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drymix.info Newsletter 243/2020; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 29. September 2020

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1. In Three Weeks: 4th MORTAR CONVENTION, 20. October 2020
2. Münzing Breaks Ground for New Production Unit
3. Sto Maintains Business Projection until 2020
4. Wacker Increases Prices for Certain Polymer Dispersions in North America
5. Bostik Acquires Italian Floor Design Company Ideal Work

1. In Three Weeks: 4th MORTAR CONVENTION, 20. October 2020

Preparations are well under way for the 4th MORTAR CONVENTION a Live Event Online on 20. October 2020 (all-day). The delegate count has reached 200 and we expect over 300 mortar experts to register within the next three weeks. Delegates can enjoy online features such as appointments with sponsors, networking by chatting and our industry showcase and experience our unique Live Event Online, 25 lectures and contributions moderated by Ferdinand Leopolder.

This week, sponsors and supporters will be admitted online to finish up their appearances in our Industry Showcase and from next week, selected registered and paid for delegates can also nose around on our platform and complete their profile with their fotos, company contacts and individual questions. We are proud to offer you this opportunity to familiarize yourself with our platform and its functions. You can use all features except of course the Live Event Online. It is a work in progress and you can be part of it. This way everybody can be well-prepared for the big Live Event Online on 20. October 2020.

Contributing companies to our Industry Shiwcase so far are Actemium, Almatis, Avebe, Bärlocher, BASF Mannheim, BHS Sonthofen, Blackburn Chemicals, Borregaard, Calucem, Celanese/Elotex Div., CFF, Demix Indonesia, Eirich, Evonik, Haver&Boecker, IMCD, Imerys Aluminates, JK Cement, Kalekim, Laticrete RAK, LIP Bygningsartikler, Lotte Fine Chemical, m-tec, NFLG, Omya, Polyplast, Poraver, Schleibinger Geräte Teubert & Greim, Somani Ecobuild India, Synthomer, Termokir, Testing Bluhm & Feuerherdt, Texrite/Cemix, VG-Orth, Vitrulan, Wacker Chemie, Yillong Chemical - we hope for many more, please contact us immediately.

The admission includes a physical copy of our Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2020, access to the event and exclusive access to our post-event viewing zone (after 20. October 2020), where you can re-view or research the conference topics. Admission to the 4th MORTAR CONVENTION is 120 Euro reduced for drymix.info, MEDMA and SEADMA partners to 80 Euro. Drymix mortar manufacturers pay only 40 Euro. Participation is limited to 500 delegates. Please support your drymix mortar community by registering immediately at www.drymix.info using your credit card (Visa or Master accepted). Individual invoicing for bank-to-bank transfer is not possible, sorry.

2. Münzing Breaks Ground for New Production Unit

Münzing Chemie GmbH, Abstatt, Germany is investing into a new production unit for wax and polymer emulsions. The groundbreaking ceremony took place recently in Elsteraue, Germany. Münzing's 20.000 sq m plot there is part of the integrated “verbund” location Industriepark Zeitz. The new plant will produce water-based wax emulsions and specialty additives such as defoamers in powder form, completion is expected towards the end of 2021. Münzing also installs its own combined heat and power plant together with a complex re-gaining system of process energies. It is Münzing's goal to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions at Elsteraue by 50% when compared with a conventional production unit of that size. The company is already operating a plant there for the production of industrial waxes in powder form for the construction materials and building coatings industries. The investment volume and expected capacities were not disclosed.

3. Sto Maintains Business Projection until 2020

Sto SE & Co. KGaA of Stühlingen, Germany has recently reconfirmed its projections for the course of 2020. While Sto's turnover remained on last year's level until June (665 mio Euro), the summer months were definitely heavily impacted from the economical climate change following the Corona Pandemic. Good weather and business in Germany were the reason for the strong spring and early summer, while the corona impact in important markets such as France, Italy and Spain caused the foreign turnover to drop from 57% to 52% in that period. However, considering the fact that the Pandemic hit the European markets in sequence and that some markets already are on the way of recovery, Sto is maintaining its prognosis for 2020 (1.490 mio Euro, + 6,6% over 2019). According to Sto, the influences of the pandemic are hard to calculate, on the one hand, there are government subsidies and support for the construction industry considered as encouragement in Germany and many European Nations, on the other hand yet another shut-down in fall or winter is also possible, with strong impact on building activities throughout Europe.

4. Wacker Increases Prices for Certain Polymer Dispersions in North America

The Polymer Division of Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany,  plans to raise prices for vinyl acetate-ethylene (brand name Vinnapas) and ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer (brand name Vinnol) dispersions in North America. The price increase of up to 10% is to become effective on 16. October 2020 for customers in Canada and the US. Wacker Chemie attributes the necessity of a price increase to higher logistics and raw material sourcing costs.

5. Bostik Acquires Italian Floor Design Company Ideal Work

Arkema Group, Colombes, France, by way of its wholly owned subsidiary Bostik has recently taken over all assets of Ideal Work Srl, Vallà di Riese Pio X in Northern Italy. Ideal Work is a specialist in effects and structured surfaces for concrete floors including complex applications such as terrazzo. These products go into high-end design solutions in private real estate, office and commercial spaces. Ideal Work, founded in 1997, employs 25 people and reported a turnover of 10 mio Euro for 2019. According to Bostik, Ideal Work’s applications complement the existing activities in the field of floor preparation and flooring adhesives and will allow Bostik to position itself better in flooring renovation and decoration. Bostik employs 6.000 people in over 40 Countries worldwide and reached a turnover of 2.000 mio euro in 2019. The transaction value was not disclosed, Bostik expects to complete the takeover by the end on 2020.

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