A warm welcome to a “Bergsmansafton”, featuring Stephan Broek, Senior Consultant of Arctial Oy. In his presentation, Stephan will talk about Arctial, an aluminium smelter project in Finland, as well as about the aluminium technology that Arctial will use.

Time: November 11, 2026 at 6:30-8:00 PM (Swedish time)
Venue: Digital (Teams)
Language: English

Arctial Oy is a project company with the ambition to construct the first aluminium smelter in continental Europe in more than 30 years. The aluminium smelter is planned to be located in Kokkola, Finland. Arctial's owners consist of a number of international companies, such as Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi Corporation, Fortum, ABB, Siemens, Tesi and Vargas.

In his presentation, Stephan will give an introduction to the Arctial project. He will mainly focus on the aluminium technology that will be used in the project, the Rio Tinto AP60 technology. Stephan will also give comments about development related to aluminium smelters, especially inert anode technology.

This is a webinar organised by the Swedish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (SBF), and with participants joining from the Finnish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (VMY).

BIO:
Stephan Broek is an engineering and management professional with over 35 years of experience. Throughout Stephan’s career he has demonstrated a strong understanding and skills in process engineering, engineering studies, technology assessments and technology developments in the global primary aluminium industry. In addition, Stephan has over 10 years of experience in the fields of management, R&D, development, licensing, and commercialization of industrial technologies. Stephan is based in Canada and works as a senior consultant and subject matter expert for aluminium smelter clients worldwide.

Stephan has authored and published more than 50 papers and articles. He also shares his knowledge and provides training to professionals in the global aluminium industry. He created and is the lead instructor of the potline scrubber and fugitive emissions (PSFE) course which is one of the industrial courses by TMS. In 2027 he will also be the lead organizer of the Industrial Electrolysis Course under the ICSOBA organization.

Picture: Stephan Broek

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