CO2-Lean Ironmaking & Steelmaking Technology
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24th (Sun) August 2025
Welcome Function
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25th (Mon) August 2025
Technical Sessions + Banquet
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26th (Tue) August 2025
Technical Sessions
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27th (Wed) August 2025
Plant Tour
(Hyundai Steel, Incheon)
Importants Dates
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30th (Fri) May 2025 : Registration Available From
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15th (Fri) August 2025 : Registration Deadline
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24th (Sun) - 27th (Wed) August 2025 : COOLIT 2025
Symposium Overview
We are honored to invite you to attend the “International Symposium on CO2-Lean Ironmaking & Steelmaking Technology(COOLIT) 2025 : Road to Green Smelting/Melting,” an international symposium dedicated to advancing sustainable iron and steel production. The symposium will be held from August 24th(Sun) to 27th(Wed), 2025, at the POSCO Center in Seoul, bringing together esteemed experts from academia and industry to explore innovative technologies and strategies for reducing carbon emissions in the steel sector.
This symposium will serve as a platform to discuss the latest advancements in green steel production, including low-carbon smelting, CO2-lean BF-BOF processes, and hydrogen-based reduction technologies.
We sincerely hope that you will take part in this meaningful exchange of knowledge, where leading researchers and industry professionals will share their expertise and insights. Your participation will be invaluable in shaping the future of sustainable steelmaking and fostering collaborations for a greener industry.
Symposium Topic
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Strategies and efforts to reach green steel production
- State-of-art of green smelting
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Advances in C-lean BF-BOF route
- H2 bearing gas injection to blast furnace
- BF enriched with O2 & H2 -
Update on H2-based reduction technology
- Fluidized bed/Shaft based DR production technology
- Electric Smelting/Arc Furnace(ESF/EAF)
- Electric Arc Furnace with higher H2-DRI
Contact : coolit-2025@postech.ac.kr
Speakers
Alberto Conejo University of Science and Technology Beijing Challenges on the melting process of H-DRI in the EAF
Craig Garlick Newcastle University The Electric Smelting Furnace at Laboratory Scale: Alternate Hot Metal Production from Australian Iron Ores
Il Sohn Yonsei University Hydrogen-Powered Steel: Optimizing EAF Processes with H₂-DRI for Decarbonization
In-Ho Jung Seoul National University Shaft Furnace Process Simulation for DRI production
Jan Friedemann Plaul Primetals Technologies Transforming steelmaking – pathways for electricity-based steel production
Jinchan Bae POSCO Status of HyREX Demo Plant Engineering & Construction
Joo Hyun Park Hanyang University Alternative hot metal production by solid and liquid carbon from H2 direct reduced iron (H-DRI) in electric smelting furnace (ESF) conditions: Emphasis on FeO reduction kinetics
P. Chris Pistorius Carnegie Mellon University Pellet design for direct reduction
Sridhar Seetharaman ASU Pathways for Steel Decarbonization - A Comparative Study and A Few Case Studies
Taichi MURAKAMI Tohoku University Carbon Recycling Ironmaking Process by Reverse Water Gas Shift and Carbon Deposition Reactions
Timothy James Evans Rio Tinto Behaviour of Pilbara iron ores during hydrogen reduction and Pilbara DRI during smelting
Xue Feng Dong University of Wollongong Challenges on the melting process of H-DRI in the EAF Contributions
Yasuo Kishimoto JFE Steel Japan's Challengein Carbon Neutral Steelmaking and JFE's Carbon Neutrlaity Strategy
Yonghee Kim
Hyundai Steel
Strategic R&D Initiatives at Hyundai Steel for the Carbon-Neutral Era
(Advancing Core Technologies for EAF Operations with High DRI Utilization)
Yongsug Chung Tech University of Korea Corrosion Resistance of Refractories under Carbon-Neutral Electric Arc Furnace Conditions
Youn-Bae Kang POSTECH Carburization Options for Hydrogen-Reduced Direct Reduced Iron (H-DRI) to Facilitate the Electric Smelting Furnace (ESF) Ironmaking Process
To be updated
Hosted by
Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology(GIFT)
Organized by
The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
Iron and steel committee
