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drymix.info Newsletter 256/2021; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 4. August 2021

1. idmmc8, Munich, 4. October 2021: Comprehensive Program and Live Panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerdes
2. Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, Cairo, 20. October 2021: Program
3. Sopro Inaugurates New Logistics Hub in Poland
4. Waco, TX: Uzin Utz Breaks Ground for Second Drymix Mortar Plant in the US
5. Sinai Cement Sells its Stake in Sinai White Cement
6. Cirkel Opens new Aerated Lightweight Block Plant
7. Cementos Molins to Acquire Calucem

1. idmmc8, Munich, 4. October 2021: Comprehensive Program and Live Panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerdes

The 8th International Drymix Mortar Conference will take place as a live event with real people on Monday, 4. October 2021. We found an amazing location for our delegates: the former Katzenberg precast concrete plant, now called “Sugar Mountain” (bring a sweater and take your jacket along in any weather). Please come early and stay for the weekend: there is a casual delegate welcome at 19:00 on Sunday, 3. October 2021. We will meet at historic Nockherberg beergarden (just next door to our office) for the Munich Wirtshaus Oktoberfest (inside in case of rain). Schleibinger Geräte and BYK Chemie have agreed to sponsor our food and drink there, thanks a lot.

The preliminary program, with lectures by Blackburn Chemicals, BYK, Caltra, Calucem, Dow, Ecocem, Imerys, Mapei, Omya, Organik Kimya, Pagel Spezialbeton, Polyplast, Testing Bluhm&Feuerherdt, TUM, Wacker Chemie and ZaaK Technologies is online now at www.drymix.info.

We are also pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerdes has agreed to moderate a panel discussion with industry peers (to be announced in our next Newsletter) on the topic of “Formulating Drymix Mortars Sustainably - National and European Environmental Regulations”.

REGISTER NOW and give us your commitment and encouragement, please. Admission to idmmc8 is 550 Euro (+ 19% German VAT - on all admissions), 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).

2. Egypt Drymix Mortar Meeting, Cairo, 20. October 2021: Program

In a cooperation with Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt and the Middle East Drymix Mortar Association MEDMA and drymix.info are happy to invite you to the first regional meeting in Egypt. Our Technical Chairwoman is Prof. Dr. Ghada Bassioni. The half day meeting takes place at Ain Shams University, here is a look at the scientific program (subject to change without notice; in alphabetical order by company/Institution):
Ain Shams University | Prof. Dr. Ghada Bassioni: Using Artificial Intelligence in Construction Chemistry

Ain Shams University | Prof. Mohamed Koheil: (working title) Engineering Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
drymix.info | Ferdinand Leopolder: Recent Developments in 3D Mortar Printing
Evonik | Markus Roos: Interfacial Chemistries in Drymix Mortars
m-tec | Kutlu Güvenc: Drymix Mortar Plants and Jobsite Machinery
Wacker Chemie | Mohammed Sanaobar: Innovative Solutions for Facades for Long Lasting Durability

After the meeting, our sponsors Wacker Chemie, m-tec and Evonik invite all delegates to join a fabulous cruise on the Nile at dawn.

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). Some admissions set aside for students and faculty of Ain Shams University free of charge. Registration is already available on www.drymix.info, please have your Visa or Mastercard ready).

3. Sopro Inaugurates New Logistics Hub in Poland

Sopro Bauchemie GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany, has recently completed the construction of a new logistics center at their Nowiny plant (near Kielce, Poland). The new center consists of a warehouse with more then 10.000 pallet spaces on over 6.000 square meters and a training center with showroom. The training facility has two training rooms on 240 square meters, allowing technical education for 50 people simultaneously. In addition, social rooms for the employees and truck drivers have been integrated into the new building. Sopro Polska was founded in 1994 and has operations in Warsaw and Nowiny near Kielce.

4. Waco, TX: Uzin Utz Breaks Ground for Second Drymix Mortar Plant in the US

Uzin Utz AG, Ulm, Germany, by way of Uzin Utz North America Inc., Aurora, Colorado, USA, has recently celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of its second production facility. The project will feature a fully automated drymix mortar plant as well as a training center and a central research and development base for Uzin Utz's US business. Uzin Utz will invest 28,5 mio Euro (USD 34 mio) in Waco and create around 40 new jobs there. The plant is expected to be ready for operation in mid-2022.

5. Sinai Cement Sells its Stake in Sinai White Cement

Sinai Cement Co. has approved the sales of its shares in Sinai White Portland Cement Co., both Cairo, Egypt. It can be assumed that Aalborg Portland Cement Co (Part of Cementir Holding, Rome, Italy) has picked up these shares and is now in full control of the plant located in Al Arish, North Sinai. The plant is claimed to be the largest single white cement plant in the world.

6. Cirkel Opens New Aerated Lightweight Block Plant

Cirkel GmbH & Co. KG, Haltern am See, Germany, recently completed the construction of a full-scale aerated lightweight block (ALC Block) factory in Neuenkirchen-Vörden, Northern Germany. The company, founded in 1898, has now six plants in Germany including limestone quarries and a cat-litter facility. The new plant for aerated lightweight blocks is optimized for ow energy consumption and thus was subsidized by the German Ministry for the Environment (1,8 mio Euro) and, due to its climate efficiency and lower energy consumption, was funded by the Federal Environment Ministry with almost 1.8 million euros as part of the Environment Innovation Prize. The entire investment sum was not disclosed by Cirkel.

7. Cementos Molins to Acquire Calucem

Cementos Molins, Sant Vicenç des Horts/Barcelona, Spain has announced the acquisition of Calucem GmbH Mannheim, Germany and its production location in Pula, Istria, Croatia from Ambienta SGR SpA, Milano, Italy for 150 mio Euro. Cementos Molins also produces high alumina cements for construction and refractory applications (tradenames Electroland and Aluminite) as well as a specialty aggregate for refractory applications. The acquisition seems to be a good regional match, when Calucems global presence with strengths in South East Asia, Europe and the US is being combined with Cementos Molins activities in Europe with focus on the Iberian Peninsula and South America. According to Cementos Molins, the integration of Calucem will make the group the world's second largest producer of high alumina cements for construction applications. The deal is still subject to the usual regulatory approvals and is expected to close towards the end of 2021.

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