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drymix.info Newsletter 255/2021; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 28. June 2021

1. idmmc8 Takes Place as Live Event in Munich on 4. October 2021 !
2. Support is Growing for Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, Cairo, 20. October 2021
3. Sakret Baltic Enters into Research Cooperation for 3D Printing Mortars with RTU
4. Saint Gobain Acquires Duraziv (Romania)
5. Sievert Merges Essen and Marl Plants
6. MC-Bauchemie Takes over Linox in Bolivia, Starts Operations there
7. Wacker Chemie Increases Surcharge on Redispersible Powders

1. idmmc8 Takes Place as Live Event in Munich on 4. October 2021 !

In our last drymix.info Newsletter we asked for your opinion, the results of this brief survey were encouraging: over 70% of the participants (total: 59) wanted to have a live (in-person) event in Germany, Munich to be precise, preferably not in September. So our decision was easy: The 8th International Drymix Mortar Conference idmmc8 takes place physically in Munich on 4. October 2021! Plus: we have found a splendid location which even excels over Ofenwerk in Nürnberg: we will host idmmc8 at the former Katzenberger precast concrete plant. Post-industrial flair in an 18 m high hall in Munich-Obersendling. These premises are spacious enough (2.400 sq. m.) to keep distance, almost like outside. We have added some fotos to our website, I am sure you will like it. There will be our traditional casual Delegate Welcome on Sunday, 3. October 2021 in the famous Nockherberg Beer Garden (or inside if it rains). We are looking for sponsors here.

We have a wonderful program and full support by Baumit, Blackburn Chemicals, BYK, Caltra, Calucem, Dow, Ecocem, Evonik, Haver&Boecker, Imerys, Omya, Organik Kimya, Pagel Spezialbeton, Schleibinger TUM and Wacker Chemie. With your attendance idmmc8 will be a truly international event where you can meet and network extensively (our program provides gives ample time for this!). Our Technical Chairman is again Prof. Dr. Johann Plank of Technische Universität München, Germany (TUM). Here is our preliminary program (subject to change without notice):

Blackburn | Dr. Phil Cooper | The Latest Developments in Foam Control Agents and Shrinkage Reducing Agents for the Construction Industry
Caltra | Ludo van Nes Blessing | Amorphous Calcium Aluminate Cement - Highly Reactive C12A7 Aluminum Cement
Ecocem | tbd. | Ecocem: Low Carbon Hydraulic Binder Technology for Industrial Mortars
Omya | David Golzalez Amago | Benefits of Using Lightweight Fillers in Dry Mix Applications
Polyplast | Artem Agashin | Polyplast. New horizons.
Baumit 3 D | Eduard Artner | (working title) BauMinator - Modular 2D Printing of Complex Shapes
Calucem | Alexandra Gerz | Calcium Aluminate Cements for Modern Building Products – Phase Evolution and Hydration
Imerys | Dr. Alexandre Francschini | U-Technology - Opening the Way to Inner Drymix Formulation Design
Mapei | Dr. Stefano Carrà | The Relationship between Entropy and Elastic Modulus in a Cement Based Paste
Organik Kimya | Yeşim İnan | The Design of A Re-dispersible Powder Polymer for Improved Adhesion Performance After Water Immersion
Pagel Spezialbeton | Dr-Ing. Patrick Schäffel | Rapid-Set Mortar with Resistance to Alkali-Silica Reactions
Technische Universität München TUM | Prof. Dr. Johann Plank | Chemical Admixtures Used in Digital Manufacturing (3D Printing) of Building Materials
Wacker Chemie | Dr. Ingo Müller | Mathematical Analysis of Ultrasonic Velocity-Time Curves

If you are sure you are coming, please get your ticket now and give us an encouragement this way: Admission to idmmc8 is 550 Euro, reduced to 420 Euro for drymix.info, SEADMA and MEDMA members. There is a special admission for drymix mortar manufacturers which is only 280 Euro (no further deductions applicable to this special offer).

These prices are identical to those from idmmc7 back in 2019 and include German 19% VAT, too. Registration with credit card payment (Visa or Mastercard only) is open on www.drymix.info.

