Estep Annual report - EU-nited

Summary
In addition to the Management meetings of the Support group and the Implementation
group, 14 Working group meetings took place in 2008 and 4 roadmap preparation sub-group
meetings were held. On average at each meeting 10/15 experts have met to implement the
ESTEP priorities and roadmaps have been prepared on Scale-free processes, Intelligent
Manufacturing, Sustainable use of resources and Energy, Energy efficient buildings and
Materials for Power generation.
All these roadmaps were discussed and approved in the Support group. Future and broader
R&D orientations of WG2 on Automotive have been envisaged in 2008 and new priorities will
be proposed in 2009. The people programme of the WG5 has been restructured and new
sub-groups focusing on hiring and recruiting talented people have been created. Ambitious
communication and training activities are being prepared for 2010.
In February the results of the ULCOS phase I project were presented to the Steering
Committee and ULCOS II was given the go ahead. Then ESTEP worked on the
implementation package, in particular to identify funding possibilities and to develop cooperation
with the ZEP platform. This activity is still on-going.
In June the Mirror Group meeting took place and addressed the ULCOS II programme and
the implementation of other priorities of the SRA. ESTEP got the support of Member States
representatives for both the ULCOS programme and other R&D priorities corresponding to the
roadmap in preparation.
In October the ESTEP’s Chairman M. Wurth and Secretary General J.C Charbonnier met
Commissioner Potocnik, members of his Cabinet and RFCS unit. Two main issues were
addressed: participation in the EU CCS programme and better implementation of ESTEP’s SRA
in the FP7. Solutions have been suggested by the Commissioner.
Many meetings took place with the EU Commission (DG Research, DG Energy, Marie Curie
Followships) to get information about both on-going and scheduled funding programmes. In
particular in the Implementation group meeting of October the EU Commission advised on
how to participate in the NMP Construction programme. The Secretary General of the
Construction platform presented the ECTP’s SRA and its JTI on energy efficient building. He
explained the way to join this JTI.
Throughout the year, members of ESTEP and especially the Secretary General participated at
many external meetings including SOVAMAT, SCANMET, ECCS, EMF, etc. which were good
outreach opportunities for the platform.
This activity report also illustrates the proposals submitted to the FP7, RFCS projects
implemented in July, RFCS priorities for the 2008 call and updated list of participants in both
the Management and Working groups.
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Content
Summary ...........................................................................................................................2
Content..............................................................................................................................3
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................6
2. Activities of Managing groups, Working groups and Mirror group ...............................7
2.1 Steering Committee................................................................................................7
2.2 Support Group Meetings .........................................................................................7
Participants — 24 January 2008..............................................................................7
Participants — May 27 2008 ...................................................................................8
Participants – October 14 2008...............................................................................8
2.3 Summary of the technical working group’s activities ..................................................8
Working Group 1 – Profit through Innovation – Safe,clean, cost-effective and low capital
intensive technology .................................................................................................8
Participants – January 9 2008.................................................................................9
Participants – January 16 2008...............................................................................9
Participants - April 8 2008 ......................................................................................9
Participants – June 4 2008 .....................................................................................9
Participants - June 26 2008....................................................................................9
Participants – July 2 2008 ......................................................................................9
Participants - October 09 2008 ...............................................................................9
Participants October 16 2008 .................................................................................9
Working Group 2 – Partner Automotive – Appealing Steel Solutions ............................10
Participants – January 9 2008...............................................................................10
Working Group 3 – Partner Construction...................................................................10
Participants — January 23rd 2008 ........................................................................11
Participants — May 19th 2008 ..............................................................................11
Working Group 4 – Planet .......................................................................................11
Participants — April 30 2008 ................................................................................11
Participants – September 18 2008 ........................................................................11
Working Group 5 - People .......................................................................................12
Participants — January 14 2008............................................................................12
Participants — April 17 2008 ................................................................................12
Participants – August 28 2008 ..............................................................................13
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Participants – September 08 2008-12-05 ...............................................................13
Participants – September 24 2008 ........................................................................13
Participants – November 13 2008 .........................................................................13
Working Group 6 – Partner Energy...........................................................................13
Participants — January 15 2008............................................................................13
Participants — May 20 2008 .................................................................................14
Participants – September 2008 .............................................................................14
2.4 Activities of the Implementation Group...................................................................14
2.4.1 Meetings of the Implementation Group................................................................14
Participants — 26 May 2008 .................................................................................14
Participants — 13 October 2008 ...........................................................................15
2.4.2 Creation of a Communication Task Force (sub-group of the Implementation WG) 15
2.5 Mirror Group activities ..........................................................................................15
Number of participants attending the Working Group meetings ..................................16
3. Statement about the implementation of the SRA priorities........................................16
3.1 Technical status (RFCS, FP7).................................................................................17
RFCS 2007 call .......................................................................................................17
FP7/1 st call.............................................................................................................18
3.2 Communication to the EU Institutions (Commission and Parliament).........................18
4. Communication ...........................................................................................................19
4.1 Participation at other conferences and meetings .....................................................19
4.2 ESTEP website and CIRCA data base......................................................................20
5. Links to other Platforms and Federations ...................................................................20
Workshop on interactions between ETPs and National research actors............................20
The 9 th seminar of the Industrial leaders of European technology platforms ....................20
5.2 links with national platforms..................................................................................22
5.3 Links with other associations/federations................................................................23
6. Contribution to position papers ..................................................................................23
Annexe.............................................................................................................................24
1. RFCS 2007 ...................................................................................................................24
2. List of 2008 RFCS Priorities.........................................................................................25
3.List of Mirror Group representatives ............................................................................26
4. Membership of Working Groups:.................................................................................27
Working Group 1: Profit through Innovation.................................................................27

Working Group 2: Automotive.....................................................................................28
Working Group 3: Construction ...................................................................................28
Working Group 4 : Planet ...........................................................................................29
Working Group 5: People............................................................................................29
Working Group 6: Energy ...........................................................................................30
Implementation Group....................................................................................................31
Support Group .................................................................................................................31
Steering Committee ........................................................................................................32

1. Introduction
Six years ago, at the beginning of 2003 the first ideas regarding the long term vision of
ESTEP were being drafted. They mainly addressed the development of new breakthrough
technologies to tackle the CO2 emissions in steel-making. Since then several other priority
topics have been added to meet the long term ambition of the European steel industry in
terms of competitiveness and sustainability and a huge effort is still being made by both the
ESTEP’s Management and working groups to implement the first identified R&D priorities and
at the same time to up-date them.
This activity report will compliment the newsletter which was created in 2008 and will give
more detail of the first results of the implementation programme and the work to progress, in
particular in the Framework programme.
Further to the decisions of the Steering Committee of February 2008 the ways and means to
launch the phase II of ULCOS have been thoroughly investigated by technical experts and
relevant working groups. Many contacts have been established with the EU Commission at
the highest levels, national and regional authorities and funding institutions (e.g EIB) to get
the necessary financial support. Furthermore as recommended by the EU Commission links
with the Zero-emission platform have been established and the development of possible
synergy is being examined. This issue was also addressed in the Mirror Group meeting of
June and will continue to be addressed in 2009.
