of risk and sustainability at GFG Alliance, the parent company of Liberty Steel – a global steel manufacturer with an ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030. Prior to joining GFG, Marian was a managing director at Redington and, before that, led Deloitte’s Trustee Advisory business. Marian is a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals, with a certificate in sustainability and climate risk management. She has over 20 years’ experience in risk management, sustainability, governance, and investment consulting, and she co-authored a award-winning paper on integrated risk management frameworks for institutional investors.

GFG Alliance

Session
Online Auditorium
15:20
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15:45

1.5ºC Science-based target-setting in the steel sector

Speaker

Brenda Chan

Technical Manager for the SBTi

CDP

Brenda is a technical manager for the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative), working for CDP. Within the initiative, Brenda is responsible for developing emissions reduction pathways for the steel sector. Prior to joining CDP, Brenda worked as a senior data analyst and quality assurance for a data analytics firm that collated data for the Climate Risk Platform and rankings intended to shape investment decisions. She also has diverse research experience in academia and industry dealing with environmental issues through different projects for the coal, power, water, and mining sectors across Europe and China.

Brenda holds a PhD in carbon chemistry in iron and steel production, a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. She is currently based in London.

CDP

Session
Online Auditorium
15:45
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16:10

Supervisory control systems for the future of the metals industry

Advanced data analytics allows us to understand properly how industrial processes work and the monitoring and control required. The digitalisation of production equipment with implemented Internet of Things technology gives us access to an unprecedented amount of data, from which predictive models for process optimisation can be developed. SIJ Acroni upgraded the electric arc furnace (EAF) in the steel mill and the cold rolling mill ZRM by applying the functionalities of digital factories and Industry 4.0 concepts. Within the H2020 project INEVITABLE, supervisory control systems have been developed for both demonstrators’ sites at SIJ Acroni (EAF and ZRM), making it possible to optimise the operation of the production process, improve productivity and reduce energy and raw material consumption. The models developed for EAF (data-driven EAF model for online simulation and optimization framework) and ZRM processes (models for decision support for adjustment of rolling recipes and models for monitoring of the ZRM equipment) will be briefly presented.

Speaker

Dr. Mojca Loncar

Co-ordinator of projects for sustainable development

SIJ Acroni

Mojca Loncar, PhD, has over 15 years of work experience in quality management, research and technology development, and the circular economy. She has acquired management experience in the research and development of steel and technologies. She is currently actively involved in EU-funded projects in the field of digitalization, smart energy communities and the use of secondary raw materials. She is the author of several international publications, including original scientific articles, and has presented and published several papers at scientific conferences.

SIJ Acroni

Session
Online Auditorium
16:10
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16:35

Efficient Heat Scheduling Combined with Energy Management in a Hybrid Steel Plant

Steel production is an energy intensive process and one of the largest emitters of industrial CO2. With current environmental concerns and the demand for green steel, producers have to devise new process technologies to accelerate decarbonization. Hybrid steel plants and renewable electrical energy usage and management are key tools in the transformation to green steel. However, managing production at the hybrid plant is complex as it can combine BOFs, DRI smelters, and EAFs in one plant. In our presentation, we discuss that to fully harness the benefits of a hybrid steel plant, three approaches need to be applied in the production management. First, use software to schedule heat production at the melt shop, effectively forecast energy and material resource demand. Secondly, reduce the amount of energy consumption, and three, make balanced decisions based on production targets, green KPIs and availability of renewable energy. Software like PSImetals Online Heat Scheduler combined with PSI Qualicision Smart Day Trader at the PSImetals Service Platform can help steel producers save energy and material costs, optimize production processes, manage heat schedules, comply with CO2 regulations and stay competitive with changing market demands. PSImetals OHS creates a detailed work schedule for all planned heats, including forecasts for required energy and material demands. Finally, using the PSI Qualicision Smart Day Trader, steel producers can better react on volatility and availability of renewable energy, which will play a bigger role.