2. Support is Growing for Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, Cairo, 20. October 2021

In a cooperation with Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt and the Middle East Drymix Mortar Association MEDMA, drymix.info is proud to announce the first regional meeting in Egypt. Our Technical Chairwoman is Prof. Dr. Ghada Bassioni. This half day meeting, will take place in Ain Shams University, we have confirmed scientific lectures and product presentations from Evonik, m-tec and Wacker Chemie, also Prof. Bassioni and F. Leopolder will contribute a topic. The Call for Papers (ending 30. June 2021) is available at drymix.info and early submission of topics is appreciated. Also, dear drymix mortar industry: please commit to sponsoring and supporting this important meeting. Get going!

Admission to the Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting is 280 Euro, reduced to 180 Euro for drymix.info, SEADMA and MEDMA members. There is a special admission for drymix mortar manufacturers which is only 90 Euro per person (no further deductions applicable to this special offer). There is a contingent of 20 admissions set aside for students and faculty of Ain Shams University free of charge. Registration with credit card payment (Visa or Mastercard only) will be available on www.drymix.info from next week.

3. Sakret Baltic Enters into Research Cooperation for 3D Printing Mortars with RTU

Sakret Baltics (Sakret Ltd.) has recently joined hands with Riga Technical University (RTU), both Riga, Latvia to develop a 3D printing Mortar. Application technologists of Sakret will formulate this mortar and RTU will make pilot runs on their proprietary 3D printer developed in-house. Scientists of RTU have already used Sakret mortars for their initial trials. It is their task to determine how printer parameters affect properties of material, how high objects can be printed and how to create free-form elements. The technical cooperation also wants to gather knowhow and experience in 3D Mortar printing, a segment, which Sakret identified as a growth opportunity in the Baltic Nations and beyond, especially in Western Europe. Another focus lays on the establishing of standards for 3D Mortar Printing technology, also the replacement of parts of the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) by industrial waste materials such as burn shale ash, cogeneration plant ash in order to reduce CO2 emissions.

4. Saint Gobain Acquires Duraziv (Romania)

Saint Gobain SA, Paris, France has made an offer to acquire the Romanian drymix mortar manufacturer Duraziv S.R.L, Bukarest. Duraziv specializes in masonry mortars, screeds, renders, cementitious tile adhesives and grouts and also offers its own External Thermal Insulation and Finishing System (EIFS). A line of decorative products complete the portfolio of Duraziv. The deal is still subject to regulatory approvals. A transaction value was not published by either party.

5. Sievert Merges Essen and Marl Plants

Sievert AG, Osnabrück, Germany has announced the enlargement of its existing drymix mortar plant in Marl, Germany. The company will also transfer its existing production in Essen to Marl by establishing a third mixing plant there. The company's mortar lines branded “Akurit” and “Strasser” will be produced in Marl. The entire investment volume is 8,5 mio Euro and includes 2.000 sq. m. storage building and logistical installation for truck loading. The entire staff of the Essen plant is being employed in Marl (about 30 km to the North of Essen), according to Sievert CEO Jens Günther, there will be no terminations. Sievert also plans to install a technical center, a laboratory and offices at the Marl plant in the near future. The new line in Marl will go on-stream in Spring of 2022. Earlier this year, Sievert has already started to build a new drymix mortar plant in Mamming, Germany (Lower Bavaria).

6. MC-Bauchemie Takes over Linox in Bolivia, Starts Operations there

MC-Bauchemie Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Bottrop, Germany, has taken over the majority of the Linox Group, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Linox is active in the manufacturing of (acrylic) paints and construction chemicals (waterproofing and concrete admixtures), it has operations in Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Oruro and of course La Paz. Linox will be re-named to MC-Bauchemie Bolivia SRL in the near future. This acquisition adds yet another production location to MC-Bauchemie's activities in Latin America. The company is already active with own subsidiaries in Brasil and Chile and has distribution partners in Uruguay and Paraguay.

7. Wacker Chemie Increases Surcharge on Redispersible Powders

Eight weeks ago, Wacker Chemie AG of Munich, Germany had posted a surcharge on redispersible powder (tradename Vinnapas; we reported earlier), in a recent announcement, this surcharge was increased to 510 Euro per ton and applies for all orders shipped in July and August 2021. The company deemed the measure temporary in order to „ensure a fair and reliable supply of products until the situation normalizes“.

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