The team of Sidenor R&D has actively participated in the 4th edition of the ESTAD conference (European Steel Technology and Application Days) which took place in Düsseldorf. The main technology tendencies and demands in the steel sector, as well as various developments of new steel qualities and their applications, are presented at this event. Among 541 presentations, our colleague Aintzane Soto gave a conference entitled “Best practices in refractory waste management” and performed a historic review of the work developed by Sidenor in terms of refractory waste management.
In addition, Diana Mier has co-authored the article presented by Sarralle on Sidenor’s continuous casting Revamping 240.
In parallel with this biennial conference, the famous METEC fair takes place every four years: it is considered the major fair worldwide in terms of steel manufacturing technologies and processes. The team of Sidenor R&D took this opportunity to visit the main stands and get in touch with technological references in the sector.”