2023 Australia Conference
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
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
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
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
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
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