June 25 & 26, 2018, Essen, Germany...12.30 Wikedzi, Alphonce et al.; TU Bergakademie Freiberg,...

June 25 & 26, 2018, Essen, Germany

Programme and Registration Form

European Mineral Processing & Recycling Conference 2018 2

GDMB Society of Metallurgists and Miners The GDMB is a non-profit organization. Its activities focus on combining science with practical experience in the fields of mining, engineering, tunnelling, mineral processing, extraction, recycling and refining of metals, as well as on the manufacturing of semi and finished products. There is an increasing emphasis on associated environmental issues. The GDMB is active internationally with a European basis and covers a wide variety of topics from applied geology via processing to recy-cling. These include many important areas of chemistry, especially the complex metallurgical chemistry and, last not least, also analytical chemistry. As a consequence of their increasing im-portance, aspects of industrial minerals are addressed in addition to the traditional fields of metals and alloys. In order to remain a vibrant and attractive professional society, the GDMB draws on the experience and interests of its worldwide members.

Co-Sponsoring Societies BDG Berufsverband Deutscher Geowissenschaftler e.V., Germany

Bergmännischer Verband Österreichs (BVÖ), Austria

EIT Raw Materials, Germany

German Resource Research Institute (GERRI), Germany

Instituto Ingenieros de Minas de Chile (IIMCh), Chile

REWIMET e.V., Germany

Ring Deutscher Bergingenieure e.V., Germany

VDMA Mining, Germany


Contents GDMB Society of Metallurgists and Miners ..................................................................................... 2

Co-Sponsoring Societies .................................................................................................................... 2

Welcome to EMPRC 2018 in Essen .................................................................................................. 4

Calendar of Events ............................................................................................................................. 5

Conference Office in Essen ............................................................................................................... 5

Scientific Committee ......................................................................................................................... 6

Plenary Lectures of General Interest for all Conference Participants ................................................ 7

List of Papers in Sessions .................................................................................................................. 8

Young Scientist’s Paper Award 2018 .............................................................................................. 12

Social Programme ............................................................................................................................ 13

Information for the Conference Participants/Registration Fees ....................................................... 14

Registration Form ............................................................................................................................ 15

Letter of Invitation ........................................................................................................................... 16

Passport and Visa ............................................................................................................................. 16

Transportation .................................................................................................................................. 16

Bus and Rail ..................................................................................................................................... 16

Taxi ................................................................................................................................................. 16

EMPRC 2018 Hotel Accommodation ............................................................................................. 17

Banner presentation ......................................................................................................................... 18

EMPRC Conference Sponsoring ..................................................................................................... 19

Essen Through the Ages .................................................................................................................. 20


Welcome to EMPRC 2018 in Essen We are proud to invite you to the first EMPRC – European Mineral Processing and Recycling Congress. It will take place in Essen.

The EMPRC focuses on physical and physico-chemical processing of primary and secondary raw materials and will complement the Europe-an Metallurgical Conference (EMC) which took place from June 25 – 28, 2017. The aim of the conference is to gather professionals from industry, universities and research institutions to exchange, analyze and discuss the most recent innovations and developments of our industry.

EMPRC reflects Europe’s increasing interest to secure its raw material supply, to save resources and the environment. Reasons for this development are, among others, highly volatile metal prices within the last decade, formation of monopolies and oligopolies for so-me raw materials, state run raw material policies of some big producers, high pace of technology development as well as political uncertainties. As Europe’s situation is characterized on the one hand by large industrial output and therefore high raw material consumption, and on the other hand by a limited number of own deposits, the import dependency is generally high. Therefore, besides the processing of primary raw materials, the conference will also focus on the processing of se-condary raw materials and the associated specific challenges.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Elwert TU Clausthal

EMPRC 2018, Scientific Committee Chair


Calendar of Events

Time Monday 25 Tuesday 26 8.30 Welcoming Words 9.00 Plenary Paper 1 Plenary Paper 4 9.30 Plenary Paper 2 Plenary Paper 5

10.00 Plenary Paper 3 Plenary Paper 6 10.30 Coffee Break Coffee Break 11.00 Technical Papers Technical Papers 11.30 12.00 12.30 13.00 Lunch Lunch 14.00 Technical Papers Technical Papers 14.30 15.00 15.30 Coffee Break Farewell Coffee 16.00 Technical Papers 16.30 17.00 17.30 19.00 19.30 Come Together

