The European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) Spring Dissemination Event 2025 will take place in-person on 05 & 06 June 2025 in Krakow (Poland) at the Galaxy Hotel (Gęsia 22A, 31-535 Kraków).

Optional: A visit of the Ogniochron factory (located at Przemysłowa 42, Andrychów, Poland) is foreseen on Friday 06 June 2025 (in the morning). 

The event is also open to non-ESTEP members.

The main purpose of this event is 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 will also cover topics focusing on digitalisation nd people aspects in the steel sector. 

The preliminary programme is available below the page. Please note some changes may still occur.

Day 1 - 5 June : Conference (8h30 - 17h45) + conference dinner at Galaxy Hotel
Day 2 - 6 June (morning) : optional visit of the Ogniochron factory (Przemyslowa 42, Andrychow, Poland) - More information below

An optional visit of the Ogniochron factory is foreseen on Friday 06 June 2025 (in the morning). The plant is located at Przemysłowa 42, Andrychów, Poland).

About the company : It is a plant that processes the final product of the steelworks in the form of cold-rolled deep-drawing sheets into a finished market product using modern plastic forming and joining techniques. The plant is constantly developing, using increasingly modern technical solutions aimed, among other things, at reducing the energy intensity of production. The sheet metal punching methods used are part of the circular economy by minimising technological waste. Ogniochron in Andrychów  is a large manufacturer of powder, water and foam fire extinguishers. They produce over 3 million units of all types annually, which makes them one of the leading fire extinguisher manufacturers in Europe.

About logistics; A bus will depart from the Galaxy Hotel on 6 June at 8h, and will be back at 13h at the Galaxy Hotel. (The drive is about 1h15  from the Galaxy Hotel to the plant).
Duration of the visit will last approximately 2 hours (9h30 - 11h30).
Closed shoes are recommended for the visit.

The maximum number of participants for the plant visit is up to 45 people. The participants will be divided into 3 groups of 15 people. 

Registration is available here

Registration fee: Attendance to the conference is free but registration is required. There is a fee of 50€ for the optional plant visit on Friday 06 June (this covers the logitics for the plant visit)

Registration closes on 3 June eob.

The event will take place at the Galaxy Hotel : https://galaxyhotel.pl/en/contact

Address :
ul. Gęsia 22A,
31-535 Kraków

Reservation details
The room reservation can be made by contacting the reception desk of the Hotel ( hotel@galaxyhotel.pl )
A special discount is available by using the code: ESTEP

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