ESTEP’s activities in 2008 also focused on how to better implement the R&D programme in
particular in the FP7. Many information meetings have been organized with both the DG
Energy and DG Research at different levels from Programme Officers to the Research
Commissioner.
At the same time, the updating of the ESTEP’s SRA was launched in the working groups and
discussed in the Support Group to focus more clearly on European priorities in particular in
terms of climate change and energy and the global marketplace.
A great effort has been placed on communication towards other relevant ETPs, National
organizations, European federations and Institutions to inform about the ESTEP’s R&D
programme with a view to establish collaborations of mutual benefit.
Finally great attention was also paid to the People programme and ambitious initiatives are
being prepared to attract, and recruit young talents and staff training.
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2. Activities of Managing groups, Working
groups and Mirror group
2.1 Steering Committee
Date Venue Outcome
27
February
2008
European
Commission
ULCOS 1 results validate the technology concept so ULCOS II
goes forward. EIB may help to finance the project. The EU
supports research and international cooperation in Carbon
Capture and Storage. Good results were obtained regarding the
implementation in the RFCS programme, however FP7 has been
disappointing for the time being. The preparation of the
roadmaps were approved
Participants: Prof Ameling, Baes-Dehan V, Birat J.P, Bruno R, Buttiens K, Charbonnier J-C,
Corbo G, Grabowski D, Erkkila P, Gibellieri E (EMF,EESC/CCMI), Guihard P, Heikkinen V,
Hirschmanner F, Imlau K, Kunkel M, Marique C, Moffat G, Moonen W, Palmquist U, Riva E,
Schwab P, Sjöberg J, Smith B, Van der Meer J, Wuppermann C. EU Commission: Liberali R,
Canevali A, Soares M, Schuppers J, Adjemian, Vannson P, Grapeloux C, Koulouris A, Nilsson
S.
Apologies:Bartolome J, Kohler U, Peperna O, Carlsson G, Meiler R, Brooks P, Still G, Mudry F
2.2 Support Group Meetings
Date Venue Outcome
24
January
2008
27 May
2008
14
October
2008
ESTEP
Brussels
SRA of ESTEP has been successful in the RFCS and the difficulties in
the FP7 are well known. WG5 has been reorganized with new
Chairman, Dr Meiler. Statement regarding the implementation of the
ESTEP SRA within the working groups.
ESTEP Mr Wurth and Commissioner Potocnik to meet in September. Risk
sharing finance facility from the EIB requires business plan for CCS by
September. Statements from the WGs regarding the preparation of
the roadmaps. Template distributed for FP7 priorities which will be
discussed in October.
ESTEP RFCS priorities for 2009 should be prepared for next Support group
meeting. Roadmaps for wg1, 3, 4, & 6 are progressing. Possibility of
joining a JTI was discussed.
Participants — 24 January 2008
Birat J-P, Canevali A, Cardona F, Charbonnier J.C, Corbo G, EU Commission (P Vannson, J-L
Delplancke,), Gibellieri E (EMF,EESC/CCMI), Gimondo P, Heikkinen V, Imlau K, Kemppainen J,
Marique Ch, Meiler R, Moonen W, Mudry F, Obeso Carrera F, Ortega H, Resch W, Schwab P,
Wikstrom J, Wuppermann C-D.
Apologies: Sjostrom A, Presern V
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Participants — May 27 2008
Canevali A, Charbonnier J-C, Chefneux L, Corbo G, EU Commission [Vannsson P, Delplancke
J-L] Gibellieri E (EMF, EESC/CCMI), Gimondo P, Resch W, Heikkinen V, Imlau K,
Kemppainen J, Kohl B, Linsley K, Meiler R, Moonen W, Marique Ch, Obeso Carrera F, Ortega
H, Roddis B, Schwab P, Thomas J-S, Tolleneer I, Wuppermann C-D.
Apologies: Sjostrom A, Presern V, Delplancke J.L
Participants – October 14 2008
Birat J.P, Charbonnier J-C, Mudry F, Gibellieri E (EMF,EESC/CCMI), Gimondo P, Jacobi M,
Resch W, Heikkinen V, Kohl B, Marique Ch, Moonen W, Obeso Carrera F, Presern V, Schwab
P, Sjostrom A, Wuppermann C-D.
Apologies: Chefneux L, Delplancke J-L, Imlau K-P, Kempainnen J, Kunkel M, Meiler R,
Tordoff D, Vannson P
2.3 Summary of the technical working group’s
activities
Working Group 1 – Profit through Innovation –
Safe,clean, cost-effective and low capital intensive technology
Date venue Outcome
January
9 2008
January
16 2008
April 8
2008
June 4
2008
June 26
2008
July 2
2008
October
9 2008
October
16 2008
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ESTEP
Brussels
ESTEP
Brussels
Intelligent Manufacturing Working Group
WG meeting. 2 out of 4 WG1 proposals to RFCS call 2007 will be
funded, OXMAPRO and LowCNEAF. Selection of 2008 RFCS priorities.
Scalefree to be removed because OXMAPRO was successful.
Intelligent manufacturing roadmap to be prepared.
ESTEP WG meeting: Small group for the scalefree roadmap has done a good
job. Intelligent manufacturing roadmap ideas still to be discussed in
May.
ESTEP Intelligent Manufacturing Working Group
ESTEP WG meeting: In collaboration with WG4 and glass, ceramics and
cement industries a proposal for energy savings in energy intensive
industries should be put together within 10 days. The roadmaps will
be put together in one page for FP7 call 2010 – 2011 and a more
extensive version for the Steering Committee before the end of 2008.
ESTEP Intelligent Manufacturing Working Group
ESTEP WG meeting: Information on the RFCS proposal submitted for the
2008 call in line with ESTEP priorities. First list of priorities for 2009
RFCS discussed.
ESTEP Intelligent Manufacturing Working Group

Participants
(Company names may not be mentioned everytime.) For a full list of the members & their
affiliation of each working group, please consult the annexe.
Participants – January 9 2008
Chefneux L, Pietrosanti C, Peters H, Rendueles JL, Fera S, Goldenberg N, Moonen W,
Mouchette A, Tourscher G.
