Asia Steel 2024

September 4-7,2024

Changsha, China

Conference Schedule

Topics

The Conference will cover topics concerning the following issues:

a. Fundamentals of Steels:

-- Chemical Metallurgy  

-- Physical Metallurgy

b. Ironmaking and Related Technologies:

-- Mineral Processing

-- Iron Ore Agglomeration

-- Coking

-- Blast Furnace Ironmaking

-- Direct Reduction and Smelting Reduction

c. Hydrogen Metallurgy Technologies

d. Steelmaking and Continuous Casting:

-- Hot Metal Pretreatment

-- BOF Steelmaking

-- Electric Arc Steelmaking

-- Secondary Refining

-- Casting

-- Slab Quality

-- Inclusion Control

e. Rolling and Heat Treatment:

-- Billet Treatment

-- Hot Rolling

-- Cold Rolling

-- Finishing Process

-- Thermomechanical Treatment, etc.

f. Near Net-Shape Production

g. Steel Products and Application:

-- Special Steels

-- Structural Steels for Automobiles, Building, Shipbuilding, Energy, Engineering Machinery 

    and Others

h. Digitization and Intelligence of Process:

-- Big Data Analysis and Modeling of Metallurgical Process

-- Quantitative Relationship Model of Composition-Process-Microstructure-Performance for 

    Steel Products

-- Digital Twin and Process Optimization of Steel Manufacturing Process Based on Mechanism 

    Models and Big Data 

 -- AI and Smart Plant

i. Resources and Environment:

-- Resource Conversion

-- CO2 Capture and Utilization

-- By-product Utilization

-- Environmental Protection Strategy

j. Analysis and Characterization:

-- Online Monitoring

-- Automatic Detection

-- High Throughput Analysis and Characterization

General Information

Climate and Clothing

During September, the average temperature in Changsha 21-29℃.

Currency

Only CNY is acceptable at regular store and restaurants. Foreign currency or traveler’s checks can be change into CNY at major banks and airports.

Credit Cards

Credit cards are widely accepted. Commonly recognized cards include Visa and MasterCard.

Tipping

There is no custom of tipping anywhere in China, even at hotels and restaurants. On certain occasions, however, a service charge is added to the bill.

Electrical Appliances

The voltage in China is 220 volts for electrical appliances. Electrical sockets usually accept two-pronged (vertical) plugs and three-pronged (vertical) plugs.

Insurance

The organizer cannot accept responsibility for accidents which might occur. It is recommended that participants take out adequate medical, travel and personal insurance prior to the commencement of travel.

Official Language

Official language for Asia Steel 2024 is English. 

About Changsha

Changsha was in the first group of cities designated as “national famous historical and cultural” cities. It has a history of more than 3,000 years. It was the place where Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet in the state of Chu during the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC) and Jia Yi, a renowned scholar in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) once lived; a well-known Chu-Han City; and, the center of Confucian learning in Hunan.

Changsha features many famous historical sites, including: the Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tomb; the Four-Goat Square Zun; the Three Kingdom Wu bamboo slips; Yuelu Academy, and Tongguan Kiln. It is the cradle of Huxiang culture which is famous for its practicality and inclusiveness.

The 1898 Reform Movement and the first Democratic Revolution which ended the Qing Dynasty originated, among other places, in Changsha. It is one of the new democracy movements’ birthplaces. It is the birthplace of such historic celebrities as Huang Xing, Cai E, and Liu Shaoqi.

Changsha is known as a "Mainland City with the Best Overseas Image", an "East Asia Cultural City", and "City of Media Arts" in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. It is the cradle of renowned cultural brands such as "Hunan TV", "Hunan Publishing", and "Hunan Animation".

Changsha has 58 higher educational institutions, 97 independent research institutions, 52 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 14 national engineering and technology research centers, and 15 national key engineering laboratories.

Changsha is also known for its scientific research achievements, including hybrid rice breeding technology, the Tianhe supercomputer, and the 3D sintering printer-- the first one produced in China.