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ESTEP Spring Dissemination Event 2026

The European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) Spring Dissemination Event 2026 took place in-person on 17 & 18 February 2026 in Brussels.

The main purpose of this event was to share results and knowledge gained from research & innovation projects related to the steel sector (from RFCS, Clean Steel Partnership (CSP), other EU or national projects, etc.). Next to decarbonisation topics, this edition also covered topics focusing on digitalisation nd people aspects in the steel sector.  





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DAY 1

Research Fund for Coal and Steel: state of play & future funding opportunities
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Sebastiano Fumero (European Commission,REA)
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The steel recycling industry: challenges regarding the business model: clean steel (the “quality”), the “green” steel definition, and the “trade” issues of the so-called “scrap”
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Olivier François (Recycling Europe)
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2.3 MB
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Challenges and opportunities for the European steel industry in transition
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Stanislav Zinchenko (GMK Center
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2.1 MB
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Transformation of the Iron and Steel Industry: a general Overview of R&D&I requirements for technology-gap-closing
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Susanne Bethlehem-Seidel (Dillinger) & Martin Hubrich (BFI)
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2.3 MB
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GreenSmith project: Low-carbon steel production
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Luca Di Felice (Paul Wurth)
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2.3 MB
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From Third-Generation to Green-Generation Steels: Impact-Dynamic Performance, Lightweighting and Future Design Directions
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Patricia Verleysen (UGent)
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3.1 MB
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CrossCut project: Carbon Reduction in production routes: Operations based on Smart Carbon Usage and digitalisation Techniques:Project approach and first results
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Filippo Cirilli (RINA-CSM)
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1.3 MB
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CrossCut project: Carbon Reduction in production routes: Operations based on Smart Carbon Usage and digitalisation Techniques: Results about biochar application in sintering process
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Zofia Kania-Pifczyk & Alicja Szemalikowska (Łukasiewicz – GIT)
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5.1 MB
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DAY 2

The Innovation Fund : portfolio and funding opportunities
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Roxana Chesoi (European Commision – DG CLIMA)
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2.8 MB
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Closing the Loop: Hydrogen-Based Recovery of DRI and Zinc from EAF Dust via the Dust2Value Process
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Andrea Kotze (InsPyro)
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1.9 MB
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An open experimental platform paving the way for DR-EAF route hydrogen-based for carbon neutral steel production. Update on project results
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Filippo Cirilli (RINA-CSM)
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2.6 MB
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Nano-S-Mart: Unlocking the effect of residual elements via the nanoengineering of sustainable martensitic steels
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Pello Uranga (CEIT)
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2.3 MB
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Augmenting Steelmaking: Leveraging Generative AI for Resilience and Efficiency in the BANI Era
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David Avellaneda (CELSA)
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518 KB
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Seamless digital integration in steel value chain for high quality final products: SMARTChain project
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Ilaria Favuzzi (RINA-CSM)
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1.7 MB
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On-line laser cleaning of skin-pass rolls
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Gaetan Symens (CRM Group)
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2.9 MB
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