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Updates from SIC™ and our view on modelling, AI and the green iron transition.
News · October 2026
Introducing SIC™ BF Smart Agent X
Our commercial platform brings physics-constrained AI to the blast furnace — predicting what cannot be measured inside, and recommending quantified low-carbon operating changes.
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Perspective · October 2026
Why blast furnace decarbonisation needs physics-constrained AI
Pure data-driven AI learns from the past. Decarbonisation means operating the furnace in ways it has never run before.
Event · September 2026
Presenting at the 2026 National Blast Furnace Ironmaking Conference in Chengdu
Representing SIC™, co-founder Dr Ziguang Zhao and CTO Dr Jin Xie presented at the 2026 National Blast Furnace Ironmaking Conference, hosted by the Ironmaking Branch of the Chinese Society for Metals.
Event · May 2026
Presenting Agent X to the ironmaking team of a large East China steelmaker
Dr Ziguang Zhao introduced SIC™ BF Smart Agent X to frontline ironmaking engineers at a large steelmaker in East China. The team recognised its value and set out what they need to use it in daily operation.
Event · May 2026
Invited to a working session with a major metallurgical engineering company
At the invitation of a major metallurgical engineering company, SIC™ co-founder Dr Ziguang Zhao and Chief Scientist Prof. Yansong Shen met its blast-furnace digitalisation team to align on collaboration needs and the engineering requirements for putting Agent X into steel plants.
Event · April 2026
Presenting at China's 2026 National Ironmaking Production Technology Conference
SIC™ co-founder Dr Ziguang Zhao presented on behalf of SIC™ in the AI + Ironmaking session of the 2026 National Ironmaking Production Technology Conference in Hefei.
News · 2025
Agent X core engine deployed for offline trial at a large North China steelmaker
The offline, non-integrated version of the engine behind SIC™ BF Smart Agent X is deployed at a large steelmaker in North China, where engineers use it to explore operating changes before trying them on the furnace.