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ESTEP annual event 2025

How decarbonisation, digitisation, and circular solutions forge the sustainable European steel future

Scope

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. 

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Venue

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)

> Buses will be foreseen from Danieli in Udine town to the conference venue as well as for the site visit. The meeting point for pick-up is at Piazza I Maggio (in front of the Infopoint Udine/Promo Turismo FVG).  
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). 





Abstract submission

The conference will focus on the following topics:

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

The call for abstracts is closed.





Key dates & deadlines

Abstract submission: 10 September 2025

Abstract selection: 26 September 2025

Programme publication: 2 October 2025

Registration: 17 September - 22 October 2025





Registration & Programme

Registration to the ESTEP annual event 2025 will open soon (17 September). 

Attendance fees : 

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

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

Tentative schedule of programme for the event
28 October - plant tour : 8h30 - 17h30 + diner
29 October - conference : 9h00-17h30 (+ diner at 19h)
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). 





Accomodation

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.





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Contact

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