Speaker

Heinz-Josef Ponten

Product manager

PSI Metals

Heinz-Josef Ponten studied electrical engineering with a special focus on information technology at the University of Applied Sciences, Aachen. After his studies, Heinz-Josef began his career in PSI Metals for what would become 36 challenging yet interesting years with diverse roles and responsibilities.

In 1986, Heinz-Josef joined PSI Metals as consultant and project manager. Due to his expertise, in 1992, he became the head of department for process automation. In 2000, he became the head of business unit-steelmaking. 10 years later, after acquisitions of several companies and reorganization of PSI Metals’ business, Heinz-Josef became the director of the PSI Metals Division Non-Ferrous, Flat & Long as well as a member of the PSI Metals Strategy Committee.

In 2014, he was additionally appointed the managing director for PSI Metals, Belgium and PSI Metals, UK. With over 36 years’ experience in PSI Metals, and after eight years as managing director, in 2022, Heinz-Josef handed over to PSI Metals' ‘next generation’ and went back to his roots where he became product manager for PSImetals Liquid & Energy. His expertise has earned him an invaluable position and high demand in the global metals and steel industry.

PSI Metals

Session

Wednesday 25th October 2023

Time Session title Stream
Online Auditorium
10:30
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10:55

Unlocking the first wave of breakthrough steel investments – making clean hydrogen DRI financially viable at commercial scale

This presentation will consist of an overview of the key insights that emerged from the Breakthrough Steel Investment Forum Series and its resulting reports, prepared by the Energy Transitions Commission with the support of Breakthrough Energy. The series sought to understand how to unlock investment in ‘breakthrough’ low-emissions iron- and steelmaking technology, centred around DRI production with clean hydrogen, at commercial-scale in four regions: the UK, Southern Europe, France, and the US. Key among the resulting insights were: 1) the fundamental role of clean energy costs in determining the competitiveness of breakthrough iron and steel, 2) how major policy frameworks in the EU and US, namely the CBAM and IRA, respectively, help put a viable investment case within reach in both regions, and 3) practical industry and policy levers that could strengthen the investment case in all four regions. Action guided by these insights would help unlock a first wave of breakthrough iron and steel investments in the four regions and beyond.

Speaker

Marc Farré Moutinho

Sector lead for steel

Energy Transitions Commission and the Mission Possible Partnership

Marc Farré Moutinho is the sector lead for steel at the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) and the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP). As part of his time at both organisations, Marc co-authored Making Net-Zero Steel Possible (2022), a 1.5oC-aligned roadmap to net zero for the global steel industry and part of MPP’s landmark series of heavy industry and transport sector transition strategies. More recently, Marc was part of the team behind the ETC’s Breakthrough Steel Investment Forum Series and a co-author of the resulting Unlocking the First Wave of Breakthrough Steel Investments report series (2023).

Based in London, Marc currently focuses on supporting MPP’s efforts to unlock investment in commercial-scale heavy industry and transport projects around the world, with an emphasis on steel, as well as serving as the acting coordinator of MPP’s Net-Zero Steel Initiative (NZSi). Prior to joining ETC and MPP, Marc’s background lay in the broader energy system, particularly in biogas, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and energy infrastructure policy.

Energy Transitions Commission and the Mission Possible Partnership

Session
Online Auditorium
10:55
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11:20

Carbon capture technology: unlikely to play a major role in global steel decarbonization

Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology has a long track record of poor performance in sectors such as power generation and gas production. Despite this, many steelmakers emphasise the role that CCUS will play in their long-term decarbonization plans. With the shift towards green hydrogen- and direct reduced iron-based steelmaking now accelerating, steel CCUS looks like it will be left behind just as it was in the power sector by wind and solar. Going forward, investors will increasingly question steel company plans that include vague reliance on unproven carbon capture technology in the long term.

