ISSN 2594-5327
vol. 77, num.77 (2024) — Event part of the ABM WEEK 8th edition - 2024
The 77th ABM Annual Congress - International, was part of the eighth edition of the only Latin American technical-scientific event that brings together the main elements of the production industry in the areas of metallurgy, materials and mining, held from September 3rd to 5th, 2024, in São Paulo.
MASTER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2024
GENERAL COORDINATOR - Sergio Leite de Andrade - chairman of ABM's board of directors; vice-chairman of strategic affairs at Usiminas and member of Usiminas' board of directors.
VICE GENERAL COORDINATOR - Marcelo Chara - vice-chairman of the ABM Board of Directors and CEO of Usiminas
HOST COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES - Juliana Machado - general manager of corporate communications and institutional relations at Arcelormittal
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR - André Luiz Vasconcellos da Costa e Silva - professor at UFF - Universidade Federal Fluminense and consultant in materials selection and specification, failure analysis, process design and improvement in steel production.
VICE TECHNICAL COORDINATOR - Antônio Cezar Faria Vilela - professor in the metallurgy department, coordinator of LASID at the School of Engineering at UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
INVITED MEMBERS
- Aloisio Simões Ribeiro - general manager marketing & solution ironmaking at RHI Magnesita
- André Chaves de Andrade - corporate director of sustainability, social responsibility and institutional relations at Usiminas
- Andrezza Cecília Leal Gonçalves - manager at CBMM
- Ayrton Filleti - president emeritus, technical director and coordinator of ABAL's technology and standardization committee
- Carlos Humberto Sartori - specialist at Villares Metals
- Daniele Fonseca de Lima - M&T director advanced refractories south america at Vesuvius
- Danielli Gaiotti - corporate communications at Samarco
- Denise Veiga - manager - Technical area at ABAL
- Erika Arnaut - specialist at Ternium
- Patrícia Cardoso - IR analyst at ArcelorMittal
- Rogério Carneiro - director of development and application of ferrous products at Vale
- Samantha Lima - press officer at Aço Brasil
- Tamara Lapa - senior analyst at Gerdau
- Tarcisio Reis de Oliveira - executive manager of Aperam's Research Center
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES MEMBERS
- Mineral Agglomeration
José Murilo Mourão - consultant
Lindaura de Souza Candido d Ávila - master engineer at Vale
- Automation and IT
Renato Cesar Braga - automation and electrical project engineering coordinator at Vallourec
Leandro Rodrigues Ramos - automation and process control specialist at ArcelorMittal
- Metal Forming and Products
José Herbert Dolabela da Silveira - consultant
Júlio César Enge Raele - director at Raele Consultoria
- Circular Economy and Sustainability
Luiz Claúdio Pinto Oliveira - consultant
Leila Kauffmann de Souza Oliveira Ribeiro - R&D and new business manager for coproducts at ArcelorMittal Brasil
- Energy and Utilities
Eder Quental de Araújo - specialist in energy management, planning and efficiency at Gerdau Açominas
Carlos Sadao Shiratsu - consultant
- Metallurgical Fundamentals and Processes
André Luiz Vasconcellos da Costa e Silva - professor at UFF - Fluminense Federal University
Milton Sergio Fernandes de Lima - professor at ITA - Technological Institute of Aeronautics
- Melting, Refining and Solidification
José Flávio Viana - consultant
Magno Levi Araújo Mendes - operations and new business manager at Alkegen
- Scientific and Technological Initiantion
Flávio Beneduce Neto - professor in the metallurgical and materials engineering department at USP - University of São Paulo
Willy Ank de Moraes - assistant professor at Unisanta
- Logistics, Supplies and PCP
Delmi Vicente de Carvalho - consultant for CRAMG - Regional Administration Council of Minas Gerais
Vitor José Melo de Soares - general logistics manager at Usiminas
- Maintenance and Engineering
Ricardo Sodré - reliability and asset management manager at ArcelorMittal
Elieser Furtado de Oliveira - maintenance specialist at Usiminas
- Ceramic, Composite and Polymeric Materials
José Geraldo Melo Furtado - professor at CEPEL - Electric Energy Research Center
Afonso Rangel Garcez de Azevedo - professor at UENF - Universidade Federal Norte Fluminense
- Mining
Vania Lúcia de Lima Andrade - consultant
Rita Virgínia Gabriel da Silva - consultant
- Molds, Dies and Tools
Carlos Alberto Pinedo - technical director at Heat Tech
Carlos Humberto Sartori - specialist at Villares Metals
- Reduction of Ores and Raw Materials
Helênio Resende Silva Junior - senior coking technology consultant at SMS Paul Wurth
Beatriz Fausta Gandra - full specialist researcher at Usiminas
REGIONAL MEMBERS
- North Central Regional
Geraldo Iran de Souza Lima Cardoso - consultant
Milton Carlos de Almeida Lima - industrial director at Sinobras
- Espírito Santo Regional
Francisco Coutinho Dornelas - consultant
- Minas Gerais Regional
Gilvander Fontes Carvalho - senior project specialist at Usiminas
Bruno Roberto de Moraes Barbosa - business analyst at Vale
- Northeast Regional
Marcelo Girotto de Mattos - executive manager of Gerdau
Eugênio Pacelli - technology manager at ArcelorMittal Pecem
- Rio de Janeiro Regional
Iêda Maria Vieira Caminha - director of INT - National Institute of Technology
Eduardo Cortes de Castro - manager at CSN - Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
- São Paulo Regional
Aristidis Bétzios - director of Danieli do Brasil
José Roberto Bolota - director-partner of Leanfox
- South Regional
Pedro Bruno Closs Neto - senior technical manager for steelmaking and process and product technology in long steel at Gerdau
Wagner Viana Bielefeldt - professor at UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Steel Valley Regional
Mateus Alexandre da Silva - general manager of cold rolling at Usiminas - Ipatinga
Luciano AlcântaraTeixeira - full production engineer at Usiminas, Ipatinga
