REFRACTORY INNOVATIONS UNDERPINNING LOW CARBON EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES

Sunday 26th & Monday 27th March 2023 Rydges, Sydney Airport Hotel

Presented by the IRE Australasian Branch

• Sunday 26th March – Evening Welcome Function
• Monday 27th March – Conference/Training Day
• Monday 27th March Evening – Conference Dinner

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PROGRAM of EVENTS

 

SUNDAY 26 MARCH 2023

18:30 – 20:00 Welcoming Reception – Sponsored by

MONDAY 27 MARCH 2020

08:30 Welcome, housekeeping– Mark Prince, IRE Aus President
08:35 Conference opening – Philip Walls, IRE President

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Session I Chair – Phil Walls, IRE President

8:45 – 9:05 “Towards Low Carbon Emissions Steel Production”  – Paul Zulli, Director, ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation, University of Wollongong

9:10 – 9:30 “Design of Refractory Linings in a Virtual Environment Before Attempting Actual Changes in the Plant” – Frank Soto, Managing Director, SOTO Group Pty Ltd, Australia

9:35 – 9:55 “An Overview of Refractory Installations at Koniambo Nickel,  New Caledonia” – Roy Berryman, Senior Process Manager, Glencore.

10:00 – 10:30 Networking / Refreshment Break

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Session II : Chair – Greg Connor, IRE Australasian Branch Public Officer

10:30 – 10:50 “3D Laser Scanning for Refractory Inspection and Safe Confined Space Entry” – Don Merritt, Commercial Manager, 4D Delta, Perth, WA.

10:55 – 11:15 “What is API 936? A Discussion Regarding the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 936, Refractory Installation Quality Control, Inspection and Testing Monolithic linings and Materials” – Ivan Gray, Product Development and Testing Engineer, Vesuvius Australia Pty Ltd

11:20 – 11:40 “Monitoring Multi-Point Sensors in Refractory Linings” – John Shanahan, CEO, Pyrosales Australia.

11:45 – 12:05 “Recycling Spent Refractories – A Circular Economy for Refractories Users and Manufacturers” –  Navin Singh, Head of Growth Refractories and Special Projects, Veolia Australia and New Zealand.

Lunch 12:10 – 13:10

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Session III Chair – Dean Tredinnick, IRE Australasian Branch Secretary

13:10 – 13:30 “Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter Rebuild” – Yogesh Tripathi, Senior Engineer Refractory, Glencore Copper.

13:30 – 13:50 “Green Transformation of Refractory Use” – Åke Eriksson, Managing Director, Höganäs-Borgestad Asia Pacific Group Sdn Bhd

13:55 – 14:15 “Working with Refractories – An Update on RCS (Respirable Crystalline Silica)” –  Linda Apthorpe, Lecturer: WHS Academic Program, Occupational Hygiene, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong

14:20 – 14:40 “Controlling  Tundish Liquid Steel Temperature with  Improved Refractory Lining Design” – Mario Taddeo, Territory Manager (ISOMAG®) Asia Pacific. Pyrotek Inc. Canada

14:45 – 15:20 Networking Break

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Session IV Chair – Alan Blanch, IRE Fellow, Past-Secretary AU branch

15:20 – 15:40 “The New Hydrogen Economy – Effect on Refractory  Materials” – Philip Walls, Director, Hitech Materials Pty Ltd, Australia, IRE President

15:40 – 16:00 “Value Addition of Matrix Aluminas in Castable Properties & Performance”
Shankha Chatterjee, Applications & Market Development Manager India/SEA, Almatis Alumina Priv. Ltd.

16:00 – 16:20 “Preparation and Testing of Site Samples”
Mark Herring, Technical Systems Manager, Shinagawa Refractories Australasia Pty Ltd

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End of Conference

17:00 – 17:30 IRE-Australasia AGM

19:00 – 21:00 Conference Dinner – Sponsored by

A Safe Journey Home to all Attendees