The 6th European Slag Conference
The 6th European Slag Conference of EUROSLAG - The European Slag Association, will be held from 21st to 23rd of October 2009.
The conference is being organised by UNESID (Spanish Steel Association)
The purpose of the conference is to encourage the exchange of knowledge and the promotion of suitable technical, innovative, efficient and environmental solutions using steel slag from Electric Arc Furnaces (both Carbon and Stainless Steel production) and from Linz Donawitz and Argon Oxygen Decarbonisation processes. A principal focus will be the improvement in utilisation of these materials in southern Europe
The conference will also deal with the main challenges arising from the most recent environmental and technical legislation (REACH, presence of dangerous substances etc). It will also include sessions related to recent developments concerning Blast Furnace slag.
The conference is aimed not only at people already involved in the slag business, but also at those who have an interest in slag applications in the future and people involved in the regulatory decisions regarding use of slags. Steel producers, slag processors, equipment and additive providers, specifiers, national and local government bodies, the research community, and users such as construction companies, the cement industry, civil engineers, etc. will all benefit from attending the conference.
The conference will take place in MADRID.
The preliminary program for the conference and the organisation details will be published early in 2009.
The 5th European Slag Conference
The 5th European Slag Conference, has been held from 19th to 21st of September 2007 in Luxembourg-City. The Conference was organized by Cloos SA and EUROSLAG.
A report on the conference, published in "ZKG International", No. 2-2008 (Volume 61) you may download here.
All papers presented are published as EUROSLAG Publication No. 4 (302 pages, 35,- € plus shipment costs.)
The 4th European Slag Conference
The 4
th European Conference has been held from 20
th to 21
st of June 2005 in Oulu, Finland and was organized by Ruukki Production, Co-products.
A report on the conference you may download
here.
All papers presented are published as EUROSLAG Publication No. 3 (295 pages. 35,- € plus shipment costs.)
The 3rd European Slag Conference
The 3rd European Conference has been held from 2nd to 4th October 2002 in Keyworth near Nottingham, United Kingdom and was organized by Quarry Products Association, UK.
All papers presented are published as EUROSLAG Publication No. 2 (182 pages, 25,- € plus shipment costs). Abstracts
The 2nd European Slag Conference
The 2
nd European Conference has been held during 9
th to 11
th October 2000 in Düsseldorf, Germany and was organized by FEhS-Institut für Baustoff-Forschung e.V. (formerly Forschungsgemeinschaft Eisenhüttenschlacken).
All papers presented are published as EUROSLAG Publication No. 1 (179 pages, 15,- € plus shipment costs.)
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The 1st European Slag Conference
The intention to hold European Slag Conferences continuously was born on the 1st conference in March 1998. This conference was held in Marseille, organized by the Association Française des Opérateurs sur Co-produits industriels (AFOCO). During this conference the idea was formulated to found EUROSLAG – The European Slag Association.
The reports given have not been published.
