Conference Programme

Conference sessions will take place on Monday 10, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June. Simultaneous interpretation is provided in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.

 MONDAY 10 JUNE
09.00 10.15Registration and Exhibition Opens
Welcome coffee
11.00OPENING: Norbert Beljaars (President, EGGA-Galvanizing Europe)
WELCOME: Rob Ikink (Chairman, Zink Info Benelux)  
11.10SESSION 1: Meeting the Decarbonisation Challenge – the Policy Framework
KEYNOTES
Rene Branders (President VBO-FEB)
Michel Vermaerke (Chairman, Advisory Board, Impact Finance Belgium)
Olivier Vassart (World Steel)
Panel Debatechaired by Norbert Beljaars  
12.30KEYNOTE - Long-Term Supply of Zinc (Prof. Eric Pirard, University of Liege)
13.00  LUNCH & EXHIBITION  
14.00SESSION 2: Meeting the Decarbonisation Challenge – Hydrogen, Electrification and Hybrid Furnace Solutions I  
Optimization of Energy Consumption in Hot Dip Galvanizing: Hybrid, Electric, Hydrogen Heating Systems and Carbon Credits (Marco Bozzi & Johan Jongeneel, GIMECO IMPIANTI s.r.l., Italy)  

A Review of Energy Storage Technologies and Their Potential Applications in the Galvanizing Industry (Xinyi Liu & Angela Curtis, Hasco Thermic Ltd, UK)  

Electrical Furnaces and Hybrid Solutions for the Hot Dip Galvanizing lndustry (Nils Erik Faulhaber, C. H. Evensen Industriovner AS, Norway)

Discussion  
15.30  COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION  
16.00                    SESSION 3: Galvanizing in the Circular Economy
KEYNOTE - Facilitating the Circular Economy: The Reuse of Steel in Dutch Highway Infrastructure (Marjan Poortinga, Senior Advisor Circular Economy, Rijkswaterstaat – Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, The Netherlands)  

Eco-Galvanizing - A contribution for a sustainable process and future (Bruno Santos & Alichandra Castro, Eurogalva - Galvanização e Metalomecânica, S.A., Portugal )   

The recycling of the used steel structures and construction of the recycling system (Toshihiko Morooka, KOWA KOGYOSHO CO., LTD., Japan)

Discussion  
17.30   CLOSE OF SESSIONS  
19.00-23.30Welcome Party sponsored by Rezinal (Exhibition Hall)  
 TUESDAY 11 JUNE
09.00SESSION 4: Zinc – Our Healthy and Plentiful Raw Material
IZA initiatives for zinc (Dr Andrew Green, International Zinc Association)
 
The London Metal Exchange (LME) Zinc Contracts (Christian Mildner, London Metal Exchange)  

World zinc supply-demand for 2024 (Joao Jorge, International Lead Zinc Study Group)  

Discussion
10.30COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
11.00SESSION 5: Meeting the Decarbonisation Challenge – Hydrogen, Electrification and Hybrid Furnace Solutions II
Enhancing sustainability in galvanizing bath through efficiency heating system and hybrid solutions (Sezgin Erdinç, FIB BELGIUM sa, Belgium)  

The prospect of hydrogen combustion application in the hot-dip galvanized industry under the goal of “carbon-neutral” in China (Lan Tian, Wedone Environment & Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, China)  

The Dual Power Furnace (Liubov Shaplyko, Sirio Srl, Italy)  

Efficient burner systems for galvanizing furnaces (Jens-Ole Jasper, Jasper GmbH, Germany)

Discussion
13.00LUNCH & EXHIBITION
14.15SESSION 6: Corrosion Technology & Kettle Monitoring
Corrosivity of atmospheres and the resulting corrosion protection of galvanized steel - new insights (Dr.-Ing. Gino Ebell, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany)  

Corrosion map of Australia re-imagined (Peter Golding, Galvanizers Association of Australia)  

Thermodynamics of galvanizing kettle wall corrosion profiling (David Watkins, Zinco International Limited, UK)

Discussion
15.30COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
16.00SESSION 7: Galvanizing in Architecture & Global Galvanizing Awards
85 Social Dwellings in Cornellà (José Toral, Peris + Toral Arquitectes, Spain)

Sky Bridge 721 (TAROS NOVA a.s.)

Global Galvanizing Awards – Highly Commended Projects
(winning projects to be announced during the Gala Dinner)
17.15CLOSE OF SESSIONS
18.45Buses depart for Gala Dinner
 WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
09.00SESSION 8: Improving Process Sustainability and Efficiency
Optimizing Metallurgical Efficiency: The Power of Ball-Based Surface Treatment Technology (Patrik Janko, Euro-Matic, Hungary)  

Sustainability in the pre-treatment and post-treatment processes – a new approach for Net Zero emission and circular economy (Björn Haupt & Jacek Sipa, Stockmeier Chemie GmbH & Co. KG, Stockmeier Chemia Sp. z o.o. i S.S.K., Germany/Poland)  

ESG in the zinc supply chain and Actions for Decarbonization in Nexa (Héctor Muñoz, Nexa Resources, Peru)  

Discussion  

ANNOUNCEMENT: 13th Asia Pacific General Galvanizing Conference
10.30COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
11.00SESSION 9: Performance of Galvanized Steel & Global Perspectives
Powder coating of galvanized steel: Degassing of substrates (Gerd de Lathauwer, EUROLACKE Powdercoatings, Netherlands)

Analytical analysis of the fatigue behaviour of hot-dip galvanized steel (Anna-Katharina Kraemer, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany)  

Discussion  

KEYNOTE - Status and Progress of General Galvanizing Industry in China (Zhang Qifu, China Iron and Steel Research Institute Group, China)
12.45LUNCH & EXHIBITION
14.00SESSION 10: Climate Resilient Concrete Infrastructure with Galvanized Reinforcement
Durability of reinforced concrete structures utilizing galvanized steel bars under marine environment  (Naritake Matsuoka, Kagoshima University, Japan)  

Hot-dip galvanized reinforcement for infra-lightweight concrete (Patrick Düren-Rost, Industrieverband Feuerverzinken e.V., Germany)  

Factors influencing bond strength of hot dip galvanized plain bars in normal strength concrete (Veronika Steinerová, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)  

Discussion  
15.30ANNOUNCEMENT: INTERGALVA 2027

Closing Remarks
15.45CLOSING COFFEE & EXHIBITION
18.00Exhibition closes

Key dates for authors

30 November 2023
Deadline for submission of proposed title + short abstract  (now closed)
31 December 2023
Accepted papers notified and author guidelines provided (postponed to February)
15 May 2024
Deadline for submission of paper (MS Word format)
29 May 2024
Deadline for submission of conference presentation (PPTX format)
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