Invitation and General Information

Dear Colleagues,

The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA) has the great honour to announce the 41th International Conference and Exhibition of ICSOBA, that will take place in Dubai from 5 to 9 November 2023.

 

This will be the second time ICSOBA will take place Dubai and fifth time in the Middle East.

 

This year, ICSOBA will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

 

The conference is planned to allow hybrid audience, with the in-person part to be held in Dubai, UAE and the online part as real-time broadcasting for the delegates that cannot attend in-person. However, all ICSOBA presenters will travel to Dubai to deliver their presentation physically.

 

Organisation and conditions of ICSOBA 2023 exhibition will be released at a later stage.

 

We are very thankful to EGA to support the conference as the host sponsor.

Technical Program of ICSOBA 2023 will include:

 

  • Keynote presentations giving visitors insights of current technology and market trends in the field of primary aluminium;
  • 3 days of Technical sessions (approximately 180 presentations);
  • A dedicated Alumina Properties for Smelting workshop is to be organized jointly by smelting and refining experts.
  • Technical tours of EGA’s smelter and Alumina refinery.

 

 

We look forward to seeing you all at ICSOBA-2023!

Conference topics

ICSOBA 2023 will explore the following key issues:

 

  • Sustainability and decarbonisation
  • Energy challenge
  • Bauxite deposits and mining
  • Alumina refining
  • Bauxite residue
  • Electrodes for aluminium electrolysis
  • Aluminium electrolysis
  • Smelter Casthouse Operation
  • New technologies
  • Greenfield and Brownfield activities
  • Success stories in projects implementation
  • Health, environment and safety
  • Market scenarios and economic outlook.

Primary focus is on sustainable development and reducing carbon footprint.

 

Do not miss the opportunity to interact with international experts, scientists, engineers, technology suppliers, equipment manufacturers and representatives of worldwide aluminium industry.

Conference Format

The hybrid format of the conference will enable your participation irrespectively if you travel to Dubai or must stay at home. The difference between on-site and online participation is:

 

  • On-site participants of the conference will be able to take full benefit of regular ICSOBA conference, including downloading the papers and presentations before the opening of the conference, participation in technical sessions, exhibition, field trips and social functions. Only on-site speakers will have the opportunity to present a paper. On-site participant will also be able to watch the recorded presentations “on demand” on the conference platform.
  • Online participants of the conference will be able to download the papers and presentations before the opening of the conference. They will be able to attend the presentations live in the scheduled sessions Dubai time as well as viewing the recorded presentations “on demand” on the conference platform.

Language

Papers and presentations will be in English. They will be published and downloadable from the ICSOBA website for the participants and ICSOBA corporate members. The papers will be indexed in platforms such as Google Scholar. The printed book of proceedings (TRAVAUX No. 52) will be sent as individual orders after the conference

Exhibition

The latest technologies, equipment and other devices for the aluminium industry will be exhibited during the conference.

Exhibitors will be able to upload the brochure and video on the Conference Application – Whova – which enables connection with on-site and online participants.

 

You can contact Bijoy Satpathy: bijoy.satpathy@icsoba.org for any information concerning the exhibition.

 

Please visit the ICSOBA website for regular updates. You can contact Bijoy Satpathy bijoy.satpathy@icsoba.org for any information concerning the exhibition.

Conference Venue

Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights

20th Street, Dubai Healthcare City, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

The Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel is located in Dubai Healthcare City, along the Dubai Creek and is easily accessible to all major points of interest in the city.

 

The two iconic towers offer 463 sleeping rooms across 34 floors overlooking the historic creek and city skyline and 3,200 square meters of meeting facilities along with an array of award-winning restaurants and other hotel facilities.

 

ICSOBA has made booking reservation at a preferential rate for a limited number of rooms in the hotel just for the conference participants.

 

Therefore, due to very high demand at this time of the year, if you want to stay in the conference hotel, you must make your booking as soon as possible. Use these hotel booking instructions to make your discounted reservation. Please pay attention to payment procedure and cancellation policy presented there.

 

The hotel is located at walking distance (1.3 km) from Dubai Healthcare City Metro Station and it is only 5 km7.4km (9 minutes by car) away from Dubai’s DXB international airport.

 

Guests can get to the hotel/venue using city taxi or public transport. Besides, airport transfers are available from hotel staff upon request (for bookings made 24 hours prior to arrival/departure, charges apply).

Local participants coming by car will be able to park in the large parking in the basement of the hotel.