Speaker

Simon Nicholas

Energy finance analyst

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Simon Nicholas is IEEFA’s Lead Energy Finance Analyst for Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the global steel sector as well as Asian seaborne thermal and coking coal markets. Simon’s focus is on the energy transition, the long-term outlooks for coal and steel as well as the need for emerging nations to establish financially sustainable power systems to support their development. Before joining IEEFA in 2016, Simon had 16 years’ experience in the finance industry at ABN Amro, Macquarie Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney and London. Simon is a fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, has a BSc in Zoology and a master’s in environmental management, for which he was awarded the Orica Ronnie Harding Prize by the University of New South Wales.

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Session
Online Auditorium
11:20
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11:45

Molten oxide electrolysis: A scalable, viable path to emissions-free steel

Boston Metal is commercializing a modular molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) platform that uses renewable electricity and works with all iron ore grades to provide more value across the steel supply chain. Much attention has been paid to the use of hydrogen in steel decarbonization efforts. However, hydrogen comes with key limitations that don't lend to scalability across the steel value chain. One major challenge is that hydrogen DRI projects require premium iron ore grades, which currently represent a small fraction of global iron ore supply. Boston Metal senior vice president, Adam Rauwerdink will discuss the various paths being explored to decarbonize the hard-to-abate steel sector, and explain why direct electrification is a more scalable and cost-efficient approach for steel producers to reach net zero scope 1 and 2 emissions.

Speaker

Adam Rauwerdink

Senior Vice President

Boston Metal

Adam was one of the earliest employees at Boston Metal, joining the team in 2017. He leads business development at the company that's scaling up breakthrough technology to decarbonize primary steelmaking. Previously, Adam led global development for several utility-scale energy storage technology companies. He holds a BS in engineering from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in engineering and innovation from Dartmouth.

Boston Metal

Session
Online Auditorium
11:45
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12:10

Demystifying CBAM: the EU Legislation aiming to contribute to the decarbonization of global steel production

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was formally introduced into European legislature in May 2023 and forms part of the Fit for 55 package, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and become carbon-neutral by 2050.

From 1 October 2023, global steel producers that export steel into the EU will have to provide reports on the carbon emitted during the manufacturing of these goods on a quarterly basis. From 2026, the EU importers of these goods will have to pay what is essentially a carbon tax associated with those emissions. We discuss what CBAM is, what it aims to do, what producers need to do to prepare, and how to use it as part of a wider decarbonization strategy.

Speaker

Jonathan Leclercq

Senior manager, decarbonization and sustainability

DNV

Jonathan is a global senior manager focusing on the development of sustainability and ESG solutions at DNV. As part of the innovation team, he contributes to the development of new digital assurance services supporting customers to comply with new stringent ESG regulations, such as the EU Green Deal legislative package.

DNV

Session
Online Auditorium
12:10
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12:35

A step towards reducing emissions in steel, aviation and chemicals

LanzaTech’s innovative technology using gas fermentation process reduces Steel / Ferroalloys and other industrial carbon emissions. The technology enables to create chemical building blocks like ethanol that can be used directly for cleaning products or fragrances or converted to sustainable aviation fuels or consumer products including detergents, packaging and textile fibers. Products made with LanzaTech process offer an improved environmental profile and reduce GHG by over 70% compared to equivalent fossil fuel derived products.

LanzaTech technology has been successfully deployed at commercial scale, with several more in the construction and engineering phase. The first European commercial scale plant at e ArcelorMittal Ghent will soon be producing 64kt of bio-ethanol reducing more than 125,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Speaker

Sanjeev Manocha

Business Development Director

Lanzatech

Sanjeev Manocha is the business development director of LanzaTech Inc headquartered in Chicago, USA. Sanjeev joined LanzaTech earlier this year, having developed a passion to decarbonize industries. He is leading the steel, cement and energy intensive industry sectors. In terms of his wider career, Sanjeev is a metallurgical engineer with an executive MBA, who started his working life in the iron and steel industry, having served in various executive positions across Europe, Asia pacific and North America. In the later part of his career, Sanjeev moved to the lime industry. Sanjeev also served as a board member with various businesses and institutes.

