preliminary Detailed program - Alusolutions

AluSolutions
10:30 AM Opening address
Introductory comments and presentation of the keynote speakers.

Matthew Moggridge
Program Director
AluSolutions

  The Politics of Growth
 
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
Vice President, Sales
National EcoCredit

11:00 AM Q&A
 
  GCC Smelters – Setting New Environmental Standards
 
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
Environment Manager
Emirate Aluminium (EMAL)

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
CEO
FATA Hunter

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
Key Account Manager
Solios Environnment

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
Vice President, Business Development, Aluminium
SNC-Lavalin

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
Manager, Product & Business Development
Danieli Corus

12:50 PM Q&A
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Break
 
  Perspectives on Environmental Issues
 
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
General Manager
Wisechem LLC

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
R&D Director
Hencon BV

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
Managing director
Brochot Group

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
Business Development Leader
PyroGenesis

3:50 PM Q&A
 
  Environmental Developments in Mining & Refining
 
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
Proprietor
TWS Consulting

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
Process Engineer
Votorantim Metais

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Q&A
 

 

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