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drymix.info Newsletter 180/2016; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 22. June 2016

drymix.info Newsletter 180/2016; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 21. June 2016


1. Argentina Drymix Mortar Meeting, 30.6.16, Buenos Aires: over 90 Registered Delegates!
2. MEDMA EIFS-Workshop in Riyadh, 30.5.16: Post-Conference Report
3. Registration Started for cedmmc five in Istanbul, Turkey, 20.9.16 (with Bosphorus Cruise on 19.9.16)
4. Calls for Papers Available for Jakarta, 17.11.16 (SEADMA) and idmmc six in Nürnberg (3.4.17)
5. Dr. Hacı İbrahim Bodur Founder of Kalekim, Passed away at Age 88
6. Dow Announces Capacity Increase for Methyl Cellulose
7. Bostik Expands Mortar Capacity in Seremban, Malaysia
8. HeidelbergCement Obtains Last Anti-Trust Permissions to Buy Italcementi
9. Brenntag Takes over Remaining Shares of Zhong Yung (China)
10. Sika Opens Second Plant in Thailand

1. Argentina Drymix Mortar Meeting, 30.6.16, Buenos Aires: over 90 Registered Delegates!

The response by drymix mortar experts to our first meeting in Argentina has been overwhelming, we expect over 90 guests from almost all Nations of Southern Latin America. The Argentina Drymix Mortar Meeting takes place on 30. June 2016 at Sheraton Libertador Hotel, Buenos Aires. Here are some helpful informations for our delegates: the detailed schedule of the event is available on our website. Please make sure your admission has been prepaid or you carry an invitation from one of our supporters. If you still wish to register, please do so this or early next week. In case of cash payment, please prepare US$ and your business card, we will prepare a receipt for you. We look forward to seeing you soon in Buenos Aires!

Online registration of delegates is available on drymix.info. Admission for this event is 350 € per person for Industry observers, reduced to 290 € per person for drymix.info members. Drymix mortar manufacturers pay only 190 €. Online registration is already possible at www.drymix.info (Visa or Mastercard required).

2. MEDMA EIFS-Workshop in Riyadh, 30.5.16: Post-Conference Report

Over 80 delegates attended the Workshop on EIFS at Al Waseel Hills Villa Project on 30 May 2016. MEDMA and SASO had set up a domed (and airconditioned!) tent right outside the perimeter of the development, also, a sample wall had been erected nearby in order to show all details of a perfectly installed External Insulation and Finishing System (EIFS). One wall was even colored with the warm brown tones of the actual project (see our photo to the right). DMC-Mix, Tecon and Wacker were the main sponsors. After an overview of EIFS in Europe and its significance for the Nations there by Ferdinand Leopolder (MEDMA), Abbas Kanisan (Wecker) presented the sytem in all technical detail. He also reported of comparison testing under scientific conditions that was carried out in various climate zones in China. Then Eng. Al Sairafi (Nasir Construction, Bahrain) reported about thermal insulation applied on individual villas and townhouses in Bahrain. There actual utilities bills have been compared over a long period of time showing a decrease in electricity cost of almost 30% (using 35 mm EPS on a single layer concrete blockwork!).

Outside the tent, Ferdinand Leoplder explained the individual components and the need to certify the complete and entire system using the sample wall. After snacks in the tent, the assembly walked on foot into the beautiful Al Waseel Hills Villa project and were invited into a finished and furnished mock-up villa by Sabic and Joannou & Paraskevaides (J & P, the general contractor). The difference in temperature from the outside to the inside was definitely noticeable, even if the air conditioners were not running. Back in the tent, Eng. Fahad Al Hoseiney, Head of Thermal Insulation at Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) gave an improvised speach about regulations on National and Municipal level (building codes) to enforce the mandatory application of EIFS (50 mm) on all new buildings in Saudi Arabia (an interview with Eng. Al Hoseiney will be published in MEDMA's upcoming Technical Bulletin Nr. 11).

3. Registration Started for cedmmc five in Istanbul, Turkey, 20.9.16 (with Bosphorus Cruise on 19.9.16

drymix.info is inviting for the fifth time to The Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference and Industry Showcase cedmmc five: The event takes place on 20. September 2016 at splendid and historic Çırağan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. All registered delegates are also invited to our welcome event, a boat cruise on the Bosphorus in the evening of 19. September 2016 (confirmation mandatory). cedmmc five unites the drymix mortar experts from Turkey with the international community from Europe and beyond. The Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2016 is published on occasion of this event.

Online registration of delegates has strated and is available on drymix.info (Visa or Mastercard required). Admission for this event is 310 € per person for Industry Observers, reduced to 270 € per person for drymix.info members. Drymix mortar manufacturers pay only 170 €.