Lanzatech

Session
Online Auditorium
12:35
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14:00

LUNCH BREAK

Networking Break
Online Auditorium
14:00
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14:25

The European Chrome-Free Passivation Alternative

In 2019 the European Commission announced the European Green Deal, incorporating initiatives such as theEuropean Climate Law, Circular Economy Action Plan, the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and the Farm to Fork Strategy, amongst others. This has delivered huge opportunities for the European steel for packaging sector but also some challenges and requirements.

A key requirement has been the replacement of hexavalent chromium in the passivation process of tinplated steel(ETP) as required by the REACH (Regulation, Evaluation, Authorisation, and restriction of Chemicals) regulation.

Chromium Free Passivation Alternative (CFPA) has been in development under the umbrella of APEAL since 2017, with members working collaboratively to ensure an equivalent performing material to chromium passivated ETP but with a more sustainable manufacturing process.

This modern and innovative tinplate passivation system is now commercially available with full support being offered to can-makers to help make the transition.

APEAL proposes that the key project leaders present CFPA to the can-making audience, answer any questions about its functionality and usability, whilst also placing CFPA in the context of APEAL’s commitment to advancing circularity, increasing recycling and developing innovations that positively contribute to a greener future for all of Europe.

Speaker

Ruaidrí MacDomhaill

Regulatory Affairs Manager, and Leader of the CFPA Working Group

APEAL

Ruaidrí is responsible for REACH/CLP and Food Contact Materials regulations and their potential impact on APEAL members. In addition, he co-ordinates any joint research and development projects between APEAL members including the development of Chromium Free Passivation Alternative (CFPA) – an innovative European alternative to the use of hexavalent chromium in ETP passivation.

Previously, and for several years, Ruaidrí was team lead for projects related to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) within a chemical consultancy and worked with several industry sectors including space, defence, mining, and pharmaceuticals. He has also worked in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in the Substance Identification and Data Sharing Unit.

He holds a PhD in synthetic chemistry from the University of Dublin, Trinity College.

APEAL

Session
Online Auditorium
14:25
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14:50

How digital transformation with real-time communication helps steel tube industries improve operations

Arjun Chandar and Shinichiro Nakamura will present the Smart Factory System deployed at Daiwa, featuring the IndustrialML enterprise software platform. The presentation will discuss the need to maintain and further improve tubemaking operations in spite of changes to the workforce, and how this is achieved. Firstly, material data from the factory is collected and analyzed, and then most importantly, the information is used to communicate real-time alerts and instructions to workers on the factory floor, so they can respond the right way to changes in real time. The presentation will also cover how the various features of the IndustrialML platform work, as well as how workers are using them every day and how this has led to sustained improvements in product changeover time, yield, uptime and more sustainable operations.

Speaker

Arjun Chandar

Founder and CEO

IndustrialML

Arjun Chandar has spent his career leading the development and deployment of advanced technologies for manufacturing operations and production. He is the founder and CEO of IndustrialML, an enterprise platform which contains data integration, analytics, navigation, communication, and reporting features to help factories provide real-time information and training to their operations workforce. Arjun implemented supply chain planning and continuous improvement tools across two aerospace businesses at Meggitt, and was director of operations at New Valence Robotics, a VC-funded 3D printing startup. He received his MEng in Advanced Manufacturing from MIT and is a member of the MITHaus group, which researches production of 3D-printed homes at scale for poor economies around the world.

IndustrialML

Speaker

Shin Nakamura

President

Daiwa Steel Tube

Shinichiro Nakamura is a manufacturing and global thought leader in the secondary steel processing industry. He is the president of Daiwa Steel Tube Industries and one to ONE Holdings, which operates steel tube making factories in Japan and Vietnam and implements inline galvanizing technology for tubing companies around the world. His original family business, Daiwa Steel Tube Industries in Japan, is one of the largest producers of inline galvanized steel tubes in East Asia. Shin is a past regional chair of the YPO North Asia region and a current member of the board of governors at the Asia School of Business. He previously consulted at Bain & Company and received his MBA from MIT Sloan, specializing in new product and venture development.



