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drymix.info Newsletter 276/2022; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 3. October 2022

1. Fotos from Istanbul: now Online on drymix.info
2. ladmmc7 in São Paulo Postponed into Fall 2023
3. Tell us if you are Joining our Causal drymix.info Evening during BAUMA on 26.10.22 in Munich!
4. The 15th Annual SEADMA Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1. December 2022
5. MEDMA to Conduct Survey on Drymix Mortar Production in the Middle East
6. Agrana Steps up Drying Capacity at Gmünd Plant
7. Knauf Insulation Expands its German Mineral Wool Plant
8. Poraver Starts Production at New Plant in Schlüsselfeld/Germany

1. Fotos from Istanbul: now online on drymix.info

As you gathered from our last drymix.info Newsletter, we had a wonderful time at and on the Bosphorus. So many of our guests asked about fotos, so we have put a choice of the ones we took online, see: https://www.drymix.info/index.php?id=1451&L=894. If any of the delegates have nice shots, they are encouraged to send them to us.

drymix.info has also decided to offer this service for our future post-covid events and will retroactively also feature our meeting in Mexico City last June soon (we will inform the participants).

2. ladmmc7 in São Paulo Postponed into Fall 2023

After an intensive discussion, we decided heavy-heartedly to postpone the The 7th Latin American Drymix Mortar Conference ladmmc7 (scheduled for this month in São Paulo) to October 2023. When talking to drymix mortar manufacturers and the industry in Brasil, we felt a certain reluctance to come to São Paulo yet again. Apparently many events that had been postponed due to the pandemic have been re-scheduled into this fall, also in the construction materials industry. A conference should be interesting, fun and also a place to meet the entire industry. We can not guarantee to fulfill these expectations in terms of participants numbers and composition, and thus decided to re-schedule ladmmc7 into Fall 2023.

As a token of our appreciation, all drymix mortar manufacturers in Brasil will get their copy of the Drymix Mortar Yearbook 2022 sent by mail in November 2022. Drymix mortar manufacturers that have already registered and paid will get a 50 Euro refund on their registration in 2023. Admissions already paid for will be fully refunded, sponsoring fees can be credited 100% or 90% can be refunded in accordance with our terms of service. We thank at this point in time Baumit, Black Buffalo 3D, Cimental, FLSmidth, Formitex, Haver&Boecker, Imerys, m-tec, Tianpu Chemicals, University of São Paulo USP, Vale and Wacker Chemie and hope for their (and others') continued support in 2023.

The drymix.info Brasil organization team, led by Mario Kristeller and Ferdinand Leopolder thanks the sponsors and lecturers for their understanding of this unusual measure and apologizes to all delegates for any inconveniences caused, and we are looking forward to meeting all of you next year in São Paolo again!

3. Tell us if you are Joining our Causal drymix.info Evening during BAUMA on 26.10.22 in Munich!

BAUMA is back in town (24.10 to 30.10.22 at Messe München, Germany) and   drymix.info and its partners are inviting to their traditional get-together at Wirtshaus im Fraunhofer. This casual, no-agenda-no-ties event takes place on Wednesday 26. October 2022, 19:30 (sponsors are still welcome, but the place is affordable, we can also pay for ourselves). Please tell us if you are coming by e-mail to info@drymix.info.

4. The 15th Annual SEADMA Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1. December 2022

The Thai Drymix Mortar Group (Thai Concrete Association TCA, Mortar Subchapter) and The South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA jointly invite to the 15th Annual SEADMA Conference and Industry Showcase at Swissotel Bangkok Ratchada on Thursday, 1. December 2022. We expect delegates from throughout South East Asia and of course from Thailand to this first live in-person event in the area since our 14th SEADMA Conference in Ho Chi Minh City back in November 2019.

Admission to the 15th Annual SEADMA Conference is 390 €, reduced to 290 € for SEADMA, drymix.info or MEDMA Partners. Drymix mortar producers pay only 190 €. Travel Special: Mortar Producers from outside Thailand pay only 100 Euro per person. Please register online on www.drymix.info using your credit cards (Visa or Master).

5. MEDMA to Conduct Survey on Drymix Mortar Production in the Middle East

The Executive Committee of The Middle East Drymix Mortar Association MEDMA (a Dubai, UAE Association) has recently decided to conduct an anonymized survey on the production of drymix mortars in its region. The survey will investigate the actual production situation as well as the quality standards, regulatory and legal requirements (and/or hindrances) of the industry. MEDMA members, partners and choice drymix mortar producers will be approached and asked for their feedback in November 2022. The results are being summarized and presented at Drymix Mortars in the Middle East (MEDMA Annual Conference) in Dubai on 6. February 2023. In addition, Members of MEDMA will also obtain the detailed analysis in March 2023.

6. Agrana Steps up Drying Capacity at Gmünd Plant

Agrana Stärke GmbH, Vienna, Austria, is investing into a capacity expansion at their Gmünd (Austria) production site. The plant will get new drum driers and thus significantly increase its capacity by over 35%. The new lines will produce cold water-soluble modified starch ether, mainly for the drymix mortar industry, the construction industry in general and the adhesives and textile industry. According to Agrana, the investment will cost around 25 mio Euro, inauguration is expected to the take place in early 2025.

7. Knauf Insulation Expands its German Mineral Wool Plant

Knauf Insulation GmbH of Simbach am Inn, Germany is planning to expand their production site in Simbach next year. Several streamlining and de-bottlenecking measures have been announced to increase capacities, especially in mineral wool production and shaping (tradename “Heraklit”). Further details on additional measures and cost were not given by Knauf Insulation.

8. Poraver Starts Production at New Plant in Schlüsselfeld/Germany

Dennert Poraver GmbH of Schlüsselfeld, Germany, will soon start up its new plant there (we reported earlier). Apart from the regular product line of expanded glass, the production unit is also capable to generate functional fillers consisting of hollow glass spheres (tradename “poraSpheres”). The nameplate capacity of the new unit is over 30.000 cu.m. per year.

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