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drymix.info Newsletter 211/2018; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 10. July 2018

1. Core Team Formed to Establish Vietnam Drymix Mortar Manufacturer's Group
2. Second South American Drymix Mortar Meeting, Medellín, 21.8.18: + Cocktail at Expocamacol
3. Sixth Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference cedmmc 6, Istanbul, 4.10.18
4. SEADMA Mortar Technology Day (7.11.18) and 13th Conference (8.11.18) in Bangkok: Program
5. Announcing: Scaling Up 3D, The First Interdisciplinary Conference on Printable Mortars, Washington DC, early Summer or Fall 2019
6. International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Zürch, Switzerland, 10.-12.9.18
7. Builden Industries Joins Malaysia DMMA as Founding Member
8. Brenntag Takes over CCC in Canada
9. Henkel Acquires Aislantes Nacionales, Chile

1. Core Team Formed to Establish Vietnam Drymix Mortar Manufacturer's Group

On 17. July 2018, over 60 drymix mortar experts met for the SEADMA Chapter Kickoff Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. The comprehensive program included lectures by Binh Duong University, Vietnam Institute of Building Materials VIBM, SEADMA as well as company presentations by Actemium, Ashland, Haver & Boecker and Lahti Precision. Delegates from 18 different mortar companies (over 60% of the entire attendance) met with representatives of raw material suppliers as well as equipment manufacturers. After a short discussion, the assembly voted for establishing a small core team to further develop a representation of the drymix mortar industry of Vietnam this coming fall. Also, SEADMA is working on a Memory of Understanding with VIBM to regulate a future cooperation for the improvement of the specification situation for drymix mortars. In 2019, the 14th Annual SEADMA Conference will take place in Saigon, hopefully in the historic Rex Hotel (tbd.).

2. Second South American Drymix Mortar Meeting, Medellín, 21.8.18: + Cocktail at Expocamacol

The 2nd South American Drymix Mortar Meeting (Medellín, Colombia, 21. Aug 2018) will be drawing a great crowd, up to now, we already have over 80 Registrations. Not only from Colombia, but from many countries in the region. Following our program (please see details on our website), we have been invited to a Cocktail evening for the festive opening of Expocamacol, a construction materials and technologies exhibition which opens its doors the next day. This opening event will take place on 22.8.18, 19:00, pre-registration to this Cocktail evening is absolutely mandatory, please write us an e-mail to info@drymix.info (the exact location will be disclosed to you after you registered).

The admission to the 2nd South American Drymix Mortar Meeting (21. August 2018, Intercontinental Hotel Medellín) is 350 Euro per person, reduced to 270 Euro for members of drymix.info. Mortar Manufacturers pay only 150 Euro per person. Online registration (visa or Mastercard required) is available on www.drymix.info. For our delegates from Colombia, we also offer payment to a bank account in Medellín, please enquire with us. We are sorry, there are no special delegate rates at Intercontinental Hotel Medellín.

3. Sixth Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference cedmmc 6, Istanbul, 4.10.18

The 6th Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference cedmmc six takes place again at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, 4. October 2018. Immediately after the conference, we can board our boat for the Bosphorus Cruise DIRECTLY at the Kempinski Hotel Pier! This wonderful evening cruise is being sponsored by Calucem, Kalekim, Poraver and Wacker (pre-registration mandatory!). cedmmc six will feature 12 lectures and product presentations (.pdf available on www.drymix.info) as well as a comprehensive industry showcase. The Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2018 is being published on this occasion.

Admission (Bosphorus Cruise is included) per person is 350 Euro, reduced to 270 Euro for drymix.info members. Drymix mortar producers pay only 150 Euro per person.

4. SEADMA Mortar Technology Day (7.11.18) and 13th Conference (8.11.18) in Bangkok: Program

The SEADMA Mortar Technology Day takes place in Bangkok on Wednesday, 7. November 2018, followed by a reception for all delegates to this event as well as to the 13th Annual SEADMA Conference (on Thursday, 8. November 2018). All three events take place at Swissotel le Concorde and are a cooperation of SEADMA with its local Chapter, incorporated under Thai Concrete Association TCA (co-hosts).

The SEADMA Mortar Technology Day is by invitation only and is intended as a focussed meeting of the Thai SEADMA members (currently mortar manufacturers Insee Mortar/SCCC, Parex, Siam Cement, Sika and Ubau, some confirmations pending) to present the advantages of drymix mortars to their target audience consisting of consultants, contractors and developers. Key topics include economical attractiveness, saving of labor cost, efficiency increase, jobsite cleanliness and reduced traffic, quality finishing, durability (low maintenance) and environmentally conscious construction. The SEADMA Mortar Technology Day differs from other SEADMA events, because it is by invitation (of the supporters) only and entirely focussed on SEADMA member's clients. Keynote speaker with be Khun Samart Homthong of Bouygues Thai, lecturing language will be Thai unless otherwise specified.

The SEADMA Cocktail reception on 7.11.18, 19:00, Swissotel le Concorde unites all delegates from the entire region (SEA) with the guests of SEADMA Mortar Technology Day. We are still looking for sponsors for this event. Pre-registration is mandatory.