Conference Office in Essen EMPRC 2018 from June 25 – 26

ATLANTIC Congress Hotel Essen

Norbertstraße 2a 45131 Essen, Germany Opening Hours:

Phone: +49 5323 9379-59 June 25, from 7.30 h to 18.00 h Internet: www.EMPRC.GDMB.de June 26, from 7.30 h to 12.00 h E-Mail: [email protected]


Scientific Committee Chair Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Elwert TU Clausthal, Germany

Scientific Committee Prof. Peter Baláž Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geotechnics (UGt),

Slowakia

Prof. Dr. Gregor Borg Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Dr.-Ing. Heribert Breuer allmineral Aufbereitungstechnik, Germany

Prof. Dr. Rainer Bunge Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil HSR, Switzerland

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria Helmut Flachberger

Dr. Georg Fröhlich Electrocycling GmbH, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil University of Liege, Belgium Stoyan Gaydardzhiev

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Goldmann TU Clausthal, Germany

Dr. Mirja Illikainen University of Oulu, Finland

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Jacobi Jacobi & Partner Industrieberatung GmbH, Germany

Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Jeanvré Exner - Geiger Trenntechnik GmbH, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Jungmann CALA Aufbereitungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Lutz Markworth MBE Coal & Minerals Technology GmbH, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Urs A. Peuker TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont. MU Leoben, Austria Roland Pomberger

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Pretz RWTH Aachen, Germany

Dr. Volker Ritz Studiengesellschaft für Eisenerzaufbereitung (SGA), Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Sprenger Maelgwyn Mineral Services, Germany

Dr. rer. nat. Uwe Wachsmuth K+S Analytik- und Forschungszentrum (AFZ), Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Wotruba RWTH Aachen, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Zuchowski GDMB e.V., Germany


Plenary Lectures of General Interest for all Conference Participants

Monday, June 25, 2018; 8.30 h Welcoming Words

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Jacobi, President of GDMB

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Elwert, EMPRC 2018, Scientific Committee Chair

Monday, June 25, 2018; 9.00 h

Dr. Christian Hagelüken Umicore AG & Co. KG, Germany Managing the metals demand for clean mobility – the contribution of responsible sourcing and circular business models

Dr. Matthias Buchert Öko-Institut e.V., Germany Recycling of lithium-ion batteries – environmental aspects

Dr.-Ing. Olaf Enger Bundesverband Mineralische Rohstoffe e.V., Germany The German pit and quarry industry – situation and a view into the future

Tuesday, June 26, 2018; 9.00 h

Prof. D.Sc. André Carlos Silva Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil Current challenges and developments in the Brazilian mining industry

Dipl.-Ing. Fabian Stich K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Germany Survey of processing potash and salt at K+S plants

Prof. Peter Baláž Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geotechnics (UGt), Slowakia Mineral Processing via Mechanochemistry: From metallurgy to Nanotechnology and Medicine


List of Papers in Sessions

Monday, June 25, 2018; 11.00 h

Session A – Comminution

11.00 Großmann, Karsten; Imhof, Rainer; Peuker, Urs; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany: ROSTAR: A new vertical stirred media mill for regrinding of high valued ores

11.30 Schons, Didier; Breitung-Faes, Sandra; Kwade, Arno; TU Braunschweig, Germany: Fine grinding in the IsaMill – A compromise between energy efficiency and production rate

12.00 Buchmann, Markus; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany: Fine grinding characteristics of a cassiterite-bearing skarn ore

12.30 Wikedzi, Alphonce et al.; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany: Breakage characterization of low grade copper-gold ore components

Session B – Processing of secondary raw materials

11.00 Sellin, Guido; Fröhlich, Hannes; Rasenack, Kai; Electrocycling GmbH, Germany: InAccess – Recovery of indium by the efficient recycling of LCD screens

11.30 Kraffczyk, Torben; TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG, Germany: The influence of international environmental regulations on process and technical in-novations of shredder plants

12.00 Werner, Denis; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany: Compaction of electrode foil from spent automotive lithium-ion batteries

12.30 Gaun, Alexander; Exner-Geiger Trenntechnik GmbH, Germany: Separation of fine-grained non-ferrous metals with a barrier eddy-current separator


