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drymix.info Newsletter 142/2013; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 25. October 2013

1. ladmmc three, Sao Paulo, 8.11.13: Already over 120 Registrations
2. MEDMA General Meeting at Al Badia Golf Club, Dubai, UAE, 25.11.13
3. SEADMA Conference, KL, 20.11.2013: Registrations Running Strongly
4. Russian Mortar Days 2014, Moscow, 29. January 2014
5. Personal Factory Joins drymix.info as an Industrial Partner
6. Cimental Starts Production of Redispersible Powder in Brasil
7. Lafarge Partners with Solidia to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Pre-Cast Concrete Elements
8. BASF Increases Prices for Polymer Dispersions
9. MEDMA forms Workgroup on Facade Insulation

1. ladmmc three, Sao Paulo, 8.11.13: Already over 120 Registrations

With already over 120 registrations, the number of delegates to The Third Latin American Drymix Mortar Conference and Industry Showcase ladmmc three is very likely to exceed that of 2011. The event takes place at Club Transatlantico, Sao Paulo, Brasil on Friday, 8. November 2013. As always, ladmmc three will offer expert lectures on technical topics concerning drymix mortars for Central and South America as well as ample networking time. The choice of lectures has been made by ladmmc Technical Chairman Mario Kristeller, the preliminary programme has been published on www.drymix.info. Admission is 267 €/R$ 700 per person (drymix.info members pay only 240 €/R$ 630). Registration is possible online under www.drymix.info/shop (Visa or Mastercard required), we also offer the option for Brasilians to pay locally (please enquire with us). Simultaneous translation Portuguese - English - Portuguese is included for all delegates.

2. MEDMA General Meeting at Al Badia Golf Club, Dubai, UAE, 25.11.13

The Middle East Drymix Mortar Association MEDMA e.V. invites all its members, partners and friends to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 25. November 2013, 18:00, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The meeting takes place at fantastic Al Badia Golf Club, a nice dinner is included. The MEDMA AGM is free of charge for MEDMA members (up to two representatives for each company), all others pay 650 AED per person. Advance registration is mandatory by e-mail to info@drymix.info, the event is being sponsored by Gypsemna and Personal Factory, thank you very much.

3. SEADMA Conference, KL, 20.11.2013: Registrations Running Strongly

Also for The 8th Annual SEADMA Conference and Industry showcase, we expect a record participation. After the finish of the Early Booking rebate, already 80 drymix mortar experts had made the decision to join SEADMA in Kuala Lumpur this year. The event will take place on 28. November 2013 at Aloft Hotel KL Sentral. The Annual SEADMA conferences are key networking events in South East Asia for the drymix mortar industry. The full day conference will feature 12 technical lectures as well as the SEADMA Annual General Assembly, where SEADMA members can vote for the new Executive Committee.

Delegates can register online for the 8th Annual SEADMA Conference using Master or Visa credit cards. Admission is 210 €/MYR 820 (SEADMA and drymix.info members pay only 180 €/MYR 720). The conference admission includes the new MEDMA/SEADMA Technical Bulletin 08.

4. Russian Mortar Days 2014, Moscow, 29. January 2014

Russian Mortar Days 2014 is a cooperation of The Russian Federation for Factory Made Mortars SPSSS and drymix.info with Moscow Technical University MGSU (MCU). The lecturing programme has now been completed by Technical Chairman Prof. Andrey Pustovgar (MGSU). It will be published in our next Newsletter. A delegate welcome event is planned to take place on 28. January 2014 from 19:00 in downtown Moscow (location tbd.). Sponsors include Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Knauf, Wacker Chemie, Kerneos, Sofraden, Agrana, Organik Kimya so far. Additional sponsoring is welcome, delegate registration is online now. Admission is 295 Euro for international delegates, the Early Booking Rebate is 50 Euro and is available until 1. December 2013.

5. Personal Factory Joins drymix.info as an Industrial Partner

Personal Factory SpA of Simbario, Italy has decided to join drymix.info as Industrial Partner. Personal Factory has been established as a spin-off of the technical research division of company N.T.C. of Tassone Giuseppe S.a.s. (Simbario) which was founded in 1993, and focusses on industrial plant design for many applications. The company has in-house expertise in software, mechanical and chemical engineering as well as mechanics modelling and up- and downscaling. For the drymix mortar industry, Personal Factory has constructed a micro-plant called Origami, which is extremely mobile and requires only a floor space of 6 square meters for its main components (without silos).

We warmly welcome Personal Factory in our Community.

6. Cimental Starts Production of Redispersible Powder in Brasil

Cimental Fermaflex, São Paulo, Brasil, a distributor of drymix mortar additives, has recently started the production of redispersible powders in Brasil. A new spray tower with an annual capacity of 10.000 t has been installed in Itaquaquecetuba, on the outskirts of São Paulo. Cimental is beginning with the production of Ethylene/Vinyl Acetate powders based on dispersions obtained from Celanese. Cimental plans to form a joint-venture with Celanese in order to build a future local polymerization unit.

7. Lafarge Partners with Solidia to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Pre-Cast Concrete Elements

Lafarge SA, Paris, France has signed a partnership agreement with Solidia Technologies, Picataway, NJ, USA, to industrialize a technology that could reduce the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete. The process developed by the US start-up allows lower CO2 emissions during the cement production process itself plus actual capturing of CO2 during precast concrete manufacturing process. In principle this precast process uses the possibility of gassing CO2 into the forms or tools, which is not yet possible in regular concrete applications. The partners expect an overall reduction of the CO2 emissions by precast concrete to up to 70%, when compared with conventionally manufactured concrete parts. Other partners of Solidia include BASF, BP and two capital investors.

8. BASF Increases Prices for Polymer Dispersions

BASF SE of Ludwigshafen, Germany, has announced a price increase for polymer dispersions in Europe, Africa, and Western Asia. Prices for pure acrylic and styrene/acrylic polymer dispersions will be raised by up to 80 Euro per metric ton and for redispersible acrylic powders and acrylic resins by up to 120 Euro per metric ton. BASF states a significant rise in the cost of raw materials as reason for this price increase. The price increase becomes effective from 15. October 2013, or as contracts allow.

9. MEDMA forms Workgroup on Facade Insulation

The Middle East Drymix Mortar Association (MEDMA) has formed a technical workgroup for Facade Insulation Specification for New and Existing Buildings in the GCC Nations in August 2013. The core team, consisting of representatives of MEDMA members and partners BASF, Henkel, Caparol and Wacker is being headed by Mohammed Sanaobar, Technical Chairman of MEDMA. The Workgroup's intention is to to assist in advancing the specifications for EIF (ETIC) Systems and driving higher quality standards in the GCC Nations with particular focus on the UAE and Dubai.

The first attention of the new MEDMA Workgroup is given to fire safety. A kick-off meeting was already held in September 2013 with experts from Dubai Municipality (DM) and Dubai Civil Defense Department (DCD), where the basic outlines of the necessary changes to existing regulations were discussed. To this meeting, MEDMA invited also several non-members, in order to achieve a common accord and a unanimous voice. The MEDMA Workgroup then drafted an official recommendation, which is being finished and submitted to the authorities within October 2013. The document clarifies testing requirements (ETAG, EIMA) for EIFS concerning fire hazards and can be obtained (once submitted) by MEDMA members by request to info@drymix.info.

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