One-day short course will be prepared for corporate engineers and researchers on the following date and venue.
We hope that this will be an opportunity to learn about the related basic science as well as the details of lead-zinc practical technologies.

Date Contents
10:00-10:10 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Etsuro Shibata, Tohoku University
10:10-10:50 Fundamentals of Pyrometallurgy for Lead and Zinc Prof. Katsunori Yamaguchi, Waseda University
10:50-11:30 Electrochemistry for Lead and Zinc Processing Prof. Hiroaki Nakano, Kyusyu University
11:30-12:10 Metallurgical Topics Encountered in Secondary Lead Smelting Dr. Fumito Tanaka, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
12:10-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:20 Short Course Invited Lecture
Zinc Production in a Sustainable Development Context
Dr. Sabina Grund, International Zinc Association (IZA)
14:20-15:00 Zinc and Lead Smelting Operations by the Imperial Smelting Process at Hachinohe Smelter Mr. Masashi Tottori, Mitsui Kinzoku Company
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-16:10 Principles and Operational Practices of Hematite Process in Zinc Hydrometallurgy Mr. Koudai Nishigaki, DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD.
16:10-16:50 The Waelz Kiln Process in Zinc Recycling: Principles and Practices Mr. Mitsuhiro Yamaguchi, SHISAKA SMELTING CO., LTD.
16:50-17:00 Closing Remarks Prof. Etsuro Shibata, Tohoku University