Participants – January 16 2008
Charbonnier J-C, Chefneux L, Fera S (ILVA), Kemppainen J (OUTOKUMPU), Lopes E(ISQ) ,
Marique C(CRM), Moonen W(CORUS), Mrazcek K(Voestalpine), Peters H (BFI), Rendueles
J.L(ARCELORMITTAL ESPANA), Tolleneer I(CRM), Tolve P, (CSM), Van Houtte (UNIVERSITY
OF LEUVEN)
Participants - April 8 2008
Bartlam P (ISQ), Charbonnier J.C (ESTEP), Chefneux L(ArcelorMittal), Fera S(ILVA),
Kempken J (SMS-DEMAG), Marique C (CRM), Moonen W (CORUS), Mraczek K (VOESTALPINE
STAHL), Peters H (BFI), Sjostrom A(MEFOS), Steiler J M (ARCELORMITTAL) Tolleneer
I(CRM), Tolve P (CSM), Vecino G(ArcelorMittal Espana)
Participants – June 4 2008
Fera S, Sancho LF, Pietrosanti C, Peters H, Mouchette A, Goldenberg N, Chefneux L
Participants - June 26 2008
Bartlam P(ISQ), Charbonnier J.C (ESTEP), Chefneux L (ArcelorMittal), Fera S(ILVA),
Fuhrmann E(SIEMENS VAI), Garbarz B (IMZ Poland), Ledoux J (DMS), Marique C(CRM),
Moonen W(CORUS) Mraczek K(VOESTALPINE STAHL), Rodl S (BFI), Rendueles J.L
(ARCELOR MITTAL Espana), Steiler JM(ARCELORMITTAL), Sjöstrom A(MEFOS), Tolleneer
I(CRM), Tolve P (CSM)
Participants – July 2 2008
Chefneux L, Pietrosanti C, Peters H, Sancho Mendez LF, Fera S, Goldenberg N, Mouchette A,
Decubber C
Participants - October 09 2008
Charbonnier J.C(ESTEP), Chefneux L (ArcelorMittal), Garbarz B (IMZ Poland), Kolbeisen L
(NTNU), Marique C(CRM), Malmberg D(MEFOS), Moonen W (CORUS), Mraczek
K(VOESTALPINE STAHL), Peters H (BFI), Rendueles J.L (ArcelorMittal ESPANA), Tolleneer
I(CRM), Tolve P (CSM), Van Houtte P (KUL)
Participants October 16 2008
Chefneux L, Mouchette A, Sancho L, Peters H, Fera S, Moonen W, Goldenberg N, Pietrosanti
C
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Working Group 2 – Partner Automotive – Appealing
Steel Solutions
Date Venue Outcome
January 8/9 2008 Wolfsburg Analysis of the 3 proposals
which failed in 1 st call NMP.
Statement regarding the
implementation of the WG2
programme and new policy.
September 22 2008 Duesseldorf Meeting with EUCAR.
Information about the
challenges of automotive
research and discussion about
the enlargement of WG2 to
ground transportation systems
October 14 2008 Brussels Discussion of the future work
of WG2; concentration of max
3 proposals with partner
EUCAR and from Manufuture
platform
Participants – January 9 2008
Bassan D (CRF), Bleck W (RWTH Aachen), Cabral (ISQ), Fandrich R (VDeH), Fernandez A
(Aimen), Goede M (Volkswagen), Guesdon P (ARCELORMITTAL), Gutierrez M (Labein),
Langerak N (CORUS) Lebreton (CETIM), Maillard A (CETIM), Montero M (SIDENOR),
Palmquist U (EUCAR), Rassili A(University of Liege), Redeker C (Salzgitter), Riese J
(Volkswagen), Schedin E (Outukumpu), Stahl J (TKS), Wuppermann C-D (Stahlinstitut
VDEh)
Participants – September 22 2008
Charbonnier JC, Palmquist U (EUCAR), Wuppermann C-D,(Stahlinstitut VDEh)
Participants – October 14 2008
Charbonnier JC, Moonen W (Corus), Mudry F(ArcelorMittal), Schwab P(Voestalpine),
Wuppermann C-D(Stahlinstitut VDEh)
Working Group 3 – Partner Construction
Date Venue Outcome
23 January 2008 ESTEP,
Brussels
10
10 construction RFCS projects are above the funding
level and have a good chance of being funded of which
6 are to be funded in line with ESTEP priorities.
Priorities for the next call of RFCS revised. Update WG3

oadmap on energy-efficient building.
19 May 2008 ESTEP Current priorities for TGS8 : Structural safety in extreme
conditions, advanced prefabrication and execution
technologies and sustainable steel intensive
construction.
Participants — January 23rd 2008
Proposals for next RFCS call : rehabilitation of historic
metallic bridges, design of joints to composite columns
for improved fire robustness.
Charbonnier J.C (ESTEP), Couchman G, Delcuve F(ARCELORMITTAL), Estanislau S C(ISQ),
Heikkinen V, Chairman (RUUKI), Obiala R (ARCELORMITTAL), Jaspart J-P(University of
Liege), Koukkari H (VTT), Salvatore W (RIVA), Silva L(University of Coimbra), Veljkovic
M(Luleä University)
Participants — May 19th 2008
Heikkinen V, Chairman (RUUKKI), Charbonnier J-C(ESTEP), Chica J(LABEIN), Estanislau S-C
(ISQ), Hurd T(CORUS), Salvatore W (RIVA), Koukkari H (VTT), Veljkovic J (Lulea University)
Working Group 4 – Planet
Date Venue Outcome
April 30
2008
September 18
2008
Paris Preparation of a roadmap on the sustainable use of resources.
Surestep resubmitted in 3 projects. Enemelt will be resubmitted
in the next call. With regard to Sovamat, PACT has been
accepted.
Madrid Review of the roadmap on sustainable use of resources with
concrete project to be submitted either to RFCS and FP7
programs. Finalisation of the roadmap to be done by the end of
the year. SURESTEP not accepted. Priorities defined for RFCS
projects 2008.
Participants — April 30 2008
Günter Harp (BFI), Louis Brimacombe(CORUS), Brian Roddis(CORUS), Dr Valentina Colla,
Oliver Santiago, Jean-Pierre Birat, Eduardo Dias Lopes(ISQ), Thomas J.S (ArcelorMittal)
Verniory F (ACYMA)
Participants – September 18 2008
Jean-Pierre Birat, Jean-Sebastien Thomas, Gunter Harp, Fernando Verniory, Louis
Brimacombe, Kevin Linsley, Maria Ilaria Pistelli, Bo Bjorkman, Camilla Kaplin, Valentina
Colla, Santiago Oliver, Bernard Kohl, Carola Hermoso
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Working Group 5 - People
Date Venue Outcome
Jan 14 2008 ESTEP Brussels WG5 Meeting: Dr R.C. Meiler took over the chairmanship
of the WG5. The Sub-group “E.N.T.R.A.N.C.E/how to hire
people” and sub-group “advertising campaign” reports
about experiences, challenges and possible future tasks.
April 17 2008 ESTEP Brussels WG5 Meeting: Members decided to set up three sub
groups to focus core topics of the “people” issue. 1.
Attracting and Recruiting 2. Training 3. Funding.
August 28
2008
Sept 08
2008
ArcelorMittal
St Denis Paris
ThyssenKrupp
Steel Duisburg
A questionnaire to collect European experiences on
attracting and recruiting of steel companies was
prepared and the organization of the EUSteelForum
2009 took place.
Workshop of the sub group ´”Attracting and Recruiting”:
The analysis of Junior Euromat questionnaires was
presented. A best-practice-toolbox “attracting and
recruiting” was set up. Additional projects to pursue were
identified: Conference “Talent Management in European
Steel Companies and Universities” and the 1st Steel
Spring School.
Workshop of the sub group “Training”: Best practices on
e-learning resources were presented and the different
kinds of training activities in steel companies were
illustrated. A best-practice-toolbox “training” were set up.
First ideas to develop common European projects on
training matters were adjusted. Top priority obtained the
project “Steel Cities”.
