The ESTEP Annual Event 2025 aims at bringing together the European steel community to explore research and innovation in decarbonization, digitization, and circular solutions that will shape the sustainable future of the European steel industry.

Achievements, challenges, and future perspectives will be examined through contributions from diverse European steelmaking stakeholders and presentations of ongoing projects under the Clean Steel Partnership. The event will foster dialogue between the steel sector and other key industries engaged in the European Green Deal—such as for e.g. cement, water, and aluminium—to promote industrial symbiosis and cross-sector collaboration. 

This webpage will be regularly updated

The conference will focus on the following topics:

• Decarbonisation
• Digitisation, upskilling & social innovation 
• Circular economy 
• Resource and energy efficiency
• Industrial symbiosis and sector coupling

The event will start on 28 October 2025 with an optional visit of Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA (ABS) facilities.

It will be followed on 29 & 30 October 2025 with a two-days technical conference (in person) at the Biblioteca Rizzi of the Udine University (Università degli Studi di Udine).

Address of the conference venue :
Università degli Studi di Udine - Biblioteca Rizzi
Via Fausto Schiavi 44,
33100 Udine (Italy)

> Shuttles buses will be arranged from Danieli in Udine town to the conference venue. The designated pick-up point is at Piazza I Maggio (in front of the Infopoint Udine/Promo Turismo FVG). 
In addition, Danieli representatives will be present at the selected hotels (listed below on the webpage) to guide participants to the buses.
More information will follow.

> How to reach Udine ? The nearest airports to Udine are Venice, Treviso, Trieste and Ljubljana (Slovenia). Udine can be reached by train or by bus from the various airports (Venice, Trieste, Treviso). 

> Suggested taxi services: 
       Dorigo +39 377-4435235 nccdorigo@alice.it
       Miotti +39 330-545035 miottincc@gmail.com
       Radio Taxi +39 0432 505858

The draft programme is available below on this page. 

Indicative timing of programme for the event:
28 October - plant visit : 8h30 - 17h30 + networking aperitif & tour at Palazzo Antonini-Stringher
29 October - conference : 9h00-17h30 + diner at 19h30
30 October - conference : 8h30 - 16h

ABS visit : for organisational reasons, only the first 50 registered participants will be admitted.
In order to ease the visit, participants will be divided into 2 groups (buses will be foreseen).

The networking aperitif on 28 October is also open to non-participants of the plant visit but registration is required (on the registration page of the technical conference).

Registration to the ESTEP annual event 2025 will close on 22 October 2025. There will be no registration onsite. 

ABS plant visit (28 October) : registration here 
Technical conference (29-30 October) : registration here 

Attendance fees : 

• Plant tour : 50 € (students 25€)
• Conference  : 310€ (students 150€)
• Poster presenter : 155€ (one person per poster)
• Speakers : Free of charge (only one speaker per contribution)

The conference fee includes the catering, dinner and sightseeing tour. 

Several hotels have been selected in the city of Udine. You will find a selection here below :

1. Hotel Astoria 
2. Hotel Friuli 
3. Hotel Allegria 
4. Hotel Ambassador 
5. Best Western Hotel Continental

Please mention ESTEP annual event - Danieli while booking.

Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel to Udine and to their accommodation. However, shuttle buses will be available between Udine downtown and the conference venue and vice versa. 

Abstract submission: 10 September 2025

Abstract selection: 26 September 2025

Programme publication: 2 October 2025

Registration: 18 September - 22 October 2025

 In case you need further information, please contact ESTEP via e-mail to Delphine Snaet: D.Snaet@estep.eu