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drymix.info Newsletter 283/2023; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 14. March 2023

0. Large Fire Yesterday Wrecks Sika-Site and Plant in Tuas, Singapore

1. Get your Ticket now: idmmc9, Nürnberg, Germany, 27. March 2023

2. Casual drymix.info Evening during Bau 2023 in Munich on 19. April 2023 Sponsored by Evonik

3. admmc7/ScalingUp3D, Richmond, VA, June 8+9, 2023: Field Trip, Program Changes

4. ladmmc7, São Paulo, 7. August 2023: Register now and Profit now from Early Bird Discount!

5. The Calls for Papers for India (17OCT23) and Indonesia (23NOV23) are Still Open

6. First Lot of a 3D Printed Housing Complex in Kenya Completed by 14Trees

7. Poraver Joins drymix.info as Industrial Partner

8. Knauf Expands its Thermal Insulation Panel Plant in Croatia

0. Large Fire Yesterday Wrecks Sika Site and Plant in Tuas, Singapore

Yesterday evening (Singapore time) a large fire broke out at Sika Singapore's Tuas head office and plant (former Parex-Davco site). It consumed most of the warehouses as well as the tower plant, further damage is yet to be examined. According to CNA news reports, 2 people suffered minor injuries, all 40 people on the grounds had self-evacuated and are accounted for. The blaze was apparently spurred by solvent containing liquids in the warehouse area, its cause remains to be determined.

1. Get your Ticket now: idmmc9, Nürnberg, Germany, 27. March 2023

It is time to book your ticket: drymix mortar experts from all continents gather in Nürnberg for the 9th International Drymix Mortar Conference and Industry Showcase idmmc9 on Monday, 27. March 2023 at Kleine Meistersingerhalle in Nürnberg, Germany. Our Technical Chairman Prof. Dr. Johann Plank, Technische Universität München TUM and the team of drymix.info is keen on welcoming you. Also, already on Sunday, 26. March 2023, from 19:00, we will have our traditional casual Delegate Welcome at Fränkische Weinstube im Handwerkerhof, inside the historic fortifications of Königstor (opposite of Hauptbahnhof; RSVP mandatory, only for delegates holding a ticket for idmmc9). The  Delegate Welcome is sponsored by Calucem and drymix.info.

Admission to idmmc9 is 650 €, reduced to 490 € for MEDMA, drymix.info or SEADMA Partners. Drymix mortar producers pay only 350 €. All Admissions to idmmc9 include 19% German VAT. Our registration is open online on www.drymix.info (Visa or Master card required).

2. Casual drymix.info Evening during Bau 2023 in Munich on 19. April 2023 Sponsored by Evonik

The casual (and traditional) drymix.info Evening during BAU takes place on Wednesday, 19. April 2023, 19:00 at Fraunhofer, Munich, Germany (Fraunhoferstr 9, 80469 München; Subway U1, U2). This no-tie event is an excellent chance for tired showgoers to relax on "BAU-Wednesday". After a hard day at the fair there is time to network, chat, have dinner with friends and just have a good time. This evening is sponsored by Evonik, thanks a lot!

Our Bau-Evening is free of charge, of course, but seating is limited, so advance registration is mandatory, please e-mail us to info@drymix.info.

3. admmc7/ScalingUp3D, Richmond, VA, June 8+9, 2023: Field Trip to Newport News, VA

Here are some exciting news: The 7th American Drymix Mortar Conference idmmc9 takes place on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at The Byrd Theatre, Carytown, Richmond, Virginia, USA. The next day (Day 2, June 9, 2023) we will make a Field Trip to Newport News, where we visit a jobsite with 3D Mortar Printed homes built for Habitat for Humanity as low-income housing. A lecturing program on 3D Mortar Printing at Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center will complement our program. Dr. Scott Jones of National Institute of Science and Technology NIST, Gaithersburg, MD has agreed (again) to act as Technical Chairman of ScalingUp3D 2023. The field trip is sponsored by Black Buffalo, New York Ciy, NY  and MAPEI, Deerfield Beach, FL (Thanks so much!).

Admission to idmmc9 and ScalingUp3D is USD 695, reduced to USD 580 for drymix.info partners. Drymix mortar producers pay only USD 360. Our registration is open online on www.drymix.info (Visa or Master card required).