Sept. 24 2008 ESTEP Brussels WG5 Meeting: Members agreed in the results of the sub
groups. The identified projects are to be pursued and
responsibilities for the projects were fixed. New best
practices on attracting and recruiting were presented.
Nov. 13 2008 German
Federation of
Steel
Duesseldorf
Participants — January 14 2008
Organization committee meeting “Talent Management in
European Steel Companies and Universities”. The
Conference will take place on the 4 th and 5 th March 2010
in Duesseldorf/Germany.
J.-C. Charbonnier, E. Gibellieri, G. Hessling, W. Szulc, D. Quantin, A. Vikstrom-Persson, K.
Mavrommatis, M. Kunkel, M. D’Ettorre, D. Cassou-Mounat, L. Nyborg, A. Schroeder, R.-C.
Meiler N. Remoy
Participants — April 17 2008
J.-C. Charbonnier, N. Darge, M. D’Ettorre, V. Echterhoff, E. Evangelista, J. Fewtrell, E.
Gibellieri, R. Hambleton, G. Hessling, P. Van Houtte, M. Kunkel, L. Lamm, R.-C. Meiler, W.
Szulc, D. Quantin, A. Schroeder
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Participants – August 28 2008
J-C Charbonnier, N.Darge, D. Quantin, M. D’Ettorre, V. Echterhoff, E. Evangelista, J Fewtrell,
M. Kunkel, R-C Meiler, M. Neuhaeuser, G. Palazon, A. Schroder, W. Szulc, P. Van Houtte, K
Meyer
Participants – September 08 2008-12-05
V. Echterhoff, M. Neuhaeuser, A. Schroeder, A. Partridge, D. Maaßen
Participants – September 24 2008
J-C Charbonnier, N.Darge, M. D’Ettorre , V Echterhoff E. Gibellieri, K. Kappelmueller, Z.
Karasek, D. Quantin, M. Kunkel, , E. Evangelista, J Fewtrell, M. Neuhaeuser, W. Szulc, P. v
Van Houtte
Participants – November 13 2008
J-C Charbonnier, N. Darge, P. Van Houtte, M. Kunkel, M. Neuhaeuser, R.C. Meiler
Working Group 6 – Partner Energy
Date Venue Outcome
January
15 2008
May 20
2008
Sept 25
2008
ESTEP
Brussels
HighPerPipe proposal being fine tuned for FP7. Linespec being
prepared for RFCS. Probably not enough funding for CoRe. CRESTA
retained for funding. Power generation proposal will be two ideas
merged.
ESTEP Preparation of a roadmap on Materials for energy, wind farm,
materials for power generation and oil and gas. HighperPipe now for
RFCS. New steels for offshore wind farm solutions, New steel for
wind towers for onshore application, New steel for the gear box of
the wind farms for RFCS. Power generation concentrated on
austenitic steel.
ESTEP A roadmap on materials for energy is being prepared. 3 proposals
prepared for RFCS 2008 call. Highperpipe proposal under preparation
for FP7 call. Contacts being established with European Wind Platform.
Possible proposal on austenitic steel may fit in future DGTREN call.
Participants — January 15 2008
A Bannister(CORUS), M Bauer (MPA Stuttgart), P Bourges (ARCELOR INDUSTEEL), M
Cabanas Corrales (Fundacion ITMA), P Cama (ILVA), J-C Charbonnier (ESTEP), P
Gimondo(CSM), H Ortega (Eurofer), P Thibaux (ARCELORMITTAL), A Schneider (SZMF),
E.Dias Lopes (ISQ), G.Knauf (SZMF), B Weisgerber (THYSSENKRUPP STEEL)
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Participants — May 20 2008
M Bauer (MPA Stuttgart), M Cabanas Corrales (Fundacion ITMA), J-C Charbonnier (ESTEP), E
Dias Lopes, S Estanislau (ISQ), P Gimondo(CSM), S Herion (Univ Karlsruhe), F Pesme (BP),
KH Tacke (Dillinger), P Thibaux, , J.Hald, T Ummenhofer (TU Braunschweig)
Participants – September 2008
A Bannister, M Cabañas Corrales, J.C.Charbonnier, E.Dias Lopes, G Gay(Aubert & Duval), P
Gimondo, S Höhler, P Thibaux, G Knauf (SZMF), K Maile(MPA Stuttgart), F Pesme(BP)
2.4 Activities of the Implementation Group
Two meetings took place where Programme Officers from the European Commission
attended to inform about the FP7 future calls and to give advice to the Working Group
chairmen and the project coordinators. The October meeting gathered both members from
the European Commission and from the platform on Construction (ECTP). The ECTP
Secretary General presented the ECTP’s programme and its JTI on energy efficient building.
Rules of participation in the E2B JTI were presented and discussed. Recommendations from
the Commission regarding the participation in the NMP Construction programme were given.
Further to a brain storming meeting, a draft mission statement for the Implementation Group
was distributed to the members of the group.
2.4.1 Meetings of the Implementation Group
Date Venue Outcome
26 May
2008
13
October
2008
ESTEP Presentations from ESTEP on materials for energy efficient building, and
materials for energy applications. Presentation of calls & programmes
from the EU Commission on materials for energy applications. Energy
group proposals: Linespec, CoRe and CRESTA. Construction group
proposals being prepared on steel intensive solutions and 30%
improved energy performance of buildings.
ESTEP Presentation of the steel construction programme to the Programme
Officer of the EU and to the ECTP Secretary General. Presentation of
the ECTP’s programme and its JTI on energy-efficient building (E2BA)
and rules of participation. Presentation of NMP construction
programme: statement of next calls and recommendations
Participants — 26 May 2008
Charbonnier J-C, Chefneux L, Corbo G, [EU Commission Millet P], Gimondo P, Heikkinen V,
Linsley K, Moonen W, Park D, Remoy N, Roddis B, Thibaux P
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Participants — 13 October 2008
Bourdeau L, Cajot, LG, Carvalho T, Charbonnier J-C, Gimondo P, Heikkinen V, Hurd T, Jaspart
Prof, Kohl B, Mees C, Lesniak C, Obiala R, Moonen W, Nieminen J, Nuesse G, Remoy N,
Salvatore W, Sedlacek G, Silva L, Veljkovic M, Wuppermann C-D
2.4.2 Creation of a Communication Task Force (subgroup
of the Implementation WG)
The Communication Task Force held two meetings this year and several conference calls.
Wim Moonen (Corus) is head of the Communication Group. This Group has focused on
improving communication through the CIRCA database and the ESTEP website, and has
issued its first two newsletters. Claire Grapeloux has been replaced by Manfred Jacobi who
has taken over her role at the Commission.
2.5 Mirror Group activities
Date Venue Outcome
24
June
2008
Berlay
mont
The Mirror group is focusing on the state of play of the Strategic Research
Agenda, in particular the implementation of the second phase of the
ULCOS programme on reducing the CO2 emissions in steelmaking. The
ESTEP and ZEP platforms should develop synergy for the CCS
demonstration part of the Ulcos II programme. The CCS steel programme
should be included within the EU flagship programme. As the SRA of
ESTEP is being updated and roadmaps being finalized a few other high
priority topics have been presented: Scale free and energy solutions for
energy efficient buildings and energy production and transportation
including Wind Energy. ESTEP got the support of the member states to
implement these topics in European programmes.