Technical Field Trips

Emirates Global Aluminium Refinery and Smelter

Abu Dhabi, UAE

On 9th of November, the technical field trips will be organised by Emirates Global Aluminium. EGA is the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas. Participants will visit:

  • Al Taweelah alumina refinery – this world-class facility began production in 2019 and produced 2.43 million tonnes in 2022, meeting 47 per cent of EGA’s alumina needs
  • Al Taweelah smelter has a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year, from 1266 reduction cells using EGA technology. Potline 3 is the longest potline in the world.

ICSOBA 2023 Conference Programme

With 12 confirmed keynote speakers and over 180 technical paper abstracts received to date, ICSOBA 2023 is planned as 3-days technical conference arranged in 4 streams with one full day for technical field trips.

  • Sunday 5 November pm – registration, welcome reception,
  • Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 November – technical sessions,
  • Tuesday 7 November – Gala Dinner and ICSOBA 60 years celebration,
  • Thursday 9 November - Field trips.

Keynote Speakers of ICSOBA 2023

Paul Adkins

Paul Adkins

Founder and Managing Director,
AZ Global Consulting Ltd, Hong Kong, China
Short Bio
Enemies and Friends of Sustainability – Which One Are You?
Abstract
Sergey Akhmetov

Sergey Akhmetov

Executive Vice President, Midstream,
Emirates Global Aluminium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Short Bio
Sustainability at Emirates Global Aluminium
Abstract
Stephan Broek

Stephan Broek

President,
Kensington Technology, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Short Bio
The Application of Capture of Process CO2 in Primary Aluminium Smelting
Abstract
Paul-Antoine Calandreau

Paul-Antoine Calandreau

Director Industry 4.0,
Emirates Global Aluminium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Short Bio
Digital Transformation: the EGA way
Abstract
Anthony Everiss

Anthony Everiss

Senior Analyst, Aluminium Raw Materials,
CRU, London, United Kingdom
Short Bio
CRU’s Bauxite and Alumina Market Outlook – Upstream Investments Remain Attractive
Abstract
Martin Iffert

Martin Iffert

Co-Founder & CEO, EP Energy Pool,
Martin Iffert Consulting GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Short Bio
The Decarbonisation Journey of the Aluminium Industry – Opportunities and Challenges to Achieve Net-Zero
Abstract
Halvor Kvande

Halvor Kvande

Retired / Professor,
Hydro Aluminium, Oslo, Norway / Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Short Bio
Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Primary Aluminium Production - Is it Technically and Economically Possible by 2050?
Abstract
Jerome Lucaes

Jerome Lucaes

CEO,
FAST FORWARD ZERO, Zurich, Switzerland
Short Bio
The Business-climate Emergency Kit for the Aluminium Industry
Abstract
Uday Patel

Uday Patel

Senior Research Manager, Global Aluminium Markets,
Wood Mackenzie, London, United Kingdom
Short Bio
Aluminium Outlook: The shape of Things to Come
Abstract
Miles Prosser

Miles Prosser

Secretary General,
International Aluminium Institute, London, United Kingdom
Short Bio
The Aluminium Industry’s Progress on Sustainability
Sandy Sutherland

Sandy Sutherland

Senior Vice President Strategy, Energy & Sourcing,
Norsk Hydro, Cully, Vaud, Switzerland
Short Bio
Navigating the Energy Crisis: Alunorte's Journey towards Low-Carbon Alumina and its Impact on the Global Aluminium Industry
Abstract
Nitin Tiwari

Nitin Tiwari

Chief Operating Officer – Metal,
Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India
Short Bio
Future of Indian Aluminium Sector: Challenges and Progress
Abstract
Paul Adkins

Paul Adkins

Sergey Akhmetov

Sergey Akhmetov

Stephan Broek

Stephan Broek

Paul-Antoine Calandreau

Paul-Antoine Calandreau

Anthony Everiss

Anthony Everiss

Martin Iffert

Martin Iffert

Halvor Kvande

Halvor Kvande

Jerome Lucaes

Jerome Lucaes

Uday Patel

Uday Patel

Miles Prosser

Miles Prosser

Sandy Sutherland

Sandy Sutherland

Nitin Tiwari

Nitin Tiwari

Companies that have submitted technical papers for ICSOBA 2023

ICSOBA 2023 2nd Circular and Draft Program

2nd Circular of ICSOBA 2023 covers the following new information: Final Program at a glance, Dract Speaker Program, Keynote Speakers update and IAI BAC meeting.

 

The Organizing Committee is currently inviting the submission of presentations of accepted papers.

