1 p.m.

1. Chair’s opening remarks—Spencer Hawkins
2. Appoint minute-taker—S. Hawkins
3. Antitrust guidelines—Brian Bliss
4. Membership and attendance—B. Bliss
5. Review and approve minutes of previous meeting—S. Hawkins
6. AIST Staff Announcements—B. Bliss
7. Safety Discussion and review Steel Industry Fatalities

Main agenda items

• AISTech session development—Chris Pistorius

  • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 16 Sept)

  • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs

  • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions and get session chair volunteers

• Review & finalize AISTech call for papers for next year—C. Pistorius

  • The production of DR-grade pellets; lump ore (feedstock); different sources and treatment of reducing agents, including natural gas, hydrogen or other reductants; oxide coating; testing and analysis of raw materials; material handling; storage; shipping; process modeling, simulation and other digital aspects of direct reduction plants; catalytic, steam and self-reformers; gas distribution; refractory design and selection; solid flow issues; reduction and gas handling equipment; waste management; safety; environmental issues; CO2 recovery and use; value-in-use of DRI; product quality; plant operation and results; briquetting; DRI use in processes (blast furnace, EAF, BOF, foundries); and auxiliary systems, including water, gases and power.

• Technology committee award planning—S. Hawkins

  • DRI Best Paper Award—we plan on giving out this award next AISTech, will be reviewing papers in the coming month to determine a winner before the new year.

• Review DRI/HBI roundup—Richard Elliott

• Technology Training conference—Zane Voss

  • DRI & HBI—Logistics, Production and Utilization Seminar

    • 1-3 October 2024

• Decarbonization subcommittee update—Vincent Chevrier 

Discussion items

1. Any additional discussion items please contact the committee chair Spencer Hawkins

2. Next meeting

3. Chair conclusion—S. Hawkins

4 p.m.

Adjourn

Committee attendees are welcome to join the DRI/HBI Training Seminar Welcome Reception from 5-6pm