Invitation and General Information
Dear Colleagues,
The International Committee for the Study of Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminium (ICSOBA) is proud to announce the 44th International Conference and Exhibition, which will be held from 15 to 20 November 2026 in Bengaluru, Karnataka state, India.
This will be the fourth ICSOBA event in India, and the very first time in Karnataka.
This year, the conference reverts to an in-person event. There will be no online broadcast of the conference.
We extend our sincere gratitude to Hindalco for their generous support as the Host Sponsor of the event.
Featuring 3 keynote sessions and over 160 technical papers, the ICSOBA 2026 conference is designed as a four-day technical event organized in four parallel streams, followed by a full day dedicated to technical field trips.
The Exhibition of latest equipment and technologies will be held along with technical sessions.
Additional events in connection with ICSOBA 2026 in Bengaluru will be announced at a later stage.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with international experts, scientists, engineers, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, and key players from the global aluminium industry. We look forward to welcoming you to ICSOBA 2026!
Conference topics
ICSOBA 2026 will place a strong emphasis on addressing the critical challenges facing the aluminium industry across the entire value chain, from bauxite mining to smelter casting operations.
The conference will focus on key topics, including:
- Sustainability and decarbonisation
- Energy challenges
- Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence applications
- Health, environment, and safety
- Market scenarios and economic outlook
Innovation and new technologies will be at the heart of the discussions.
Conference Format
The participants will enjoy the full experience of a traditional ICSOBA conference, including:
- Access to papers and presentations prior to the conference opening.
- Participation in keynote and technical sessions, exhibitions, field trips, and social events.
- The exclusive opportunity to present papers in person. While keeping with the main fields of bauxite-alumina-aluminium, the conference will focus on the industry key challenges of today, maintaining a high scientific and technical innovation nature focused on industrial application of scientific results to pilots and plants.
Please note that there will be no online participation this year as based on low number of online participants over the last four years, ICSOBA decided to stop the online component of the conference for 2026.
Conference Languages
The conference language will be English. All papers and presentations will be in English and will be published and made available for download in PDF format on the ICSOBA website. Additionally, the papers will be indexed on platforms such as Google Scholar and ResearchGate, complete with DOI references.
More information will be given about the conftool procedure and the TRAVAUX book available after the conference.
Exhibition
The latest technologies, equipment, and devices for the aluminium industry will be showcased during the conference.
Exhibitors who also choose to become sponsors will receive exclusive benefits and discounts.
Moreover, exhibitors will benefit from enhanced visibility through the Conference App and website.
For more information about the exhibition, please contact Dr. Bijoy Satpathy at bijoy.satpathy@icsoba.org.
ICSOBA 2026 Call for Papers
The Organizing Committee is inviting the submission of abstracts and papers.
Abstracts and papers should be written in the ICSOBA 2026 Paper Template as provided below.
Please use the Conftool System https://www.conftool.net/icsoba2026 to upload your abstract and paper adhering to the key dates below.
Authors' Guidelines and Paper Templates
With the aim of maintaining the high standards of ICSOBA, we are targeting to have a more guiding process leading to the papers and presentations for the conference.
- To keep to 4 parallel streams, the number of presentations over the 4 days will be limited. We encourage contribution on identification of industrial solutions to today’s key challenges of our industry such as sustainability, decarbonization, energy challenge, etc.
- Subject organizers (click here to see the list) will review abstracts within two weeks after the submission deadline and will inform the authors if their abstracts are accepted.
- Paper and presentation review process will start immediately after submission.
Key Dates
- March 16, 2026Abstract submission deadline
- March 30, 2026Abstract acceptance notification
- June 15, 2026Full paper submission deadline
- July 15, 2026Notification to authors that paper has been received and will be considered for publication
- September 1st, 2026Draft conference program published
- September 28, 2026Presentation submission deadline
- November 15, 2026Opening of the Conference
Technical Field Trips
During the conference, technical field trips will be hosted by two subsidiaries of Hindalco, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers. Participants will have the unique opportunity to visit the following modern industrial facilities:
Sponsorship Opportunities
As you know, organizing a conference of this magnitude would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
We are honored to have Hindalco as the Host Sponsor for this year’s conference. Together, ICSOBA and Hindalco warmly invite bauxite, alumina, and aluminium producers, as well as industry partners from China and around the world, to participate in ICSOBA 2026 in Bengaluru and become conference sponsors.
ICSOBA, known as “The Technology Conference of the Aluminium Industry, for the Aluminium Industry,” offers a unique opportunity for your company to enhance its visibility among primary aluminium decision-makers and key technologists.
Please consult the Sponsors Fees and Benefit document which details the various sponsorship options, including on-site benefits and enhanced visibility through the ICSOBA conference application, used by every participant.
If you are willing to support ICSOBA activities and to showcase your Company at ICSOBA 2026, feel free to contact claude.vanvoren@icsoba.org for any further information.
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About the Host Sponsor
Hindalco.
An industry leader in aluminium and copper, Hindalco Industries Limited is the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. Through its subsidiary Novelis, Hindalco is the global leader in flat rolled products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminium.
With operations across 10 countries and 48 manufacturing locations, Hindalco is a fully integrated player — from mining to finished products.
In India, Hindalco operates 5 captive power plants for a total of 3.2 GW, produces 1.35 Mt / year of primary aluminium in 4 smelters and 3.0 Mt / year of alumina in 4 refineries. In 2024, Hindalco announced expanding its upstream operations with expansions at the Aditya and Mahan aluminium smelters, and a new greenfield alumina refinery.
In the Specialty Alumina space, Hindalco ranks among the global top three, offering a differentiated portfolio of high-margin, high-growth products. Together, these businesses span the entire value chain, delivering a suite of sustainable, high-performance solutions across industries.
Hindalco is also India’s largest copper producer, serving more than half the country’s copper requirements. Its copper facility in Gujarat, India, comprises a world-class copper smelter and refinery complex, downstream facilities, and a captive jetty.
Hindalco has been ranked the world’s most sustainable aluminium company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for six consecutive years – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.