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- 2025-05-24
1st Workshop in Poland – Green Casting LIFE project
The 1st Workshop on Green Casting LIFE (in Poland) project took place on May 23, 2025 and was organized as an online event. We also got the opportunity to take part in that extremely important from our and NetCastPL4.0 project point of view!
Green Casting LIFE project aims to demonstrate the technical and environmental feasibility of using inorganic binders, instead of traditional organic ones, in ferrous foundries.
Project’s objectives are:
- To successfully use inorganic binder systems on an industrial scale in 6 flagship ferrous foundries, including necessary equipment investments, in five European countries.
- To develop tailor-made inorganic binder systems solutions for iron and steel foundries, in cooperation with the flagship foundries.
- To demonstrate different type of sand reclamation methods for inorganic binder system sands (thermal, mechanical and wet methods).
- To enhance the replication potential by: contacting 200 and interviewing 100 potential ferrous foundries; guiding and testing inorganic binders in 15 selected follower pilot foundries in Europe; providing new results and experiences for the preparation of the Reference Document on Best Available Techniques in the Smitheries and Foundries Industry (BREF document).
- To ensure an efficient communication and dissemination of the project activities.
- To arrange training workshops in six partner countries for potential follower pilot foundries and other relevant stakeholders.
The event gathered around 45 participants from: AGH, Meehanite, Metalpol Węgierska Górka, Brembo, Draxton, SandTeam, Warsaw University of Technology, Sibelco, PrecOdlew, Desmi, STOP, Eurocst Industries, Odlewnie Polskie S.A., Silesian University of Technology, KawMet, Łukasiewicz Research Network, Fonderie di Assisi S.p.a and Azterlan Centro de Investigación Metalúrgica.
Find more information about Green Casting LIFE project via https://green-casting.agh.edu.