Session A – Processing of primary raw materials

14.00 Brodzik, Paul; Derrick Corporation, USA: Stack Sizer® and Polyweb® Urethane Screen Surfaces for Silica Sand Screening Appli-cations

14.30 Zhou, Ma; TU Clausthal, Germany: Processing of offshore heavy mineral bearing sands from the southwestern Baltic Sea floor for a potential REE extraction

15.00 Guillet, Aurélie et al.; GeMMe - Mineral Processing and Recycling Sart-Tilman, Belgium: Investigation on Ilmenite Placer Ore as Precursor for Synthetic Rutile

Session B – Residue Management

14.00 Pinkse, Tobias; K-UTEC AG Salt Technologies, Germany: High Yield Extraction (HYE) technology: a new development improving resource effi-ciency through the placement of backfill in mined voids while lowering environmental impact

14.30 Römer, Felix; TU Clausthal, Germany: Basic Considerations for the reprocessing of sulfidic tailings at the example of the Boll-rich tailing pond

15.00 Leonhardt, Hanna; Seidenfuss, Timo; Bauer Maschinen GmbH, Neu, Thomas; proG.E.O. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Germany: New approaches in the exploitation of formation cuttings and drilling mud in deep boreholes

Session A – Processing of primary raw materials

16.00 Tomforde, Cord; Wachsmuth, Uwe; K+S Analytik- und Forschungszentrum, Germany: Influence of the electric field strength on the separation of crude salts Cord Tomforde

16.30 Frey, Christoph; ProGraphite GmbH, German: Processing of natural flake graphite for Lithium Ion Batteries

17.00 Hedrich, Sabrina; Schippers, Axel; Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany; Joulian, Catherine; Guézennec, Anne-Gwenaëlle; Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, France: Efficient metal recovery from a copper concentrate by moderate temperature bioleaching


Session B – Raw material characterization

16.00 Borowski, Christian; University of Applied Sciences, Germany: Randomized bale sampling - chances and techniques for quality assurance of input ma-terials

16.30 Sandmann, Dirk; Helmholtz Institute Freiberg, Germany: Characterisation of a crushed mobile phone by Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA)

17.00 Bonifazi, Giuseppe; Gasbarrone, Riccardo; Serranti, Silvia; University of Rome, Italy: Computer assisted optical characterization: from minerals to waste

Tuesday, June 25, 2018; 11.00 h

Session A – Processing of metallurgical slags

11.00 Kamali Moaveni, Ali; Böhm, Andreas; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria: Dephosphorization of LD-Slag by physical separation methods

Session A – Process water treatment

12.00 Müller, Rike; Küttner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany: Modular solution for the conversion of mining effluent into drinking water using CFMs

12.30 Sedlazeck, Philipp et al.; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria: Recovery of Metals from Industrial Waste Waters

Session B – Simulation and process control

11.00 Dogan, Tansel et al.; Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola, Germany: Investigation of Settling Velocity of Non-spherical Particles in the Transition Range

11.30 Taube, Mareike Carolin; Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany: Optimisation of a Pyrometallurgical Niobium and Tantalum Recycling Process with on-line-LIBS

12.00 Hertwig, Andre; Saveway GmbH & Co. KG, Germany: Monitoring lining wear on submerged arc furnaces

12.30 Bonifazi, Giuseppe; Palmieri, Roberta; Serranti, Silvia; University of Rome, Italy: Adaption of mineral processing quality control concepts to waste processing


Session A – Flotation

14.00 Petzold, Lukas; Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Austria: Application of the Hybrid Flotation Technology in Tungsten Beneficiation – From Small Scale Tests to the Industrial Installation

14.30 Schons Silva, Elenice Maria; Federal University of Goiás, Brazil: Development of new reagents for flotation

15.00 Silva, André Carlos et al.; Federal University of Goiás, Brazil: Baker’s Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as Bioreagent in Apatite Microflotation

15.30 Haas, Andrea; TU Clausthal, Germany: Challenges and research needs in the flotation of synthetic metal phases

Session B – Simulation and process control

14.00 Fatahi, Mohammadreza; Farzanegan, Akbar; University of Tehran, Iran: CFD-DEM study of multiphase flow in laboratory Knelson Concentrator by a hybrid approach

14.30 Ghaffari, Ali; Farzanegan, Akbar; University of Tehran, Iran: Separation modeling of two-component feed in the bowl of Knelson Concentrator


Young Scientist’s Paper Award 2018 The GDMB “Young Scientist’s Paper Award” was conferred for the very first time at the EMC / Pb-Zn 2015.

