In May 25-26, 2017, EFRS’06, 6^th International Iron & Steel Symposium organized by UCTEA Chamber of Metallurgical and Materials Engineers of Turkey took place in Izmir of Turkey. Approximately 700 representatives from Turkey’s metallurgical industry and a lot of suppliers overseas attended the symposium and its exhibition. CISDI, being one of the silver sponsors of the event, delivered a thematic lecture in the symposium.

The symposium this year was composed of 9 panels, with debates centering on issues such as Turkey’s steel industry outlook, influences of China’ steel, sustainable development, new green energy-saving technologies, Industry 4.0, etc. The most important steel companies in Turkey like Erdemir, IDÇ (Izimir Demir Çelik), Kroman Steel, Tosyali Iron & Steel, Bastug Metalurji were present, sharing the latest technological ideas, conceptions and achievements with delegates from international engineering companies, suppliers like Primetals, SMS and Danieli, etc.

Two essays prepared by CISDI were included in the Collection of Essays by the symposium organizer: CISDI-Green EAF and Boost Competitiveness Via Energy Systematic Optimization. Madame Yang Ningchuan, GM of Overseas Business Division delivered a lecture on green electric arc furnaces of new generation developed by CISDI, presenting in detail the features and strengths of CISDI’s eco-friendly EAF of 2^nd generation, drawing great attention from the audience. CEO of a steel company in Turkey afterward came to the stand of CISDI to seek further information on applications of the new EAF, and expect to visit in China for possible collaborations.

During the event, representatives of CISDI also took the opportunity to discuss about new projects with the responsible persons of Erdemir, Tosyali, and have established preliminarily business contacts with local steel producers like IDÇ, Bastug, Diler Iron & Steel, Ekinciler Iron & Steel.