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drymix.info Newsletter 322/2026; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 26. March 2026

1. Second Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, 21. May 2026, Cairo
2. Second UK and Ireland Drymix Mortar Meeting on 8. June 2026, Coventry
3. Announcing: The Third South American Drymix Mortar Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12NOV26
4. Knauf Cooperates with Major Gypsum Recycling Activities in France
5. Mitsubishi Chemical Sells Emulsion Business to Konishi
6. Hasit Re-Opens Drymix Mortar Plant in Worms, Germany
7. Wacker Chemie Increases Prices for Polymers
8. Heidelberg Materials Closes Cement Plant in Paderborn, Scales down Clinker Production in Sweden

1. Second Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, 21. May 2026, Cairo: Registration Open

Registration is open and running strongly for our Second Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, taking place on 21. May 2026 at Saxony Egypt University of Applied Science and Technology (SEU) in Badr City (to the East of New Cairo). The event is being organized by drymix.info and the Middle East Drymix Mortar Association MEDMA. Our Technical Chairwoman is Prof. Dr. Ghada Bassioni, Prof. Dr. Johann Plank of Technische Universität München (TUM), Mohammed Sanaobar (MEDMA) and Dr. Yola Schmitz of drymix.info are assisting in the Technical Committee. There will be a half-day guided tour to New Administrative City, Egypt's new Capital on Friday, 22MAY26 (RSVP). Our program, as well as further details (evening event on 21MAY26, depending upon sponsoring), are to be announced in our next Newsletter.

Admission is 550 Euro per person, reduced to 450 Euro p.p. for drymix.info or MEDMA partners. Drymix mortar manufacturers pay only 190 Euro p.p. Special admission deals are available for students and faculty, please inquire with us. A travel rebate for drymix mortar manufacturers coming from the Arabian Peninsula is available upon request. 

2. The 2nd UK and Ireland Drymix Mortar Meeting on 8. June 2026 near Coventry: Register now!

The Second UK and Ireland Drymix Mortar Meeting takes place on Monday, 8. June 2026 (immediately before Surfex 2026). Registrations are already running nicely and we encourage you to book your rooms soon - should you intend to stay at historic Coombe Abbey Hotel near Coventry, West Midlands, where our event takes place. Registration has already started, the program will be published in our next Newsletter. On Monday evening, Blackburn Chemicals and drymix.info invite all those staying on to a Pub Quiz on the premises, with surprises and glorious prices (RSVP mandatory).

New Pricing: Admission to our 2nd UK and Ireland Drymix Mortar Meeting is GBP 580 | 650 Euro per delegate, reduced to GBP 480 | 550 Euro for drymix.info members and partners. Drymix mortar manufacturers pay only GBP 170 | 190 Euro p.p.. A special travel rebate is available for drymix mortar manufacturers coming from Ireland (incl. Northern Ireland of course), and from the continent, please inquire with us. Registration is open at www.drymix.info (Visa or Mastercard), you can also request a paypal invoice.

3. Announcing: The Third South American Drymix Mortar Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12NOV26

For the second time, drymix mortar experts of the Spanish speaking part of South America meets in Buenos Aires, Argentina (exact location tbd., the last time we met in historic Puerto Madero, right on the Rio de la Plata). drymix.info is inviting the drymix mortar community from Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and of course Argentina to this key event for the drymix mortar industry. A special rebate on the admissions is granted to drymix mortar producers from outside Buenos Aires Metropolitan area, please enquire with us. The Call for Papers ends on 31. July 2026.

4. Knauf Cooperates with Major Gypsum Recycling Activities in France

Gebr. Knauf KG, Iphofen, Germany, founded in 1932, announced the establishment of a joint venture for gypsum recycling with Ritleng Revalorisations, Rohr (Alsace) and HL Développement (Hauts-de-France). The joint venture is participating in a gypsum recycling plant currently under construction in Auneuil (North of Paris), France. According to Ritleng Revalorisations, this unit will be the largest facility of its kind in Europe. Commissioning is scheduled in summer of 2026. After the start-up phase, the Auneuil site will supply the gained raw material to the Knauf plant in Saint-Soupplets (about 100 km away) and others.

5. Mitsubishi Chemical Sells Emulsion Business to Konishi

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, announced in February that it has concluded a stock transfer agreement with Konishi Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan, to transfer the synthetic resin emulsion business of its subsidiary Japan Coating Resin Corporation (JCR), Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan, Mitsubishi Chemical's acrylic emulsion business. JCR, established in 1959, produces synthetic resin emulsions for a wide range of applications such as adhesives, cosmetics, coatings, textiles, paper, civil engineering and construction materials.

6. Hasit Re-Opens Drymix Mortar Plant in Worms, Germany

Hasit Trockenmörtel GmbH, Freising, Germany, started production at its Worms site on 1. January 2026. The plant of partner Interbran was modernized (we reported earlier) and mainly manufactures high-performance mineral insulation plasters for building renovation. In addition, the new location will serve as a logistics and distribution center for supplying the region with building materials from Hasit and Fixit Group. According to Hasit, the Worms location will also pool mineral insulation plasters knowhow for Europe. 

7. Wacker Chemie Increases Prices for Polymers

Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany will raise the prices for its polymers product range (dispersions, resins and redispersible powders), effective 2. April 2026. According to the company „…(the) military conflict in the Middle East has led to (...) disruption in global supply chains, resulting in significantly increased costs for raw materials and logistics.“ The increase will apply primarily to products coming from Wacker’s plants located in Europe and Asia, the exact factor was not yet published.

8. Heidelberg Materials Closes Cement Plant in Paderborn, Scales down Clinker Production in Sweden

Heidelberg Materials AG, Heidelberg, Germany, permanently shuts down its cement plant in Paderborn. The Paderborn plant operates the smallest rotary kiln of the Group and had been used to develop specialty low CO2 clinkers. The closure affects only the cement plant, Heidelberg Material's  Paderborn quarry and the operation of the local concrete plant will remain unchanged.

Also, Heidelberg Materials Sweden recently announced to stop clinker production at its Skövde site and only will produce cement there from 2027 onwards. The company will obtain most of its clinker demand for Sweden at its larger cement plant in Slite on the island of Gotland. Cement production in Skövde would primarily be based on clinker sourced from Slite, supplying customers in south-western Sweden. Heidelberg Materials is the only cement producer in Sweden.

Both decisions follow the significant decline in cement sales due to the economic downturn and declining demand for construction in Germany and Sweden, as well as ongoing optimizations of the production network in Europe.

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