Daiwa Steel Tube

Session
Online Auditorium
14:50
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15:15

Clean Energy for Clean Steel

Speaker

Kate Kalinova

Corporate Engagement (Steel)

Solutions For Our Climate

Kate Kalinova is part of the SFOC’s steel programme, where she focuses on corporate engagement, with an emphasis on engaging key consumers of the steel industry to accelerate decarbonization of the sector. Before joining the SFOC, Kate worked as a project manager at the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) in South Korea.

Solutions For Our Climate

Session
Online Auditorium
15:15
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15:40

Facing sourcing the renewable energy challenges and capitalizing on digital twins for resiliency

The steel industry has embarked on a decarbonization journey to address significant carbon footprint, by gradually shifting from fossil fuels to electrification. Electrical energy cost will become a larger contributor to steel production cost. Renewable energy markets are becoming more dynamic with multiple sources from wind, solar, hydro, and other sources. Steelmakers are facing challenges to increase the sourcing of renewable energy to reduce their carbon footprint at an attractive cost. Having the right energy strategy will have a noticeable impact on profitability.

The increase of electrification will demand larger and more resilient electrical infrastructure. Technologies like digital twins which help in analysis of hybrid electrical networks and the process needs is helping engineering companies to design green steel and hydrogen production facilities which are fit for purpose and scalable. Digital twins developed during design phase support efficiency improvement during operate and maintain phase supporting energy optimization and reduced unscheduled downtime.

Speaker

Mo Ahmed

Development Lead, Green Steel

Schneider Electric

Mo Ahmed has over 20 years of experience in the steel industry. Before joining Schneider Electric, he worked for Primetals Technologies, Siemens, Ivaco Rolling Mills and GE. He filled roles including automation and drives engineering, maintenance management, pre-sales support and sales of multi-million-dollar steel plant projects. He has engaged in the industry on a global scale, travelling to over 50 countries to meet and understand the needs of his customers. He is also an author of multiple white papers that have been published and presented at numerous steel-industry conferences.

Schneider Electric

Speaker

Josh Heeman

Senior Manager, Renewable Energy and Carbon Advisory

Schneider Electric

Josh joined Schneider Electric in 2011, with an initial focus on procuring natural gas and electric power in the western United States. During his time as a regional energy buyer and later as a regional market manager, Josh built a strong foundation of expertise in supply-side energy commodity sourcing strategies, tactics, and related energy industry concepts. In 2016, Josh transitioned to the renewable energy and carbon advisory team where he has been focused on renewable energy procurement and strategy development. Josh received a bachelor’s degree of science in finance, as well as a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Louisville.


Schneider Electric

Speaker

Shaikh Sahid Hossain

Chief Revenue Officer

ETAP

Shaikh Sahid Hossain received his bachelor’s degree in electronics and instrumentation engineering from B.P.U.T, Odisha in 2004 and a master’s degree in business administration from Preston University, USA in 2008, followed by postgraduate programme in general management from the Indian Institute of Ahmedabad in 2009. Currently he serves with ETAP as chief revenue officer. Before joining ETAP, he worked as a development consultant at L&T. His projects involved implementation for power management systems, process automation, distribution automation, and consulting services. He was also involved in establishing the power automation business in the MENA region.

ETAP

Session
Online Auditorium
15:40
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16:05

Embodied carbon over the life cycle of reinforcing steels: Carbon emissions associated with Modules A1-A3 Product stage and A4-A5 Construction stage

Speaker

Dave Knight

Sustainability Advisor

CARES

Dave has spent over 25 years working internationally, across multiple industries and for various UN agencies to advance sustainable and ethical business practices. He advises CARES and its board on sustainability matters and has supported the development of its Sustainable Constructional Steels (SCS) scheme.

Within the construction sector, Dave has developed sustainability strategies and narratives, toolkits and social valuation approaches for responsible sourcing.

He has provided advice, training and assurance to the steel sector for over 15 years.

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