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drymix.info Newsletter 268/2022; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 13. April 2022

1. Review: 6th MORTAR CONVENTION + Post Event Viewing Instructions

2. The New Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2022 Is Ready for Shipment

3. 4th Central American Drymix Mortar Meeting, Mexico City, 21. June 2022

4. 7th Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference cedmmc7, Istanbul, 15. September 2022

5. Baumit Germany Acquires Sakret (Schäfer Gruppe) and its Subsidiaries

6. Siam Cement Partners with Cobod to Introduce 3D Mortar Printing in Thailand

7. Omya to Take over Hall Technologies, USA

1. Review: 6th MORTAR CONVENTION + Post Event Viewing Instructions

6th MORTAR CONVENTION: Thank you for your support!
Looking back on 6MC, we have received great feedback – we are thrilled about 4.3 out of 5 stars for your overall rating of the event! We had contributions of various kinds and topics, the lectures and interviews have been followed by an average of 30-40 viewers, and the vast majority is supporting the format of online conventions now and in the future. Topic-wise, obviously the availability of raw materials and the supply chain as well as the price increase are the current economic issues. Also regarding sustainability already being a major topic, your reviews showed that it needs to be given more attention again in the future. Finally, a big thank you goes to all our supporters – sponsors, lecturers, interview partners and delegates alike – for making this event possible!

As after our earlier MORTAR CONVENTIONS, we have established a post-event viewing section for registered delegates to 6th MORTAR CONVENTION. Here you can see most of the presentations, as well as (nice special!) all episodes of the legendary „Popular Proverbs in Construction“. For the first time, we have also edited some of the live interviews we conducted during the event, they are available in the post-event viewing section, too. All registered delegates will receive an e-mail once our upload and edits are complete and can use your e-mail and password for access.

2. The New Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2022 Is Ready for Shipment

Hot off the press: our new Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2022 (ISBN 978-3-9821114-3-8) is available for purchase and shipment from now on. It has already gone out to our subscribers already, maybe you want to consider a subscription (substantial rebates, enquire with us). It costs 21,40 Euro, which includes German VAT and shipping to any destination around the world. Please order on shop.drymix.info (Visa and Mastercards accepted)

3. 4th Central American Drymix Mortar Meeting, Mexico City, 21. June 2022

Our first live, in-person event this year takes place in Mexico City on Tuesday, 21. June 2022. Our meeting location is again Holiday Inn Plaza Universidad, they will have a tent outside in the parking lot to cater during lunch and cocktails. We are really forward to welcoming the drymix mortar industry of Central America, The Caribbean and Northern South America soon. We have already received a lot of response from lecturers of sponsors, so we can be sure we will have a splendid program (the Call for Paper expires on 30. April 2022).

Together with Meliza Benitez and Carlos Carbajal, our team in Mexico City, we have worked up a lot of special sponsoring options for our supporters (e.g. cocktails , lunch, networking breaks, water and writing pads etc). Please enquire with us.

You can already register and pay in our shop: Admission to the 4th Central American Drymix Mortar Meeting is 390 Euro, reduced for drymix.info, SEADMA and MEDMA partners to 290 Euro. Drymix Mortar Manufacturers pay only 190 Euro.

4. 7th Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference cedmmc7, Istanbul, 15. September 2022

After so many postponements it is finally time for our  7th Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference and Industry Showcase cedmmc7. We will come back to magnificent Çırağan Palace, right on the Bosporus, our boat will take us again on a Dinner Cruise after the conference, you will marvel of. Attention presenters: please submit your lecturing proposal, our Call for Papers is running until 15. June 2022.

Admission to cedmmc7 is 390 Euro, reduced for drymix.info, SEADMA and MEDMA partners to 290 Euro. Drymix Mortar Manufacturers pay only 190 Euro.

5. Baumit Germany Acquires Sakret (Schäfer Gruppe) and its Subsidiaries

Die Baumit GmbH, Vorderhindelang, has recently acquired all assets of Sakret Trockenbaustoffe Dr. Arnold Schäfer GmbH, Bad Lauterberg, both Germany. Baumit operates already ten plants for drymix mortars in Germany, With this transaction, four more are being added: Saarwellingen, Wellen, Bad Lauterberg and Nordhausen. The deal also includes Schäfer Gruppe's customer service center in Nordhausen, the aggregates mining plant in Windehausen and a paints & coatings operation in Berlin (Diessner Farben). According to Baumit, the cooperation/licensing with Sakret Trockenbaustoffe Europa in Berlin will be continued. Management, sales force and administration of Sakret Bad Lauterbach will continue under the umbrella of Baumit Germany. A transaction value was not disclosed by either party, the deal is still subject to approval by the anti-trust authorities.

6. Siam Cement Partners with Cobod to Introduce 3D Mortar Printing in Thailand

SCG International Corporation Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group (SCG), Bang Sue, Bangkok, Thailand has recently signed an agreement with Cobod International A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark to distribute the Cobod 3D construction printers (tradename BOD) in Thailand and beyond. As part of the cooperation, SCG itself, active in 3D Mortar Printing since almost 5 years, has also purchased a gantry type printer from Cobod. The Siam Cement Group and especially its mortars division (formerly known as Siam Mortar) is a founding member of the South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA and also active in the SEADMA Thai Chapter (hosted under the Thailand Concrete Association TCA). Cobod is a specialist in manufacturing large size scalable gantry type printers for in-situ printing of entire houses.

7. Omya to Take over Hall Technologies, USA

Omya International AG, Oftringen, Switzerland has recently announced it will take over specialty chemicals distributor Hall Technologies, St. Louis, MO, USA. Omya, founded in1884 is a manufacturer of industrial minerals (mainly calcium carbonate, dolomite and perlite) as well as a globally active distributor of specialty chemicals to the (amongst others) construction and coatings industries. Omya is a partner of drymix.info, The International Community for Drymix Mortars. Hall Technologies, founded in the 1980ies, distributes a specialty chemicals portfolio focussed on the construction, adhesives and coatings markets in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Southern US regions. A transaction value was not disclosed by either party.

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