4. Calls for Papers Available for Jakarta, 17.11.16 (SEADMA) and idmmc six in Nürnberg (3.4.17)

The 11th Annual SEADMA Conference takes place at Raffles Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 17. November 2016. By mutual request of many of its members, SEADMA has decided to re-locate this conference to booming Indonesia (the event was initially planned to take place in Ho-Ch-Minh City, Vietnam). SEADMA has recently issued a Call for Papers for this event, it expires on 31. July 2016. It can be obtained from drymix.info.

For the sixth time, drymix.info invites drymix mortar experts to its International Drymix Mortar Conference idmmc six, it takes place at Kleine Meistersingerhalle in Nürnberg on 3. April 2017, just before European Coatings Show. All those intending to visit Nürnberg this time round are recommended to plan their stay and particularly to book their accomodation immediately, since Hotels in Nürnberg and surroundings are usually quite booked during ECS. drymix.info has recently issued a Call for Papers for this event, it expires on 30. September 2016. It can be obtained from drymix.info.

5. Dr. Hacı İbrahim Bodur Founder of Kalekim, Passed away at Age 88

Kale Group (Istanbul, Turkey) mourns the death of its Founder and Honorary President Dr. Hacı İbrahim Bodur. Mr. Bodur staretd with ceramic tiles in 1957, and formed Kalekim in 1973. Today, the group consists of dozens of factories, a foundation that offers grants to tens of thousands of students as well as vocational support to thousands of unemployed, Leaving the presidency of Kale Group to his daughter Zeynep Bodur Okyay in 2007, Mr. Bodur continued to work as honorary president of the group on the last period of his life. drymix.info honors the industrial pioneer Dr. Hacı İbrahim Bodur and offers its heart-felt condolences to his family and of course the staff at Kale Group.

Kalekim A.S., part of the Kale Group companies is producing of all kinds of specialty mortars, construction chemicals and architectural coatings in 6 production plants. Kalekim is  long-standing member of drymix.info.

6. Dow Announces Capacity Increase for Methyl Cellulose

Dow Construction Chemicals (DCC, Horgen, Switzerland), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, MI, USA), plans to expand its production capacity for methyl cellulose at its Bomlitz production facility in Germany. The planned investment, coupled with additional investments at Dow's site in Bitterfeld, Germany and other improvement projects, is expected to yield as much as 5,000 t of additional annual capacity of cellulose ethers (tradename Walocel). Completion of the measures is expected by the end of 2017. The costs of the expansion projects have not been disclosed.

7. Bostik Expands Mortar Capacity in Seremban, Malaysia

Bostik SA, part of Arkema Group, both La Défense, France, has increased its cementitious product manufacturing capacities at its Seremban plant in Malaysia (South-East of Kuala Lumpur). The plant in Seremban produces tile adhesives, and -grouts, floor levelling compounds and wall finishing products. It serves  the Central Malaysia, North Malaysia and Sabah regions. Two years ago, Bostik has completed its plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, serving Singapore and Southern Malaysia

8. HeidelbergCement Obtains Last Anti-Trust Permissions to Buy Italcementi

HeidelbergCement of Heidelberg, Germany has recently gained approval by the European Anti-Trust Office for the takeover of Italcementi (Bargamo, Italy). After publishing its intention to purchase Italcementi in mid-2015 for the amout of 3.700 mio Euro (we reported earlier). Also, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the deal. The European regulators demanded the spin-off of Italcementi, Compagnie des Ciments Belges S.A. (CCB) which has recently been started. According to Bernd Scheifele, CEO of HeidelbergCement there is a strong interest in this vertically integrated subsidiary and the divestment is being conducted in a socially acceptable way in cooperation with the employee's representatives.

9. Brenntag Takes over Remaining Shares of Zhong Yung (China)

Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany has recently taken over the remaining shares of Chinese Distributor Zhong Yung (International) Chemical Ltd. Already in 2011, Brenntag had acquired a moajority (51%) of the distributor, who is present with warehousing and offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Henri Nejade, CEO Brenntag Asia Pacific said "Our partnership with Zhong Yung helped Brenntag to enter the fast-growing market in China (...) Zhong Yung represents an ideal platform for further acquisitions in China."

10. Sika Opens Second Plant in Thailand

Sika AG, Baar Switzerland, has recently started up its new plant in Thailand. The new plant in Saraburi, located about 100 km to the North of Bangkok will produce concrete admixtures (capacity: 65.000 t) and drymix mortars (capacity: 100.000 t). The Saraburi plant is sitting on a 25.000 square meter plot where also warehouses for raw materials and finished goods and an office building are located.

Sika is present in Thailand since 1988, with its plant in Chonburi (about 50 km to the South-East of Bangkok). Heinz Gisel, Regional CEO of Sika Asia-Pacific said: "After our existing plant in Chonburi has reached its limits in terms of capacity, we (...) invested into a new production. (...) South East Asia is the region, in which Sika reaches the highest growth rates of the entire group."


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