Breakthrough Technology Conference 2025

worldsteel’s Breakthrough Technology Conference 2025 is being held in Singapore, on 2-3 December 2025.

This event aims to provide a platform for the technical community to network, exchange and explore the technology options that will be necessary to decarbonise the steel industry.

Where available, the presentations delivered at this conference are available for download on this page.

Presentations

Day 1 – Tuesday, 2 December

Keynote speeches

The Grand Quest for Green Steel – Technology as Survival Strategy (Dr. Alexander FLEISCHANDERL, CTO Primetals Technologies Group & Global Head of Green Steel, Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH) (pdf | 8.01 MB) Industrial Clustering for Steel Manufacturing – Mechanism to Enable Technology Deployment and Scaling Up (Mrs. Olga RUDKOVSKAYA, Head of Department, Sustainability and ESG ADNOC) (pdf | 562.19 KB) Transforming Steel Production: The Role of Innovation, Collaboration, and Standards (Dr. Klaus PETERS, Secretary General, ESTEP) (pdf | 9.30 MB)

Session 1: Future of (green) energy demand and supply

Chaired by Dr. Baris ÇIFTÇI, Head, Technology, worldsteel
This session delves into the critical topic of future energy demand and supply, with a particular focus on low-carbon energy sources.
Evolution of energy demand and supply balance and possible impact on decarbonisation in the steel industry (Dr. Baris ÇIFTÇI, Director, Industry Analysis, worldsteel) (pdf | 1.35 MB) Reimagining Decarbonization: Unveiling Global Innovations and Regional Dynamics (Dr. Thomas HANSMANN, Chief Technology Officer, SMS Group (pdf | 3.55 MB)

Session 2: Fuels & Reductants

Chaired by Andrew PURVIS, Director, Sustainable Manufacturing, worldsteel
The transition towards lean iron and steelmaking has several possibilities through innovative carbon recycling and reduction practices, as well as the use of low-carbon energy sources such as hydrogen, biofuels, etc. This session explores the pathways for the transition/bridge technologies.
Successful Full-Scale Implementation of Hydrogen as a Fuel (Dr. Joachim VON SCHÉELE, Global Director, Commercialization, Linde GmbH) (pdf | 3.98 MB) Innovation practice in coupling application of new advanced technologies of Hydrogen-Oxygen-Intelligent combustion - (Mr Leo LUO) (pdf | 5.55 MB) Innovation practice in coupling application of new advanced technologies of Hydrogen-Oxygen-Intelligent combustion (Mr. Leo LUO, Chief Researcher of Low-carbon, CITIC Pacific) (pdf | 5.55 MB) Sustainable Decarbonization of Iron ore Sintering by partial replacement of Coke Breeze with Bamboo Biochar (Mr. Indranil MAJUMDER, Chief General Manager, Sinter Plant, SAIL) (pdf | 2.66 MB) Development and Rollout of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies in the Global Steel Sector (Dr. David T. KEARNS, Country Manager, Australia and New Zealand, Global CCS Institute) (pdf | 2.42 MB) Development of Carbon Recycling Direct Reduction Process using methanation process (Mr. Yasumitsu SHIMURA Researcher, JFE Steel Corporation) (pdf | 1.68 MB) CliHYDRA Project Update (Mr. Filippo CIRILLI, Decarb & energy Transition, RINA CONSULTING CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIAL) (pdf | 7.77 MB) Progress of Low Carbon Blast Furnace Initiatives at CSC (Dr. Huang TSUNG-YEN, Leader, Blast Furnace Group, China Steel Corporation) (pdf | 6.67 MB) Commissioning of Baotou Steel Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Demonstration Project (Mrs. Ban HUA, Deputy Director; Senior Political Affairs Officer, Baotou Iron & Steel) (pdf | 3.19 MB)

Panel 1 is followed by a panel discussion:
Rethinking reduction – process, energy, raw materials

END OF DAY 1

The presentations for day 2 will be uploaded on 3 December.

 

 

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