Registration and paper submission process is managed by ConfTool https://www.conftool.net/icsoba2023 which is customized for ICSOBA 2023 Conference.

Presentations should be written in the ICSOBA 2023 Author Guidelines and Paper Template as shown below.

ICSOBA 2023 Sponsors

It wouldn’t be possible to organize the event without the strong support of our sponsors. Please pay tribute to their continuous support to ICSOBA by visiting their websites:

Host Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Registration and Visa Support

Registration opens 1 July 2023

To register, please use the ConfTool https://www.conftool.net/icsoba2023/ which is customized for the ICSOBA 2023 Conference

 

Visa Support and Invitation

Please check if visa is needed for your trip, then contact ICSOBA organizers at info@icsoba.org.

If you need an invitation letter for obtaining your visa for UAE, you will be able to download it directly from ConfTool when registered.

A participation letter for your employer is also available from ConfTool if required.

Registration Fees (USD)

Early Bird Delegate (before 15 August)

1000

Delegate

1200

Conference Speaker

1000

Student or Retired Delegate

400

Online Delegate

400

Field Trip to Smelter/ Refinery

100

Exhibitor

3500

Printed Travaux № 51 Volume

300

Key Dates

  • 1 March 2023 Call for papers
  • 31 May 2023 Abstract submission deadline
  • 1 July 2023 Start of the Registration
  • 15 July 2023 Full paper submission deadline
  • 15 September 2023 Draft conference program available
  • 30 September 2023 Presentation submission deadline
  • 15 October 2023 Conference Platform is going live
    Final Conference program available
  • 5 November 2023 Conference starts: Registration and Welcome reception
  • 6 - 8 November 2023 Conference Technical Sessions
  • 8 November 2023 Alumina Properties for Smelting Workshop
  • 9 November 2023 Refinery/Smelter Field Trip
  • 31 December 2023 Conference platform is available till this date

Electrolysis Short Course

ICSOBA has the honour to announce the 1st Aluminium Electrolysis Short Course.

 

The course will be held in Dubai from 1 to 3 November 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights Hotel.

 

It will be a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the field about the electrolysis process, both theoretical and practical aspects.

 

Please find more information at the Course Flyer.

 

Register soon – there are a limited number of seats available!!!

 

To register please contact Dagoberto Severo: dagoberto.severo@icsoba.org.

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ICSOBA 2023 President

Sergey Akhmetov

Sergey Akhmetov

Executive Vice President Midstream, Emirates Global Aluminium
Short Bio
Over last 60 years ICSOBA has developed into the most advanced technical forum for our global industry, with high quality technical papers and collaborative discussion between experts from around the world. I am honored to serve as President for 2023, when ICSOBA will take place in Dubai – one of the world’s leading cities, including in aluminium. 2023 is the Year of Sustainability in the United Arab Emirates. I welcome the global aluminium industry to Dubai to make new progress in how we all contribute to the development of a more sustainable society.
About ICSOBA presidents

About the Host Sponsor

EGA is the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the biggest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas.

Together, we innovate aluminium to make modern life possible.

We operate aluminium smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, an alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi, and a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea.

Aluminium is among the world’s most versatile metals, and our global customers transform it into products that make modern life possible – from smartphones and building materials to food packaging and car parts.

Our aluminium is the biggest made-in-the-UAE export after oil and gas, bringing in billions of dollars of export revenue each year contributing to the diversification of the national economy.

Four per cent of the world’s aluminium production or almost half of the aluminium produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council, is made by us. That means approximately one in every 25 tonnes of aluminium is UAE-made.

Our development since the 1970s has taken the UAE from no aluminium production to the fifth largest aluminium-producing country in the world.

Our homegrown technology enables us to be cost competitive and environmentally responsible while meeting our customers’ and society’s needs.

EGA is owned equally by Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is the largest company jointly owned by the two Emirates.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

As you well know, organizing such conference would simply not be possible without the strong support of our Conference Sponsors.

ICSOBA conference, “The technology Conference of the Aluminium Industry, for the Aluminium Industry”, gives opportunity to your Company to maximize its exposure to the primary aluminium decision makers and influencing technologists.

Please consult the Sponsors Fees and Benefit table which illustrates the different options for on-site benefit but also through the Whova application, which will be used both by the on-site and the online delegates.

If you are willing to support ICSOBA activities and to showcase your Company at ICSOBA 2023, feel free to contact marc.dupuis@icsoba.org for any further information.

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us at info@icsoba.org