The South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA holds to its 13th Annual SEADMA Conference and Industry Showcase on Thursday, 8. November 2018 at Swissotel le Concorde, too. Here is a glimpse at our preliminary program (subject to change without notice; sorted alphabetically by lecturer name):
Thomas Andergassen, Maltech: Product Presentation: Mortar Mixing and Conveying Machinery
Nicolas Genevrier, Actemium: Product Presentation: The Advantages of High Performance Mixing Technology for Drymix Mortars
Hongfang Chen, Imerys Aluminates: Calcium Sulfate, a Key Component in Ternary Binders Based on Calcium Aluminate Technology
Malik Jamal, Wacker Chemie: Cementitious Tile Adhesive for Large Format Tiles
Lee Wee Shen, Dairen: The Importance of Redispersible Polymer Powder for Cementitious Tile Adhesives
Lucas Markvoort, Avebe: The Use of Starch Ethers in Cementitious Tile Adhesives
(M. Mestekemper, tbd.), Haver & Boecker: Product Presentation: (working title) Water-Tight Packaging of Drymix Mortars
Dr. Michael Monz, Poraver: Usage of Porous Lightweight Aggregates in Renovation (salt removal) Renders
Dr. Lapyote Parsitisopin, Siam Cement Group Research: Drymix Mortars for 3D Printing Applications in Structure and Decoration
Klaus Swoboda, Brazeeco: Mechanization of Mortar Application in Southeast Asia
(various speakers), SEADMA Chapter: SEADMA will traditionally hold its Annual General Assembly during this conference with regional reports from the local chapters in The Philippines, Thailand (in TCA), Malaysia, Indonesia (Promindo) and Vietnam.

Access to The Mortar Technology Day on 7.11.18 is by invitation only, cost will be published to the sponsors individually. Admission to the 13th Annual SEADMA Conference on 8.11.18 is 350 €, reduced to 270 € for SEADMA, drymix.info or MEDMA Partners. Drymix mortar producers pay only 150 €. In order to encourage mortar manufacturers from abroad to join us in Bangkok, a further reduction of -50 € applies for mortar producers from outside Thailand. Admission to the Cocktail Reception on 7.11.18 is free of charge for all registered delegates, however, individual confirmation is absolutely mandatory.

5. Announcing: Scaling Up 3D, The First Interdisciplinary Conference on Printable Mortars, Washington DC, early Summer or Fall 2019

High performance mortars with defined rheological properties as well as curing behaviour and strength development play a vital role when it comes to automated (robot-supported) printing of three-dimensional structures. This formulation design is key knowhow at drymix.info members and partners. Also, many partners of drymix.info provide mortar machinery and processing knowledge to this young industry, ensuring steady pressure at the extrusion point, continuous, controlable (and changeable) flow and finishing technologies.

By mutual request, drymix.info has decided to stage Scaling Up 3D, The First Interdisciplinary Conference on Printable Mortars, to take place in early Summer or Fall of 2019 in or near Washington D.C, USA. This event is intended to unite the drymix mortar industry with machinery, automation and robotics companies to create a fruitful dialogue for the advancement of 3D Mortar printing. Also we want to form a community to support expert exchange with and between ongoing research projects for both modular prefabrication of 3D mortar elements as well as in-situ printing of buildings. At this early stage, drymix.info has already enlisted the support of The European Society of Rheology (ESR) and its chairman Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH, Zürich, Switzerland) and their scientific publication Applied Rheology (issued by ESR). ESR is the umbrella organisation of national committees on rheology in Europe.

There is no Call for Papers yet and we are only in the process of inviting the Technical Committee (TC) for Scaling Up 3D, but it would help us a lot if we obtained signals of encouragement from the industry by means of sponsoring, lecturing proposals or volunteering to assist in our TC. We will use the drymix.info Newsletter to inform you further.

6. International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Zürch, Switzerland, 10.-12.9.18

Rilem, Paris, France (acronym for Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Matériaux, Systèmes de Construction et Ouvrages | International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures), invites to the 1st RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication. The event will be held from 10. to 12. September 2018 at ETH Zürich. The conference takes place during ROB|ARCH 2018, a symposium for robotic fabrication in architecture, art and design and there will be a common plenary session (date yet to be determined, currently in planning). Prior to the events, on Sunday, 9.9.18 the organizers offer restricted PhD training courses on rheology and admixtures. All in all many good reasons for all 3D mortar experts to come to Zürich in September!

7. Builden Industries Joins Malaysia DMMA as Founding Member

During the Annual General Assembly of Malaysia Drymix Mortar Manufacturer's Association MDMMA, Builden Industries Sdn. Bhd of Subang Jaya, Malaysia decided to join MDMMA as a Founding Member. MDMMA is the local chapter of The South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA and had convened in Kuala Lumpur on 13. July 2018 to launch the formal application to Malaysia Registry of Societies (ROS). Builden is a mortar manufacturer specialized on self-levelling flooring compounds for the use as underlayment and overlayment as well as waterproofing and repair mortars.

8 Brenntag Takes over CCC in Canada

Brenntag AG, Essen, Germany has reached an agreement with Canada Colors and Chemicals Ltd. (CCC), Toronto, Ontario, Canada to take over their specialty chemical distribution activities. CCC operates distribution centers throughout Canada as well as its own fleet of trucks. CCC delivers into various industries in Canada such as life sciences, water treatment, mining, coatings and construction. The company's turnover in 2017 was 140 mio Euro. The CCC Canada chemical distribution organisation will be merged with Brenntag Canada. A transaction value was not disclosed.

9. Henkel Acquires Aislantes Nacionales, Chile

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany has obtained agreement to take over all operations of Aislantes Nacionales S.A., Santiago de Chile. Aislantes was one of the pioneers for tile adhesives and other mortars in Chile and also offers flooring systems, wall finishing compounds, sealants and thermal insulation systems (EIFS). The company had a turnover of 80 mio Euro in 2017 and employed 220 people. Financial details such as the transaction value were not diclosed by either party. The transaction is still subject to government approval.

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