07:40
Agenda
Monday 7
Site Visit
09:40
Site visit - Group B - Departure time 9:40 (duration approx. 3.5 hrs)
11:40
Site visit - Group C - Departure time 11:40 (duration approx. 3.5 hrs)
13:40
Site visit - Group D - Departure time 13:40 (duration approx. 3.5 hrs)
Tuesday 8
Main agenda
08:30
Opening Remarks
08:40
Silicon metal market outlook
09:00
Keynote presentation
09:20
Panel discussion - Silicon Metal Producer Strategies in a Challenging Market
10:00
Trade update
10:20
Refreshments
10:50
Panel discussion: Why silicon metal matters – strategic importance in the wider industrial chain
11:20
Silicone Recycling: A Global Vision
11:40
Lunch
13:00
New Si-process
13:20
Transition to Carbon-Neutral Silicon Production at Wacker Holla
13:40
Aluminum role in Direct Process Strategies to balance impacts
14:00
Advantageous silicon master alloys for the Aluminum industry based on recycled material
14:20
Low-carbon silica coproduction: An innovative liquid carrier technology
14:40
Large-scale silicon nanowire paper fabrication and battery applications
15:00
Refreshments
15:30
Silicon Carbide Reactivity: Reaction between silicon carbide polytypes and SiO gas
15:50
The Explosive properties of Silicon dusts
16:10
Mechanism of CaCl₂ Additive Enhancing Carbothermal Reduction of Quartz
16:30
SiO- generation for H2 reduction with SiH2 process
Wednesday 9
Main agenda
08:30
China market outlook
08:50
Panel - Analysing the demand outlook
09:35
Quartz
09:55
Improved slag estimation in metallurgical grade silicon via temperature‑resolved analysis
10:15
Corrosion of Superalloys typically used as reactor material for the reaction between Si, SiCl4 and H2
10:35
Silicon as anode for high energy Li batteries a hype or soon reality?
10:55
Refreshments
11:25
Characterization of Gas-Atomized Aluminium-Silicides for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Applications
11:45
Effect of Copper, Zinc and Tin on the reaction between silicon and hydrogen chloride
12:05
Urea-Assisted Porosification of Silicon Microparticles
12:25
Lunch
13:45
Industrial experience of using biocarbon briquettes in FeSi production process
13:50
Limitations for transportation of biochar and charcoal UN.N4 testing and equipment design
13:55
Investigation self-heating and self-ignition of densified biocarbon
14:00
Bridging the Gap: Facilitating defossilisation efforts with tailored biochar products
14:05
Panel discussion - Raw materials
14:20
Polysilicon Production using Recycled Saw Kerf - Wafer Supply Chain Breakthrough
14:40
Exploring future flue gas conditions through stochastic process simulation
15:00
Refreshments
15:30
Purification of End-of-Life PV silicon by vacuum refining
15:50
Use of SiC as raw material in silicon production - Challanges and pilot testing
16:10
Electrowinning of Silicon using SiO2 – Overview and Industrial Perspectives
16:30
Electrochemical deposition of silicon in molten salts
16:50
Reduction of SiO with H2
17:10
Ferrosilicon Alloys for High-Temperature Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage: Thermophysical Properties and Containment Strategies
Thursday 10
Main agenda
08:50
Mechanical strength of transformed C-materials
09:10
Developing Optimized Agglomerates for Silicon and Ferroalloys industries
09:30
Dustiness of Various Carbon Materials for Metallurgical Industries
09:50
Behaviour of Charcoal–Quartz Agglomerates under SiO-Rich Conditions
10:10
Characterization of electrode currents:A basis for current control without interaction
10:30
Modeling of neutral-point drift in a silicon furnace
10:50
Refreshments
11:20
Industrial Recycling of Silicon‑Containing Materials: From kg scale tests to large scale operation
11:40
Assessment of the Availability and Recovery Potential of Silicon from Discarded Solar Panels
12:00
Copper Impurities in Silicon Kerf
12:20