The “Young Scientist’s Paper Award” will be presented to students, young engineers or scientists for outstanding papers which contribute to future developments in the field of raw materials industry.

The candidates must not be older than 30 years of age. The criteria, on which the selection of the winner is based, are the following:

the scientific significance for the raw materials industry the possibility of practical implementation the future prospects for the research results and the professionalism of the presentation.

Every participant at the conference is entitled to vote. Paper ballots will be handed out together with the conference documentation, on which one favourite can be selected.

The winner will be announced in the 5/2018 edition of World of Mining. The presentation will also be printed in this edition in the form of an article along with a brief introduction of the award win-ner.

The prize will be the complete assumption of participation costs for the next EMPRC, including the fees for the evening programme. At this event, the prize winner will have the opportunity to thank the plenum and to address the conferment of the next award.

In addition, the winner will receive a free two-year GDMB membership.

This kind of award corresponds to the consistent implementation of the GDMB slogan “We support the future’s resources”, by integrating young academics into the existing network of experts of our society, and to help shape the research and industry in the field of minerals processing and recy-cling.


Social Programme

19.30 Uhr Come Together at “Fritzpatricks Irish Pub” 50 EURO

Essen, Girardet Straße 2

After a long day of lectures you can relax and have interesting conversation with other participants at “Fritzpatricks Irish Pub” by solid food and fresh beer.

At the “Fritzpatricks“ in Essen-Rüttenscheid we offer you a warm welcome, drinks to suit your needs and a tasty meal to satisfy your hunger.


Information for the Conference Participants/Registration Fees For the participation we kindly request you to return the enclosed registration form to the GDMB Office. The confirmation of participation / invoice will be sent to you in due time. The conference fee includes the participation in the technical lectures, coffee breaks, lunches and the proceedings (except for the holders of student tickets). The prices include the law applicable sales tax where the services are subject to sales tax.

The registration fee is to be transferred free of charges to the bank account of the GDMB at Sparkasse Hildesheim Goslar Peine, IBAN: DE60 2595 0130 0000 0051 40, BIC: NOLA DE21 HIK with the re-mark EMPRC Registration and your full name.

Registration fees for GDMB-members

Registration fees for non-members

Participant 490 EURO 650 EUROScientific Committee 180 EURO 250 EUROChair Person 180 EURO 250 EUROPresenting Author 180 EURO 250 EUROStudent free of charge 30 EURO

Presenting authors (just one presenting author per paper) are granted a reduction on the registra-tion fee but are requested to pay their registration fee before April 28, 2018. Without payment of registration fee, the manuscript cannot be incorporated in the proceedings. If the registration is can-celled before June 1, 2018, a processing fee of 25 % of the registration fees will be levied. In case of cancellation after June 1, 2018, the registration fee cannot be refunded. The registration may be transferred to a substitute.

The Organizing Committee has the right to change the course of the programme, especially the se-quence of presentation of papers according to the necessities.

It is absolutely forbidden to take photos or videos during the presentations!

Additional sets of the EMPRC 2018 conference proceedings (150 EURO) can be obtained at the Conference Office or by order to the GDMB-Office, Paul-Ernst-Straße 10, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, [email protected], Fax: +49 5323 9379-37.

Registration 1st European Mineral Processing and Recycling Congress

June 25 to 26, 2018 – Essen, Germany

Please return to:

GDMB Fax: +49 5323 937 937 Paul-Ernst-Straße 10 E-Mail: [email protected] 38668 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

GDMB-Member Non-Member

Participant □ 490 € □ 650 €Chair Person □ 180 € □ 250 €Scientific Committee □ 180 € □ 250 €Presenting Author □ 180 € □ 250 €Student □ 0 € □ 30 €

Come Together, 25 June □ 50 € □ 50 €

Last name, first name, title

Company

Address / Billing Address

Postal code and city

Phone Fax E-mail

Please select and mark with a cross – sessions A and B are taking place at the same time

Session A Session B

□ Comminution □ Processing of secondary raw materials□ Processing of primary raw materials I □ Processing of metallurgical slags□ Processing of primary raw materials II □ Raw material characterization□ Residue Management, Process water treatment □ Simulation and process control I□ Flotation □ Simulation and process control II

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Date, Signature


Letter of Invitation Upon specific request, GDMB will send a letter of invitation to the authors of papers, presenters of posters and to persons, who wish to attend EMPRC 2018. Prerequisite for it is the prior payment of the conference registration fee and, for the authors and presenters of posters, in addition the prior submission to GDMB of the manuscript and/or poster.