Participants: Belgique: Professor Thomas Pardoen, Deutschland: Dr Dirk Grabowski,
France: Philippe Guihard, Italia: Eduardo Bemporad, Latvija: Dr Janis Ozolins, Latvija: Dr
Janis Mazais, Lietuva: Dr Algirdas Valiulis, Luxembourg: Leon Diederich, Magyarország: Peter
Lukács, Nederland: Rik Zweers, Ősterreich: Otto Peperna, Polska: Adam Schwedler, Polska:
Jerry Podsiadlo, Suomi: Kari Keskinen, United Kingdom: Brian Greenwood.
ESTEP members: Jean-Claude Charbonnier, Nicol Remoy, Jean-Pierre Birat, Christian
Marique, Veikko Heikkinen, Pietro Gimondo, Martin Kunkel.
EU Commission: Raffaele Liberali, Jean-Luc Delplancke, Philippe Vannson.
Apologies : Greece: Anargyros Tzamtis, Ioannis Paspaliaris, France: Francois Clin, Latvia:
Dr Janis Ozolins, Luxembourg: Marco Walentiny, Hungary: Zsolt Topa, Slovenia: Milan
Klempai, Dusan Jurik, Sweden: Sten Afeldt, Ulf Holmgren
ESTEP members : Michel Wurth, Karl Buttiens, Peter Schwab, Carl-Dieter Wuppermann,
Enrico Gibellieri, Wim Moonen, R.C Meiler
Fig 1 Attendance to internal management meetings and external relations
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35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 Meeting 4
Mirror Group
Steering Group
Implementation group
Support group
Number of participants attending the Working Group
meetings
20
15
10
5
0
Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 Meeting 4
WG 1
Int Manufacturing
WG2
WG3
WG4
WG5
WG6
In 2008, 18 meetings each gathering on average 10/15 people have been working together
to implement the priorities of ESTEP. A great effort has been made this year again to prepare
both FP7 and RFCS proposals. In addition New roadmaps have been prepared to launch
collaborative programmes, i.e on scale free, intelligent manufacturing and societal value of
materials,etc. Many additional sub-working group meeting took place, e.g 4 meetings for
Intelligent Manufacturing and a huge effort paid by these WGS to analyse the past
projects, the current needs and then to propose new R&D lines.
3. Statement about the implementation of the
SRA priorities
Both private and public funding is requested to implement the R&D priorities of the ESTEP’s
Strategic Research Agenda (SRA). For the time being both Framework programme 7 and
RFCS (Research Fund for Coal and Steel) are targeted.
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3.1 Technical status (RFCS, FP7)
RFCS 2007 call
Twenty four proposals out of 43 addessing the ESTEP priorities were retained in the 2007 call
and have started to be implemented in July 2008. In the 2007 call a higher number of
product relevant proposals have been retained (automotive, construction, & energy) so that a
good balance is retained over the two latest calls (2006 &2007) between process and
products.
Fig 2 Implementation in the 2007 RFCS call
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FP7/1 st call
3.2 Communication to the EU Institutions
(Commission and Parliament)
EU Commission - In June, Mr Charbonnier met with Mr Bemtgen of DG TREN. It was a
common meeting with the glass, cement, ceramics and steel industries to discuss the call on
“Energy savings in material production”.
Also discussed were the Marie Curie Actions: ITN and IAPP are relevant for WG5. With
regard to the Environment a meeting has been requested but not achieved.
On October the 14 th , Chairman Mr Wurth and Secretary General Mr Charbonnier met with
Commissioner Potocnik, Mr Malgaj a member of the Cabinet, Philippe Vannson and Jean-Luc
Delplancke. Two main issues were addressed participation in the EU CCS programme and
implementation of ESTEP’s SRA in the FP7.
On October 21 st , SG Mr Charbonnier met with Mr Grohol and Mr Valles-Brau from the NMP
directorate. On November 18 th , he met with Mr Tomellini from the materials programme.
On November 20 2008, SG attended an open discussion of the European Commission’s
framework programme organized by Science and Business. Also present were Waldemar
Kutt, Deputy Chief of Cabinet for EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik and
Clara de la Torre, Director for Framework Programme in DG Research at the EU Commission.
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4. Communication
4.1 Participation at other conferences and meetings
In 2008 ESTEP members and the Secretary General attended the conferences and meetings
listed below. Each was a good opportunity to meet with experts, many other people from the
EU Institutions, Platforms, Member States representatives etc.
Participation of ESTEP to main Conferences/Meetings
Organisation Venue Date Participants Outcome
Sovamat Second
International
seminar on Society
and Materials
Nantes
France
Scanmet III Lulea
Sweden
SMEA Sheffield
UK
ZEP Bellona
office,
Brussels
24-25
April
9-11
June
17-18
June
ECCS meeting Norway 18-19
Sept
OECD Brussels 23
Sept
Ulcos seminar Essen 1-2
Oct
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier,
Jean Pierre
Birat, Jean-
Sebastian
Thomas
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier,
Jean-Pierre
Birat
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
& Christian
Marique
16 July Jean-Claude
Charbonnier,
Jean Pierre
Birat, Karl
Buttiens,
Thomas
Buergler,
Mark Denys
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
Jean-Pierre
Birat & WG4
Participants
EMF meeting Terni, Italy 8 Oct Pietro
Gimondo
International
conference in
framework of French
Presidency
Paris 28 Oct Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
About 80 people attended the
meeting.
Presentation of ESTEP:
Towards competitiveness and
sustainability & Ulcos project
Presentation on the European
Steel response to world
challenges : The strategic
research agenda of ESTEP
1st common meeting
ZEP/ESTEP.
Cooperation with ECCS
Presentation of ESTEP to the
133 RFCS Committee.
Status of the ULCOS project.
Next steps.
Presentation of ESTEP and
WG5 activities « People »
Towards a carbon free
industry
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EUnited General
Assembly
ZEP General
Assembly
Brussels 4 Nov Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
Brussels 10 Nov Jean-Claude
Charbonnier,
Karl Buttiens
Stahl 2008 Dusseldorf 13-14
Nov
Manufuture General
Assembly
St Etienne,
France
8-9
Dec
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
Jean-Claude
Charbonnier
4.2 ESTEP website and CIRCA data base
Links ESTEP/Eu-nited
ZEP/ESTEP relationships
Information; links with the
German Platform (Stahl-
Zentrum)
Possible collaboration
Manufuture /ESTEP
Circa continues to be used more and more by various working groups. All minutes and
presentations at the Steering, Support Group and Implementation meetings are uploaded into
this database. Each working group has its own section and separate sections devoted to
specific projects. The Calendar of meetings is also available in the ESTEP general area.
The website will remain managed by Cordis. All information continues to be found on this
site. New links to the other ETPs, Sovamat, Ulcos, ECCS, EUnited and Eucar have been set
up.
