- Organized by
- ICSOBA
- Hosted by
- Alteo
- Aluminium Dunkerque
- Rio Tinto
- Trimet
Invitation and General Information
Dear Colleagues,
For its 42nd International Conference and Exhibition, ICSOBA is inviting you to return to the home turf of Paul Héroult and the place of one of the first plants where Karl Josef Bayer implemented his patented process of alumina extraction from bauxite.
The conference is planned in the same format as last two years with authors delivering their presentation physically. The presentations will be broadcast live for the participants who cannot attend in-person.
The conference will take place in Lyon (France) from 27 to 31 October 2024.
We are very thankful to Alteo, Aluminium Dunkerque, Rio Tinto and Trimet for supporting the conference as host sponsors.
Technical Program of ICSOBA 2024 will include:
- Keynote presentations giving visitors insights of current technology and market trends in the field of primary aluminium;
- 3 days of Technical Sessions;
- Technical tours will be organized to Alteo Gardanne plant with special focus on bauxite residue storage and processing, and to Aluminium Dunkerque smelter, home of a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project;
- Bayer and Electrolysis Short Courses will be given by leading experts prior to the conference.
We look forward to seeing you all at ICSOBA 2024!
Conference topics
ICSOBA 2024 will cover the following main subjects:
- Bauxite
- Alumina
- Bauxite Residue
- Aluminium Electrolysis
- Electrodes for Aluminium Electrolysis
- Smelter Cast House
In these subjects ICSOBA 2024 will explore the following key issues
- Sustainability and decarbonisation
- Artificial Intelligence applications
- Energy challenge
- New technologies
- Greenfield and Brownfield activities
- Success stories in projects implementation
- Health, environment and safety
- Market scenarios and economic outlook
Do not miss the opportunity to interact with international experts, scientists, engineers, technology suppliers, equipment manufacturers and representatives of worldwide aluminium industry.
Conference Format
The hybrid format of the conference will enable your participation irrespectively if you travel to Lyon or must stay at home. The difference between on-site and online participation is:
- On-site participants of the conference will be able to take full benefit of regular ICSOBA conference, including downloading the papers and presentations before the opening of the conference, participation in technical sessions, exhibition, field trips and social functions. Only on-site speakers will have the opportunity to present a paper. On-site participant will also be able to watch the recorded presentations “on demand” on the conference platform.
- Online participants of the conference will be able to download the papers and presentations before the opening of the conference. They will be able to attend the presentations live in the scheduled sessions Central European Time time as well as viewing the recorded presentations “on demand” on the conference platform.
Language
Papers and presentations will be in English. They will be published and downloadable from the ICSOBA website for the participants and ICSOBA corporate members. The papers will be indexed in platforms such as Google Scholar. The printed book of proceedings (TRAVAUX No. 53 will be sent as individual orders after the conference.Exhibition
The latest technologies, equipment and other devices for the aluminium industry will be exhibited during the conference.
Exhibitors will be able to upload the brochure and video on the Conference Application – Whova – which enables connection with on-site and online participants.
You can contact Bijoy Satpathy: bijoy.satpathy@icsoba.org for any information concerning the exhibition.
Second Call for Papers
While keeping with the main fields of bauxite-alumina-aluminium, the conference will focus on the industry key challenges of today such as sustainability, decarbonisation, digitalisation, IA, …. whilst maintaining a high scientific and technical innovation nature focused on industrial application of scientific results to pilots and at plant level.
The casthouse operation session, fenced to the smelter boundary, introduced last year will be further developed.
https://www.conftool.net/icsoba2024
Final abstract submission on 15 March 2024 (This deadline will not be extended)
Guidelines and templates for
papers and presentations
Companies that have submitted abstracts for ICSOBA 2024
Key Dates
- 1 February 2024 Call for papers
- 15 March 2024 Abstract submission deadline
- 31 March 2024 Abstract acceptance notification
- 1 June 2024 Full paper submission deadline
- 30 June 2024 Notification to authors that paper has been received and will be considered for publication
- 1 July 2024 Registration starts
- 1 August 2024 Draft conference program published
- 15 September 2024 Presentation submission deadline
- 27 October 2024 Conference starts
Technical Field Trips
Aluminium Dunkerque is pleased to offer you the opportunity to visit its primary aluminum production plant on October 31, 2024.
France's last major primary aluminum smelter, Aluminium Dunkerque specializes in the manufacture of slabs and ingots, in a wide variety of alloys, for high value-added applications in the automotive, transport and packaging sectors.
The foundry was built in France in the 1990s, right next to the Gravelines nuclear power plant, which supplies it with carbon-free energy.
The architect who designed the plant was inspired by the surrounding sand dunes and provided a tree-lined central patio, the starting point for the operational areas - and for your visit !
The tour will take you through the 3 production departments:
- In the Carbon department, you'll pass through the automated anode storage area and get a glimpse of the baking furnace.
- In the Reduction department, equipped with 264 AP30 pots powered at 400 kA, overhead travelling cranes can move from one hall to another thanks to a conveyor crane.
- In the Casting shop, you'll see 3 vertical direct-casting machines and an ingot line, 7 furnaces supplying a capacity of 300 kt/year in rolling slabs and foundry ingots.
Weather permitting, the visit will be completed by a bus tour of the plant, to the deep-water port where raw materials are unloaded.
Already one of the world's leading producers of low-carbon aluminum, Aluminium Dunkerque is accelerating its energy and environmental transition with its ambitious decarbonization project called LowCAl : this Low Carbon Aluminium strategy, will also be presented.
Alteo Gardanne Alumina Refinery
Alteo offers a tour of its historic bauixte residue storage center, operating as a lagooning from 1900 to 1970, then as a dry-storage from 2006 until its rehabilitation in 2022.
The unique feature of this center, located 4 km from the alumina refinery, is its location between intial 2 valleys that were intically filled i to store these residues.
The eveolution of this site is amazing, particularly over the last 5 years iwth the creation of rainfoll recovery pond and the profiling and composting of the storage compartement.
To complement the visit to the storage site, participants will also be given a brief overview of the refinery and its industrial transformation during a bus tour. Participants will be able to appreciate the scale and complexity of the refinery. It is also an opportunity to illustrate the company's commitment to environmental sustainability. In short, this bus tour offers participants a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the history of alumina by discovering the plant - the cradle of the Bayer process - which has been located in Gardanne for 130 years.
ICSOBA 2024 Sponsors
It wouldn’t be possible to organize the event without the strong support of our sponsors. Please pay tribute to their continuous support to ICSOBA by visiting their websites:
Host Sponsors
Sponsorship Opportunities
As you well know, organizing such conference would simply not be possible without the strong support of our Conference Sponsors.
ICSOBA conference, “The technology Conference of the Aluminium Industry, for the Aluminium Industry”, gives opportunity to your Company to maximize its exposure to the primary aluminium decision makers and influencing technologists.
Please consult the Sponsors Fees and Benefit which illustrates the different options for on-site benefit but also through the Whova application, which will be used both by the on-site and the online delegates.
If you are willing to support ICSOBA activities and to showcase your Company at ICSOBA 2024, feel free to contact claude.vanvoren@icsoba.org for any further information.
