The best conference of 2024? You bet it will be!

The Future Steel Forum 2024 takes place in June in Stockholm (18-19 June). This year’s event promises to be incredible, amazing, brilliant and, dare I say, the best yet. Why? Because we’re in the Swedish capital for good reason. The Swedish steel industry is leading the way when it comes to decarbonizing the steelmaking process. Both SSAB with its HYBRIT initiative and H2 Green Steel are based in Sweden. So is Ovako and all three are pushing the envelope when it comes to making fossil-free or ‘green’ steel a reality – something we all talk about and we’re all working towards, but let’s just say the Swedes are way ahead of the game. They are the pioneers of green steelmaking and should be applauded. If you’re interested in hearing about what they’re doing and would rather hear it live and from the horse’s mouth, then the Future Steel Forum is for you and I would strongly suggest you register now. As I write this the programme is hours away from ‘going public’ and I can say now that I have met with SSAB, H2 Green Steel and Ovako in Stockholm and they’ve all agreed to speak on Day One of what I can assure you will be the best Future Steel Forum to date. And the Swedes are not alone. We have presentations from ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel Europe, Tata Steel India, JFE Steel from Japan and many more.?

How do we define green steel? It’s a good question and one based on the need for standardisation as a future world hoves into view, where steelmakers around the world start to make claims about the products they produce which might be false or in some way ‘economical with the truth’. I’m not for one minute saying steelmakers are corrupt, of course they’re not, but if a steel end user wants ‘green steel’ it needs a certified product that meets its demands and that’s where standards come into play. We have a discussion panel on this very subject at the 2024 Future Steel Forum and we have big names on the panel ready to discuss it. There is also a panel on direct reduced iron (DRI) featuring all the leading global companies in the sector: Midrex, Energiron and HYBRIT.

This year’s Forum is different, very different, and you would be advised to register now for what I know will be the best conference of 2024. To register, visit https://www.futuresteelforum.com?