Please contact the Organizing Committee of GDMB to express your wish of obtainment of a letter of invitation. The letter of invitation will be on a personal basis.

The following information is required: full name, ID or passport number, place and date of birth, place and date of issue and expiry (copy of ID or passport).

The transport of the documents is carried out with regular mail. If a delivery by courier is desired we charge the additional costs, at least 50 EURO.

Passport and Visa Passport and Visa requirements vary by country. Please contact your travel agent or the Consu-lates/Embassies of Germany or visit the internet-treat of the German Foreign Office at: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/visabestimmungen-node.

Applications should be made to the nearest German Embassy or Consulate as soon as possible.

Transportation Bus and Rail in Essen

German Rail, DB: www.bahn.com/en/view

VRR Rhine-Ruhr Regional Transport Network fare zone: www.vrr.de/en

Taxi

Taxi Essen: 0201 / 77 77 77


Hotel Accommodation Essen offers you a variety of possibilities for overnight accommodation. From luxury hotels to youth hostels, suitable accommodation can be found to match every taste. Listed rooms are pre-reserved please contact the Hotels directly.

Atlantic Congress Hotel Essen

Norbertstraße 2a, 45131 Essen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 201/94628-0, Fax: +49 (0) 201/94628-818 E-Mail: [email protected]

The Atlantic Congress Hotel Essen is a superior business hotel in Essen’s Ruettenscheid district, near to the Congress Centre and other conference venues. Düsseldorf International Airport is only a 20 minute drive away. From the subway station directly outside the hotel, guests can access the rest of Essen, the 2010 European Capital of Culture. As well as its proximity to conference venues, the Atlantic Congress Hotel Essen is an ideal hotel in Essen for hosting events. Its 1,200 square-meter conference centre is state-of-the-art, with flexible auditorium spaces and seminar rooms. Guests can indulge in the Finnish sauna or exercise in the fitness centre. Local and global cuisine is served in CUXX Restaurant. Part of the Worldhotels First Class Collection. The 248 stylish rooms are luxu-riously fitted with multi-head showers, a selection of pillows, high-speed Internet, and more.

Single room: 169 €/night incl. breakfast

Please book your room using the keyword GDMB until May, 25th 2018

Best Western Plus Hotel Ypsilon (1,6 km)

Müller-Breslau-Straße 18-20, 45130 Essen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 201/8969-0, Fax: +49 (0) 201/8969-100 E-Mail: [email protected]

Discover hospitality with comfort: The Best Western Hotel Ypsilon is located in the centre of Es-sen, close to the Fair Ground Essen (1,2 km), your business partners in the Rhine/Ruhr area, Fair Ground Düsseldorf (25 km). The hotel provides 101 well equipped rooms with Wireless Lan, satel-lite and pay-tv, fitness centre, jogging parcours behind the hotel. Enjoy your stay.

Single room: 115 €/night excl. breakfast (+14,00 €)

Please book your room using the keyword GDMB until May, 24th 2018


EMPRC 2018 banner presentation In conjunction with the European Mineral Processing and Recycling Congress, a banner presenta-tion will be organized. This provides an excellent opportunity for attendees/ delegates of the pro-cessing industry and delegates of equipment manufacturers/service suppliers to discuss potential solutions, to solve actual problems or further upgrading of plant components/equipment.

The banner presentation represents a volatile market place for communication of technical staff, management, consulting experts, university delegates and an extension of the technical lectures to the real hardware or software related questions.

The EMPRC 2018 banner presentation will be held in the foyer of “Atlantic Congress Hotel Essen”, Norbertstraße 2a, 45131 Essen and will thus be readily accessible to the delegates.

