24-25, April, 2014, Kyiv, Ukraine

President Hotel

Organizers: The Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy producers and other electric products (UkrFA) and the Public Association “INFACON XIV” (www.infacon14.com.ua).

Official support: The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ministry of industrial policy of Ukraine, International Ferroalloy Committee of the Congress INFACON and The National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (NMetAU).

The conference is dedicated to the anniversary of the honored worker of a science and technique of Ukraine, the academician of the National Academy of sciences of Ukraine (NASU), a major specialist in the field of steel and ferroalloys electrometallurgy, Manager of The department of electrometallurgy of NMetAU – Mikhail Gasik. This year he celebrates 85-years birthday. The event will be widely celebrated by the scientific community on June 30, 2014.

SUBJECT AREA:

1. Theory and practice of Ferroalloy production.

2. Equipment Improvement for ferroalloys production.

3. Ecology and environment protection, recycling and waste production.

4. Main ways of energy saving and energy efficiency of Ferroalloy production.

5. Raw materials of Ferroalloy production.

6. Ferroalloys Quality, production prospects of new ferroalloys types.

The Conference provides the reports of the leading experts in the Ferroalloy industry, in particular, on the issues of ferroalloys market development, legislative and normative regulation of the enterprises work of environmental safety, and relevant experience of the EU and other world ferroalloys manufacturers, adaptation of national legislation to international standards of industrial enterprises.

At the Conference will take part the leading scientists and specialists in the Ferroalloy industry of Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, the European Union, representatives of the International Ferroalloy Committee, which will present the latest scientific and technical developments in this field. Thus, their participation and talks have already confirmed: from the Ukraine - Academician of NASU Gasik M. I., doctor of technical engineering Grishchenko S. G., Stalinskiy D. V., Ovcharuk A.N., Kutsin V.S. and others; from Russia - Academician of RAS Leontiev L. I., Academician of RAS Smirnov, L. A., Dr. Dashevsky V. Y..; from Kazakhstan - member-correspondent of the National Academy of sciences of Republic Kazakhstan Tolymbekov M. J.; from the International Committee on Ferro-Alloys (ICFA) - Nic Barcza, from the Association of European ferro-alloy producers - Ines Van Lierde, and many other representatives of the electrometallurgy sector.

It is also expected that, as in previous conferences, the managers and specialists of enterprises will take direct participation in this Conference - PJSC «Nikopol ferroalloys plant», PJSC «Zaporozhye Ferroalloy plant», PJSC «Stakhanov Ferroalloy plant», LLC «Pobuzhsky ferronickel plant», JSC «Serov Ferroalloy plant», LLC «Klyuchevskoy Ferroalloy plant», and the leading research and project organizations - the National metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, Chemical-metallurgical Institute Abisheva, JSC Kazchrome (Kazakhstan), company «Estar», JSC «Electroterm», International Institute of manganese (France).

Representatives of Ferroalloy enterprises and manufacturers of equipment from EU countries, Brazil, China and many others are also planning to join the Conference.

The best works (reports) of young scientists and producers by the results of the Youth scientific and technical conference held in the framework of preparation for the International Ferroalloy Congress INFACON-14 will be presented at the Conference.

For the participants of the Conference will be organized a visit to the Research centre of the National technical University of Ukraine «Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», equipped with modern equipment and instruments for research in the field of metallurgy and materials science.

Application for participation, as well as a draft or abstracts, please send to the organizing Committee not later than March 15, 2014, the text of the presentation (slides) - not later than April 10, 2014.

Speakers: the planned duration of speeches (reports) - 15-20 minutes.

Conditions of participation:

Participation fee is:

     - For producers and commercial organizations $400,00.(including VAT),

     - For scientific and technical organizations $150, 00 (Including VAT).

(The fee includes participation in the conference, coffee breaks, Banquet, obtaining of materials of the event. Accommodation and participate in additional activities, the participation cost is not included). You need complete the registration form (document package) and to send it to our address for registration before 30.03.2014.

Official languages of conference are Ukrainian, Russian and English. Simultaneous translation is provided.

E-mail: ukrfa@ukr.net or infacon14@gmail.com

Phone/fax: +38 056 791 12 91

Phone: +38 067 564 90 47

Our event is traditionally held in the format of presentations and discussions. You are guaranteed to get some major points of view on questions you are interested in, new practical information and you can share your experience with colleagues. And, of course, to communicate in an informal setting, for example in the framework of the gala dinner, which has become already traditional.

We will be sincerely glad to see You and Your colleagues in a warm circle of the participants of our Conference!

Sincerely,

Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy producers’

Executive Director                                                                                   Sergey Kudryavtsev