5. Links to other Platforms and Federations
Workshop on interactions between ETPs and National
research actors
On the 21 st April a workshop intended to provide a first exchange of experiences and best
practices on the interaction between European Technology Platforms and National research
actors of Member States took place. ESTEP and the Polish Platform gave a joint presentation
on how ESTEP interacts with National steel platforms. Mr Charbonnier gave the examples of
the Spanish Platform whose coordinator Fausto Obeso-Carrera is member of the
Implementation and Support groups of ESTEP and talked of the Swedish steel platform’s
vision. Mr Schwedler showed the synergies between the agenda, its implementation and
financing of the ESTEP and the Polish steel platform. The Polish platform has also worked
with ESTEP on a joint conference and regularly attends the ESTEP Mirror group and Working
group 5. For the future further common projects, joint conferences and joint efforts aimed at
increasing the availability of public funding are envisaged.
The 9th seminar of the Industrial leaders of European
technology platforms
The 9 th seminar of the Industrial leaders of European technology platforms was held on the
30 th September. The survey on 34 Technology platforms was discussed on this occasion.
The Commission, Member States and ETPs stakeholders acknowledged the positive role of
ETPs to structure the long term R&D and the European Research Area. Positive comments
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were written regarding ESTEP, in particular its involvement in technical programmes which
are on their way to a successful outcome (ULCOS and others addressing the CO2 issue).
With regard to implementation there are large differences between ETPs. Some of them see
their SRA well reflected and others not at all. Furthermore some ETPs which have good
coverage of their SRA obtained a poor success rate as well. ESTEP like other ETPs has
invested both time and money to prepare proposals which are finally being rewarded.
Another major issue that was addressed in this seminar was : the way ahead for ETPs. As
the number of ETPs has increased over the past few years and is still increasing, the question
is how to avoid overlap ? What’s the best way to implement the SRA ? Is a JTI the route to
progress ?
Coordination and cooperation are recommended between ETPs to identify common priority
topics. The submission of proposals between collaborating ETPs is encouraged as well. A JTI
is not the obvious answer. There are pros and cons and ETPS do not share the same
viewpoint.
ESTEP has followed recommendations and reinforced collaboration with several relevant ETPs
(e.g ZEP, Wind, ECTP and more recently MANUFUTURE) to obtain calls responding to topics
of common interest. ESTEP is also evaluating the interest of a JTI with other manufacturing
industries (glass, other metals, chemistry etc) and ETPs (MANUFUTURE).
Last but not least, the survey encourages ETPs to identify needs and to provide training and
education. In this respect ESTEP’s dedication was underlined and it was suggested to the
Commission that specific instruments to develop these areas are offered to the ETPs.
Fig 3 European platforms with specific synergies to ESTEP
In 2008 ESTEP has concentrated on developing relationships with key platforms that have
similar interests to ESTEP.
In July the first common meeting took place with the ZEP platform. Mr Liberali expressed his
wish that the steel industry participate in the CCS programme and encouraged the two
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platforms to explore a more cooperative approach and synergies. After discussing both
platforms initiatives, it was decided that ESTEP would participate in the Consultancy action to
define the “why, what and how” of a CCS demonstration programme and the rationale
behind it. The McKinsey consultation took place on the 7 th October.
Mr Charbonnier also attended the ZEP General Assembly on November 10 th .
In October there was a joint ESTEP-Manufuture meeting where fields of common interest
were discussed and the possibility of future collaboration. Common topics were sustainable
manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing and high quality and high performance
manufacturing. Manufuture has sent a letter of cooperation for a common work programme
of a potential JTI on enabling technologies and related processes for manufacturing to the
Chairman of ESTEP. This will be discussed in Working group 1 where intelligent
manufacturing is addressed, then in the Support Group and finally in the Steering Committee.
On December 9-10 SG JC Charbonnier attended the Manufuture General Assembly in St
Etienne (France).
Finally the ECTP platform was invited to make a presentation at the October Implementation
meeting. Mr Bourdeau presented both the platform and its JTI on energy efficient buildings.
The participation rules in this JTI have been explained and discussed. This issue is now ready
for decision within the relevant working groups of ESTEP.
SG J.C Charbonnier also attended a Workshop organized by the ERTRAC platform dedicated
to “Road Transport Safety” on December 4 th.
5.2 links with national platforms.
There are 4 national steel platforms for the time being and a Swedish platform was created in
2008. Mr Charbonnier met with the Chairwoman of the Swedish platform at the occasion of
Scanmet III and they exchanged information about future common activities. Cooperation is
also developed with the Polish Platform which is represented in the ESTEP WG1 and WG5,
with the Spanish and German platforms also represented in several ESTEP WGs.
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Coordination with national activities
Objective in 2008: creation of a European High
Education and Training network for steel related matters
• German Steel Platform (Stahl-Zentrum)
• Polish Steel Platform
• Italian Construction platform
• Spanish Steel Platform
Fig 5 National Steel Platforms
Stahl 2007
5.3 Links with other associations/federations.
On September 22 nd , Mr Carl Wuppermann chairman of the WG2 Auto and SG J.C Charbonnier
met with Ulf Palmquist of EUCAR to discuss about future long term activities. They also
attended the Eucar conference on November 26 th and met the main people in charge of Auto
programmes.
Pietro Gimondo from Working Group 6 represented ESTEP at the European Metals Federation
conference in October.
In November Mr Charbonnier attended the EUnited General Assembly. Exchanges about the
R&D needs of energy intensive industries have started and will be pursued in 2009.
Co-operation with the ECCS (Construction stakeholder) was reinforced at the occasion of the
ECCS meeting in Alesund/Norway , on September 17-18. Mr Milkovic in charge of Technical &
scientific activities within the ECCS was appointed to represent the ECCS in ESTEP.
6. Contribution to position papers
ESTEP contributed to the Consultation group organized by the EU Commission about “ICT
and Energy Efficiency”. Process industries, manufacturing and semiconductor manufacturing
industries were represented in this group. Technology providers, in particular ICT made
significant contributions. The report concludes with a list of recommendations for ICT
deployment activities in 2009-2015 and R&D needs for new ICT benefiting manufacturing in
the long term (2015-2020), including R&D needs in the process industries. See the Report on
“Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing: The role of ICT”. Final Draft 31 July 2008.