For exhibit information please contact the congress office at the address as detailed below:

GDMB Verlag GmbH Paul-Ernst-Straße 10 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany [email protected]

Order We would like to place … banner(s) at the EMPRC 2018. 300 EURO/piece

In combination, we would like to put up … brochure holder(s). 100 EURO/piece

The prices are subject to legal value-added tax.

Billing address: Company: ......................................................................................................................

Contact person: ......................................................................................................................

Street: ......................................................................................................................

Postal code, city: ......................................................................................................................

Telephone: ......................................................................................................................

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EMPRC 2018 – Conference Sponsoring

Conference Sponsorship is a wise investment

A Sponsor’s direct support ensures corporate brand delivery to the industry. The participants of the EMPRC are decision-makers from industry, economy and science.

As there are limited sponsorship opportunities available on a “first-come, first-served”-basis, poten-tial sponsors are requested to act quickly. Given the current economic situation, a non-profit organization such as ours depends more than ever on support from the industry, in order to make this event another success for the global indus-try. We also regard this assistance as a positive reaction to our conference and as an acknowledge-ment of its importance to industry. We would like to ask you and your company to support the EMPRC. We would appreciate direct financial contributions. As we need the financial support for covering the costs incurred in the pre-paratory stage of the conference – the payment of registration fees is anticipated at a later date – we would appreciate an early receipt of your donation, if possible. You will receive an invoice for your support including the value added tax.

Gold Sponsor Non-exclusive EURO > 5.001

the inclusion of your corporate logo (Gold Sponsor 100 % width) on our conference website and a link from your logo to your company’s website

the inclusion of your corporate logo (Gold Sponsor 100 % width) in the final conference pro-gramme and the proceedings

placement of signs/roll-up with your company’s logo in the lectures room (next to the screen)

Silver Sponsor Non-exclusive EURO 3.001 – 5.000

the inclusion of your corporate logo (Silver Sponsor 80 % width) on our conference website and a link from your logo to your company’s website

the inclusion of your corporate logo (Silver Sponsor 80 % width) in the final conference programme and the proceedings

Bronze Sponsor Non-exclusive EURO 1.000 – 3.000

the inclusion of your corporate logo (Bronze Sponsor 65 % width) on our conference website and a link from your logo to your company’s website

the inclusion of your company name in the final conference programme and the proceedings


Essen Through the Ages Stagnation – a city like Essen doesn’t know the meaning of the word: it has already undergone far too many transformations. Its history begins circa 850 AD. This was the year when Altfrid, who later became Bishop of Hildesheim, founded a nunnery for ladies of the Saxon nobility. Its ministry and later, its power, can be seen in the Domschatzkammer (collection of cathedral treasure) today and the most famous exhibit: a golden Madonna that dates back more than 1,000 years and is the oldest three-dimensional representation of the Virgin Mary in the Western world.

Even in those times, the black gold that would ultimately make Essen one of the world’s most im-portant centres of the coal and steel industry was slumbering underground. The name ‘Krupp’ was inseparably linked to this. What began approximately 200 years ago in Altenessen during the year 1811 with Friedrich Krupp’s cast steel factory was transformed by his son Alfred into the largest steel corporation of the 19th century. Coal and steel made Essen into a major city but even this era didn’t last forever. By the time the Zeche Zollverein, the ‘most beautiful colliery in the world’ closed in the year 1986, at the very latest, it was time for a structural transformation. Essen not only became a modern service provider and economic metropolis but it also received the title ‘Cultural Capital of Europe 2010’ on behalf of the entire Ruhr region. The jury thereby acknowledged the gradual transformation of places where miners once went about their daily business into venues for art and culture. Symbol of this industrial culture is the tower of the Zeche Zollverein colliery which, along with its attached coking plant, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. A further developmental step was taken with the designation of ‘Green Capital of Europe 2017’. The greenest city in North Rhine-Westphalia receives the title for good reason: former sewage canals are rivers teeming with life today and old factory railway tracks have been turned into well-developed cycle paths. But Essen, home to 580,000 people, is much more than this. It’s a shopping city, a university town and science city and also a trade fair and congress centre. And also in the future it will remain true to one thing: transformation. (Text: Ina Will, Photos: Peter Wieler; EMG – Essen Marketing GmbH)

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