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ICSTI-12 A report on the international ironmaking conference
The 6th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Ironmaking (ICSTI12) and the 42nd ABM Ironmaking Seminar, along with the13th ABM Iron Ore Symposium, held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil on October 14-18, 2012, are reviewed in this article with the emphasis on alternative methods of ironmaking.
A report by Joseph J Poveromo*
*RMI Global Consulting e-mail joe.poveromo@rawmaterialsiron.com
Opportunities in Carbon Capture & Storage
The materials issues associated with carbon capture, transport and storage were addresses at a recent seminar held in UK which concluded that CO2 is far from a benign material, particularly if impurities are present, but important issues of corrosion and accelerated crack propagation in pipelines need to be addressed.
Handling - Four short items
Speed control maximises crane productivity
Combilift export award
Ultra-compact 2D imaging engine with dual optical field
Two new handheld barcode readers
Metal-Expo2012: Sustainable growth in Russian steel
The annual Metal-Expo held each November in Moscow attracted a record 728 exhibitors from 35 countries and 35000 visitors from 63 countries as well as VIPs from commerce and industry. Over 50 seminars and conference took place over the three-day event and the 1000 strong Gala Dinner was used to present awards for a wide field of achievements.
Stahl 2012 – Future starts with steel
The annual gathering of Germany’s steel industry took place in Düsseldorf 8 & 9 November 2012.
The theme this year was the ‘Future starts with steel’. As usual, technical presentations were held on the first day and were accompanied by an significan exhibition of 121 companies – a remarkable turn-out for a single day exhibition.
MMK-Metalurji increases investment in Turkey
Steel Times International was invited by Russian steel company Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) Group to visit its Turkish flat-products minimill, MMKMetalurji, which started operations in 2010, and to meet with its CEO Vitaly Galkin who presented a plan of additional investment worth up to US$100M to further reduce costs and increase production efficiency