IBAAS 2026 to highlight breakthrough innovations and expert insights across the aluminium value chain

The 14^th International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (IBAAS–2026), scheduled from September 9–11, 2026, is set to emerge as a key global platform for showcasing cutting-edge advancements, technological innovations, and forward-looking strategies in the aluminium industry.

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Among the highlights, IBAAS 2026 will feature a diverse set of technical presentations addressing critical industry challenges and opportunities, including:

• The Next Cycle of Aluminium Growth and its Carbon Consequences by Edgardo Gelsomino, Wood Mackenzie
• Challenges in Designing Equipment for Small Speciality Alumina Refineries by B. P. Misra, JASH Process Equipment Pvt. Ltd.
• Sustainable Refractory Engineering: Performance Optimisation and Shell Temperature Minimisation by Using Dense Bauxite in ASC Brick by Aakash Dalui, TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited
• Selective Removal of Iron Oxide from Bauxite Ore by Sachin Arya, Gharda Scientific Research and Foundation
• Improvement in Anode Quality by Collaboration & In-house Process Optimisation by Anamit Deb Gupta, Aditya Aluminium Ltd (Hindalco Industries Ltd)
• Cathodes for Energy Management and Pot Life Extension by Bibhu Prasad Mishra, Hindalco Industries Ltd
• Continuous Developments in Cathode Lining of Low Amperage Pots (Hirakud Smelter) to Improve Pot Life and Energy Efficiency by Pratap Sahu, Hindalco Industries Ltd
• From Reactive to Predictive: Data-Driven Reliability Enhancement of Rectifier by Biswajit Tewari, Hindalco Industries Ltd
• Sustainable Recycling of Raw Materials and By-products of Smelters with Reference to Carbon and Carbon Dust for Greener Aluminium Smelters by Maheswar Behera, Consultant – Aluminium Industries
• Digital Transformation in a 60-Year-Old Industrial Plant: A Practical Approach by Biswajit Tewari, Hindalco Industries Ltd

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• Predicting Keyholes in Additively Manufactured Aluminium Using a Multiphase Physics Model of AM Pravah® by Adwaith Gupta, Paanduv Applications Private Limited
• Integrated Red Mud Pond Management Using Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence by Chiradip Roy, Hindalco Industries Limited
• Predictive Modelling of Alumina Trihydrate Particle Size Using Machine Learning by Gowtham Isakapatla, Hindalco Industries Limited
• AI-Enabled Bauxite Yard Management Using Online Analyser, Intelligent Stacking–Reclaiming, and Real-Time Laser-Based Volume Control by Santunu Pathy, HINDALCO – UAIL Refinery
• AI-Guided Optimisation of Last Growth Tank Temperature in the Precipitation Circuit of Utkal Alumina International Limited (Alumina Refinery) by Jeeban Priyadarshan Mishra, HINDALCO – UAIL Refinery
• Transforming Effluent Treatment through Automation, Analytics, and Circular Resource Recovery by Chiradip Roy, Hindalco Industries Limited
• A Compressible Multiphase Volume of Fluid Model for Aluminum Powder Production Using Inert Gas Atomization by Adwaith Gupta, Paanduv Applications Private Limited
• Green and Low-Carbon Aluminium Technologies by Raveendra Chatragadda
• Aluminium Scrap Recycling Technology with Latest Vortex Melting Technology by Prakash Maladkar, AFECO Heating Systems

These presentations reflect the industry’s growing emphasis on low-carbon technologies, AI-driven process optimisation, advanced materials engineering, and efficient waste utilisation. Notably, the inclusion of multiple papers on artificial intelligence and machine learning applications highlights the rapid digital transformation underway in both alumina refineries and aluminium smelters. 

Note: This article has been issued by IBAAS and has been published by AL Circle with its original information without any modifications or edits to the core subject/data.

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