Conference Presentations 2025

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Opening Session

Opening Session
Welcome and opening remarks
Norbert Beljaars (President, EGGA) David Watkins (Chairman, Galvanizers Association)

Galvanizing Industry in Ireland
Ed Byrne, Galco Steel Ltd (Ireland)

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Serving the galvanizing industry in UK and Ireland
William Smith, Galvanizers Association

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A business perspective on EU policy developments
Neil Willoughby, EU Office, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)

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Galvanizing in Action

Galvanizing in Action
Galvanizing in action in Ireland
Ed Byrne, Galco Steel Ltd (Ireland)

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Corrosion protection in the renewable energy sector
Birit Buhr, Chief Corrosion Engineer, European Energy A/S (Denmark)

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Galvanizing Technology

Galvanizing Technology
Applications of hot dip galvanized steel in bridge overpass construction in Romania
Edward Petzek, SSF Romania Ltd & Politechnical University of Timisoara (Romania) (online)

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New insights in galvanizing of thermally cut steel plates
Kateřina Kreislová, SVUOM Ltd (Czech Republic)

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A galvanizing industry’s experience from the April 2025 Iberian electrical blackout
Carlos De Sande, Asociación Técnica Española de Galvanización (Spain)

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Achieving sustainability through forklift handling solutions
Colin Gray, Combilift (Ireland)

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Galvanized Steel Products - Declaring Performance and Sustainability

Galvanized Steel Products - Declaring Performance and Sustainability
The new CPR – what it means for galvanizers
Murray Cook & Valerio Mazzone, EGGA

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Declaring environmental sustainability performance under the Construction Products Regulation: the new role and responsibilities of the Notified Bodies
Katja Vahtikari , Manager, Construction Certification, Eurofins Expert Services (Finland)

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PANEL DEBATE: COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY, CIRCULARITY AND DURABILITY
Introduction – I Johal, Chair – EGGA Market Development and Product Sustainability Committee Communication initiatives in Germany – M Göllrich Communication initiatives in Benelux – B Dursin Panel Discussion: Key messages on climate and reuse

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Circularity of Zinc

Circularity of Zinc
Primary proposal for the semi-operational implementation of bottom dross recycling
Ing. Katarína Pauerová, Institute of recycling and environmental technologies, Faculty of materials, metallurgy and recycling, Technical University of Košice (Slovakia)

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Zinc recycling for a responsible & sustainable future
Dieter Stulens, Rezinal NV (Belgium)

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PANEL DEBATE: DECARBONISATION IN THE GALVANIZING INDUSTRY
EU Policy Context (Clean Industrial Deal, CBAM, ETS2 and beyond…) – M Cook (EGGA) Discussion: What does CBAM mean for the galvanizing industry and its customers? A national road map and sector supply chain agreement – example of the Netherlands – N Beljaars (EGGA President) Discussion: What are the most important actions to be taken at company level and at sector level? What should be EGGA’s policy priority objectives in Brussels to support national goals?

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Comparative experimental analysis of local buckling in mild and high-strength steel CHS subjected to various galvanizing techniques
Drilon Gubetini, Research Associate at the Chair of Metal Structures, Technical University of Munich (Germany)

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Understanding additive manufacturing of steel components and future implications for galvanizing
Barbara Rossi, University of Oxford (UK)

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