preliminary Detailed program - Alusolutions
| Monday october 21 |
Tuesday October 22 |
Wednesday October 23 |
Thursday October 24 |
Friday October 25 |
| 10:30 AM | Opening address Introductory comments and presentation of the keynote speakers. Matthew Moggridge |
| The Politics of Growth |
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| 10:40 AM | Demystifying the Carbon Market in Quebec How the voluntary carbon market works in Quebec. What are the mechanisms and what projects are eligible? Karine Desjardins |
| 11:00 AM | Q&A |
| GCC Smelters – Setting New Environmental Standards |
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| 11:10 AM | EMAL as a leader in environmental excellence How Emirates Aluminium has developed green technologies and striven for environmental excellence. Mohammed Al Jawi |
| 11:30 AM | The Qatalum casthouse: From concept to operation of a value-added and efficient casthouse An examination of how Qatalum conceptualised its casthouse and considered everything from productivity and efficiency to safety and the environment. Dr. Anthony Tropeano |
| 11:50 PM | Emissions Processing at Qatalum How Fives Solios employs the very latest technology to help Qatalum comply with stringent environmental regulations. Bassam Hureiki |
| 12:10 PM | Building one of the largest smelters in the world The Ma’aden smelter in Saudi Arabia was built ahead of schedule and under budget. SNC Lavalin explains how. Raymond Marcoux |
| 12:30 PM | Gas pre-conditioning for the FTC and the GTC A comparison of different methods of gas pre-conditioning employed by aluminium smelters. Peter Verbraak |
| 12:50 PM | Q&A |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Break |
| Perspectives on Environmental Issues |
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| 2:30 PM | Can one predict the environmental health and safety challenges that lie ahead? The health and safety of aluminium workers in regions of the world where regulations are less stringent than in the West is a growing cause for concern. Alex Lowery |
| 2:50 PM | Process asset management of mobile equipment How asset management of smelter vehicles can lead to cost efficiencies and create a lean approach toward material handling. Maarten Meijer |
| 3:10 PM | New Generation Berger Vehicle Details of a new generation of smelter vehicles that meet with health, safety and environmental needs, as well as cost efficiency and maintenance requirements. Jean Jacques Grunspan |
| 3:30 PM | Maximising Aluminium Recovery Sustainability Using Drosrite™ An examination of Drosrite, a salt-free, sustainable process for maximising aluminium recovery from dross in primary and secondary aluminium operations. Tom Whitton |
| 3:50 PM | Q&A |
| Environmental Developments in Mining & Refining |
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| 4:00 PM | Sustainability aspects of bauxite deposits and alumina refineries A background on sustainability in the mining and minerals industry and an exploration of the relationship between sustainability and quality criteria for bauxite deposits. Peter-Hans ter Weer |
| 4:20 PM | Alumina Rondon – Many possibilities and challenges An analysis of Votorantim Metals’ planned state-of-the art alumina refinery in Brazil, otherwise known as the Rondon Project. Caio Moreira Van Deursen |
| 4:20 PM - 4:30 PM | Q&A |

