4. ladmmc7, São Paulo, 7. August 2023: Register now and Profit now from Early Bird Discount!

Drymix mortar and construction chemical producers from Brasil and South America meet with international building materials experts: on Monday, 7. August 2023 the 7th Latin American Drymix Mortar Conference ladmmc7 takes place at Espacio Escandinavo in Sao Paolo, Brasil. drymix.info offers an early bird discount for drymix mortar manufacturers of over 20% for registrations completed until 30. April 2023 (150 € per person instead of 190 € p.p., see below)

Do not miss this opportunity to hear about the latest developments during the technical lectures and product presentations, and of course the schedule provides for ample networking time for all delegates. Support comes so far from Baumit, Cidades sen Fome, Evonik, Cimental, FLSmidth, Fortal, Imerys, m-tec, Polyplast, Tianpu and University of São Paulo. Our program will be published in the next newsletter.

Admission to ladmmc7 is 450 €, reduced to 350 € for SEADMA, drymix.info or MEDMA Partners. Drymix mortar producers pay only 190 €. Early Bird Special for mortar manufacturers until 30. April 2023: 150 € p.p.. Please register online on www.drymix.info using your credit cards (Visa or Master).

5. The Calls for Papers for India (17OCT23) and Indonesia (23NOV23) are Still Open

Here is a short reminder for our supporters to prepare early enough for our upcoming events:

The 7th India Drymix Mortar Conference and Industry Showcase takes place in or near Mumbai, India (exact location tbd.) on Tuesday, 17. October 2023. This Call for Papers expires on 31MAY23.

The 16th Annual SEADMA Conference and Industry Showcase takes place in Bogor, West Java (60 km to the South of Jakarta downtown, in the mountains; hotel tbd.) on Thursday, 23. November 2023. The Call for Papers expires on 30JUN23.

All Calls for Papers until end-2024 and our List of Services are available at drymix.info, please enquire with us.

6. First Lot of a 3D Printed Housing Complex in Kenya Completed by 14Trees

14Trees, Jona, Switzerland - a joint.venture between Holcim, Ltd of Zug, Switzerland and CDC Group (the former Commonwealth Development Corporation), London United Kingdom - has announced the completion of 10 homes printed using 3D Mortars, near Kilifi, on Kenya's Eastern shore. The entire project - called Mvale Gardens - will encompass 52 single-floor bungalows, each measuring 76 sq.m and is intended as low-income housing. A prototype was already built in late 2021 on the grounds of Bamburi Cement in Ahti River (near Nairobi), Holcim's local partner in Kenya. Using the current setup, 14Trees can print one entire home in one week, overall cost per square meter of floor space built is estimated to be 220 to 240 €/sq.m., which - according to François Penot of Holcim - makes serial 3D printing over 20% cheaper than conventional brick&mortar construction. 14Trees is using Holcim's mortar system (tradename TectorPrint), an automated mixer/pump and the BOD-2 printer of Cobod, Copenhagen, Denmark (Holcim is one of the key shareholders there).

7. Poraver Joins drymix.info as Industrial Partner

Poraver GmbH of Schlüsselfeld, Germany, has recently (re-) joined drymix.info as an industrial partner. Since 1948, Poraver has been producing building materials, in 1983 the company started with the use of recycled glass for its lightweight aggregate production. The latest addition to the product portfolio are new lightweight aggregate hollow glass microspheres (tradename: poraspheres). The production of poraspheres has started in December 2022 at the new plant in Schlüsselfeld.

We warmly welcome Poraver to our community!

8. Knauf Expands its Thermal Insulation Panel Plant in Croatia

Knauf Insulation of Simbach am Inn, Germany, is planning to expand its plant in Novi Marof located in the Northern part of Croatia, also close to Slovenia and Hungary. The company will build a new product line for mineral insulation panels mainly for the construction industry. According to Knauf, the key component is an electric melting furnace which is expected to significantly reduce emissions and increase the recycling share. Knauf will invest 120 Mio Euro in Novi Marof and create 70 new jobs there, the expansion is expected to more than double the capacity at Novi Marof. Start of construction is planned for the end of 2023, operation is supposed to start in 2025. The investment was announced after a meeting of Knauf Managing Partner Alexander Knauf with Croatia's Minister for Economy Davor Filipović.

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