ESTEP also contributed to many positions papers:
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-letter to the French Presidency regarding the Steel participation in the EU CCS Flagship
programme
-letter to President Barroso, Vice President Verheugen and Commissioners Potočnik, Dimas,
Kroes and Piebalgs,on Steel participation in the EU CCS programme
1. RFCS 2007
Annexe
Technical
Group
Title ESTEP Priorities
TGS4 Acidfree strip descaling process Novel integrated routes for a
""scale free"" and energy efficient
processing
TGS6 New advanced ultra high strength
bainitic steels: ductility and formability
Automotive industry
TGS6 Novel nanostructured bainitic steel
grades to answer the need for high
performance steel components
Automotive industry
TGS5 Innovative packaging steel with
enhanced adhesion to organic coatings
based on nanostructured interphases
TGS8 Dissipative devices for seismic resistant
steel frames
TGS8 Bridge fatigue guidance - meeting
sustainable design and assessment
TGS7 Prediction of the kinetics of self-repair
of forming-induced defects on thin
functional primers for advanced
automotive applications
TGS4 Advanced method to improve work roll
life time and surface quality of hot rolled
strip by new coupled oil free lubrication
and chilling
TGS6 Novel rolling methods for advanced
high strength hot rolled steels
TGS6 New creep resistant stable steel for
USC power plant
TGS8 Design and integrity assessment of
high strength tubular structures for
extreme loading conditions
TGS1 Flexible injection of alternative carbon
material into the blast furnace
TGS8 Robustness of car parks against
localised fire
TGS8 Performance-based approaches for
high strength tubular columns and
connections under earthquake and fire
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Novel integrated routes for a
""scale free"" and energy efficient
processing
Construction and infrastructure
sector
Construction and infrastructure
sector
Automotive industry
Novel integrated routes for a
""scale free"" and energy efficient
processing
Flexible and multi-function
production chain
Energy sector
Construction and infrastructure
sector
The sustainable use of natural
ressources
Construction and infrastructure
sector
Construction and infrastructure
sector

loadings
TGS5 Microbiologically induced corrosion of
steel structures in port environment:
improving prediction and diagnosis of
ALWC
TGS6 Electrical steel with improved magnetic
characteristics by asymmetric hot and
cold rolling
TGS7 An efficient and effective methodology
and simulation tools for die design and
springback compensation for HSS and
UHSS
TGS6 Micro-scale damage tolerance of AHSS
steels as function of microstructure and
stress/strain state
TGS9 In-situ analysis of hot dip galvanizing
baths
TGS8 Energy and thermal improvements for
construction in steel
TGS8 Composite bridges with prefabricated
decks
TGS2 Optimised production of low C and N
steel grades via the electric
steelmaking route
TGS4 Oxidation Management in hot rolling
processes
TGS5 Steady reactivity in hot-dip coating by
direct deposit of iron oxides
2. List of 2008 RFCS Priorities
Construction and infrastructure
sector
Flexible and multi-function
production chain
Automotive industry
Automotive industry
Automotive industry
Construction and infrastructure
sector
Construction and infrastructure
sector
The greenhouse gases challenge
Novel integrated routes for a
""scale free"" and energy efficient
processing
Flexible and multi-function
production chain
CURRENT STEEL PRIORITIES (2008) WITH RELEVANCE TO THE RFCS PROGRAMME
Novel integrated routes for a scale free and energy efficient processing
• To recover thermal energy
- Energy recovery from high temperature processes
Intelligent Manufacturing
• Total control of the process
- Enhancement of steel industry performances by combining conventional or advanced
sensors
together with intelligent data usage and supervisory systems
Energy effectiveness and resources savings
• The sustainable use of natural resources
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- Using residues as secondary raw materials or lower quality primary raw materials
- Improved technologies to reduce climate change impacts
Automotive Industry
• New steel grades and innovative manufacturing methods for complex components
- Body and power train solutions for lightweight and improved safety
• Surface technology on steel sheets for automotive applications
- Improved corrosion resistance and manufacturability
Construction sector
• Safe and Healthy steel construction
- Structural safety in seismic conditions
• Advanced prefabrication and execution technologies
- Remote fabrication
Energy sector
• New-highly performing steel pipes and components for oil and gas wells and for high
productivity
energy transportation
- OCTG and premium joints for highly demanding applications
- Heavy wall tubular products for deep water oil and gas fields
- New generation of ultra HS-high toughness (X100/120) and low cost steel pipes
• New classes of heat resistant steels
- High creep strength (for 325 bar 650°C)
• New steels and components for alternative energies
- Light weight constructions: Wind Farms (component manufacturing and life assessment
tools)
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3.List of Mirror Group representatives
Dr Adam Schwedler, Director of the Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Poland
Mr Jerzy Podsiadlo, Vice Chairman of the BOD, Director for Intergration, Mittal
Steel, Poland
Mr Edoardo Bemporad, Professor of Material Sciences, University of Roma Tre,
Italy
Mr Pertti Heinonen, Senior Technology Advisor, Finnish Funding Agency for
Technology and Innovation, Suomi
Mr Philippe Guihard, Ministere de L’Economie, France

Mr Francois Clin, Ministere de L’Education nationale, France
Mr Ulf Holmgren, Head of Department, Vinnova, Sweden
Mr Sten Afeldt, Unit Manager, Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden
Dr J Ozolins, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Dr J Mazais, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Mr Milan Klempai, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia
Mr Dusan Jurik, Ministry of Economy, Slovakia
Dr Algirdas Vaclovas Valiulis, Vice-Rector Lithuania
Mr Ioannis Paspaliaris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Dr Anargyros Tzamtis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Ir JM Huijbregts, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands
Dr Dirk Grabowski, Reponsible for Steel, Ministry of Economics, Germany
Mr Otto Peperna, Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, Austria
Professor Thomas Pardoen, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Mr Marco Walentiny, Ministry of the Economy, Luxembourg
Mr Leon Diederich, Ministère de la Culture, de l’ Enseignement Supérieur et de la
Recherche, Luxembourg
Mr Brian Greenwood, Sector Knowledge Manufacturing, Materials & Environment
(MME), Dept of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom
Mr Kari Keskinen, Development Manager, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology
and Innovation, Suomi
Mr Peter Lukacs, Dunaferr, Hungary
Mr Zsolt Topa, National Office for Research and Technology, Hungary
Mr Rik Zweers, Ministry of Economic matters in the Metal Production Industry,
Netherlands
4. Membership of Working Groups:
Working Group 1: Profit through Innovation
Chairman: Christian Marique - CRM
Jean-Marc Steiler - ArcelorMittal
Jose Luis Rendueles - ArcelorMittal/Unesid
Honorino Ortega - EUROFER
Harald Peters - VDEh BFI
Wim Moonen - Corus
Goran Carlsson - MEFOS
Jean Ledoux - DMS
Ernest Fuhrmann - Siemens VAI
Luc Chefneux - ArcelorMittal
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Jens Kempken - SMS-Demag
Jörma Kemppainen - Outokumpu
Sergio Fera - Riva
Pietro Tolve - CSM
Peter Bartlam - ISQ
Klemens Mraczek - voestalpine Stahl GmbH
L Kolbeinsen - NTNU – Simtef
Professor Van Houtte MTM - KUL
Isabelle Tolleneer - CRM
Bogdan Garbarz - IMZ
Working Group 2: Automotive
Chairman: Carl-Dieter Wuppermann (Stahlinstitut VDEh)
Carlos Espina (ArcelorMittal)
F. Placidi (CSM)
Daniele Bassan (Centro Ricerche Fiat)
Jean-Paul Peyre (Cetim)
Nico Langerak (Corus)
Martin Goede (EUCAR)
Honorino Ortega (Eurofer/Celsa)
Eric Moeleux (Orgalime)
Erik Schedin (Outokumpu)
Guido Grundmeier (Univervisität Paderborn)
Mathias Niemeyer (Salzgitter)
Gunther Roth (Saarstahl)
Bo-Erik Pers (SSAB)
Joachim Larsson (SSAB)
Klaus Peter Imlau (ThyssenKrupp Steel)
Massimiliano Pagliaro (Rivagroup/Fiat)
Hans-Joachim Wieland (Stahlinstitut VDEh)
Wolfgang Bleck (Institut für Eisenhüttenkunde RWTH Aachen)
Fernando Espiga (Tecnalia-labein)
Enno Arenholz (voestalpine Stahl GmbH)
Robert Volz (Porsche)
Bernard Criqui (Renault)
Philippe Gaudon (ArcelorMittal)
Marian Gutierrez (Labein)
Maria Carmen Montero (Sidenor)
Working Group 3: Construction
Chairman: Veikko Heikkinen - RUUKKI / Tim Hurd - Corus
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Genaro Seoane - APTA-Aceralia/Celsa
Thierry Braine-Bonnaire - ArcelorMittal
Bob Scholfield - Corus
Aners Olsson - Outokumpu

Walter Salvatore - Riva
Jose Chica - Tecnalia-Labein
Gregor Nysse - Fosta im Stahl Centrum
Heli Koukkari - VTT
Milan Veljkovic - Luleå University
Helmut Wenzel - Vienna Consulting Engineers
Renata Obiala - ArcelorMittal
Tim Hurd - Corus
Working Group 4 : Planet
Chairman: Jean-Pierre Birat (ArcelorMittal)
Günter Harp (VDEh BFI)
Louis Brimacombe (Corus)
Jean Borlee (CRM)
Christian Marique (CRM)
Dr.ssa Ilaria Pistelli (CSM)
Bernard Kohl (Eurofer)
Bo Björkman (Luleå University)
Dr Valentina Colla (Riva)
Oliver Santiago (Unesid)
Hermann Wolfmeir (Voestalpine)
Jean-Pierre Birat (ArcelorMittal)
Jean-Claude Charbonnier (ESTEP)
Christian Joris (ArcelorMittal)
Karl Buttiens (ArcelorMittal)
Niilo Suutala (Outukumpu)
Gunnar Still (Thyssenkrupp)
Felix Lopez Gomez (Unesid)
Working Group 5: People
Chairman: Dr. Rudolf Carl Meiler - ThyssenKrupp Steel
Karin Bauer - Voestalpine AG
Prof Wolfgang Bleck - RWTH Aachen
Guido Bockting - Corus
Nathalie Darge - Eurofer
Jean-Claude Charbonnier - Eurofer/ESTEP
Marco D'Ettore - Riva Group
Dr Veit Echterhoff - ThyssenKrupp Steel
Prof Enrico Evangelista - University of Ancona
John Fewtrell - worldsteel Association
Enrico Gibellieri - ICSIM
Dr Goetz Hessling - RWTH Aachen
Zdenek Karasek - RPIC-ViP s.r.o.
Martin Kunkel - German Federation of Steel
Laurence Lamm - Arcelor Mittal
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Dr Rudolf Carl Meiler - ThyssenKrupp Steel
Martina Neuhäuser - Salzgitter Flachstahl AG
Prof Lars Nyborg - Chalmers University of Technology
Turid Öhmann - SSAB Svenskt Stal AB
Gema Palazón - UNESID
Daniele Quantin - Arcelor Mittal
Antonious Schröder - Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund
Dr Wojciech Szulc, Dr - Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy
Prof Paul Van Houtte - University of Leuven
Dr Alan Partridge - NAMTEC
Karl Tachelet - Eurofer
Working Group 6: Energy
Chairman: Pietro Gimondo - CSM
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Derek Allen - Alstom
Adam Bannister – CORUS
Javier Belzunce – Oviedo University
Philippe Bourges - ArcelorMittal /Industeel
Piero Cama - ILVA-Riva Group
Maria Cabañas Correales - Fundacion Itma
Philippe Thibaux - ArcelorMittal/Ocas
Andre Grellier - Aubert & Duval
Jean-Claude Herman - CRM
Augusto Di Gianfrancesco - CSM
Eduardo Dias Lopes - ISQ
Honorino Ortega - Eurofer
Mauro Pontremoli - CSM
Karl Hermann Tacke - Dillinger, Coordinator New Energies
John Hald - DTU/Elsam, Coordinator Power Generation
Sven Sundberg - Jernkontoret/Sandvik
Anna Delbanc - Sandvik
Walter Bendik - SZMF
Marion Erdelen-Peppler - SZMF
Susanne Hoeler - SZMF
Manfred Keller - Coordinator New Energies
Gerhard Knauf - SZMF Coordinator E& P& T
F.Pesme - BP
Giuseppe Cumino- Tenaris Dalmine
Olivier Ricard - Total
Ulrike Zeislmair - V&M
Gregor Steinbeck - VDEh
Andrej Samoilov - Voestalpine Stahl GmbH
Bernadette Weisgerber - Thyssen Krupp

Implementation Group
Chairman: Jean Claude Charbonnier
Jean Pierre Birat
Luc Chefneux
Pietro Gimondo
Faustino Obeso Carrera
Giuseppe Corbo
Enrico Gibellieri
Veikko Heikkinen
Manfred Jacobi
Christian Marique
Rudolf Carl Meiler
Wim Moonen
Peter Schwab
Philippe Vansson
Carl Dieter Wuppermann
Support Group
Chairman: Peter Schwab- Voestalpine
Alberto Canevali - European Commission
Faustino Obeso Carrera - Unesid
Jean Claude Charbonnier - ESTEP
Giuseppe Corbo - Riva
Bernard Kohl - Eurofer
Enrico Gibellieri - European Metals Federation, EESC/CCMI & EMF
Martin Goede – EUCAR
Manfred Jacobi – European Commission
Winfried Resch - EUnited
Veikko Heikkinen - RUUKKI
Wim Moonen- Corus
Klaus Peter Imlau - ThyssenKrupp
Jorma Kemppainen - Outokumpu
Christian Marique - CRM
V Presern - Slovenian Steel Group
Francois Mudry - ArcelorMittal
Goran Carlsson – MEFOS
Niilo Suutala (Outukumpu) from 1/1/2009
Derek Tordoff - British Constructional Steelwork Association
Philippe Vannson - European Commission
Jean-Luc Delplancke – European Commission
Manfred Jacobi – European Commission
Carl Dieter Wuppermann - Stahlinstitut VDEh
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Bernd Wehling Steel Construction, Managing Director - Wuppermann
Francisca Melia, Orgalime
Permanently Invited Chairmen of the Working Groups: Jean Pierre Birat, Pietro
Gimondo, Veikko Heikkinen
Steering Committee
Chairman: Michel Wuth - ArcelorMittal
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Francisco Rubiralta - Celsa
Pekka Erkkilå - Outokumpu
Emilio Riva - Riva
Karl Ulrich Köhler - ThyssenKrupp
Franz Hirschmanner - Voestalpine
Veronique Baes-Dehan - CECM
Ulf Palmquist - EUCAR
Dieter Ameling- VDEh Betriebforschungsinstitut BFI
Roberto Bruno - CSM
Göran Carlsson - MEFOS
Professor Jörgen Sjöberg, Chalmers University
Enrico Gibellieri - EESC/CCMI, & EMF
Marc Solvi – Eunited
Gordon Moffat, Eurofer
Representatives of national EU governments.