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drymix.info Newsletter 168/2015; ISSN Number 1613-0111; 30. July 2015

1. SEADMA: Third Malaysia Executive Forum, KL, 25. August 2015 on Jobsite Automation
2. Central American Drymix Mortar Meeting, México City, Monday, 14. September 2015
3. Sydney, 4.2.2016 and Philadelphia, end-April 2016: Call for Papers Available at drymix.info
4. Delegate Registrations and Support strong for ladmmc four in São Paulo, 6. November 2015
5. SEADMA Announces Details of 10th Anniversary Conference, in Bangkok, Thailand,19. November 2015
6. CRH Purchases French Assets of Holcim, Re-Names it to Orsima
7. El-Khayyat Group Starts Construction of Twin Line for Drymix Mortars in Yanbu
8. Distributors: DKSH Takes over Andreas Jennow
9. The Government of Vietnam Passes New Law on Real Estate Ownership
10. Heidelberg Cement Intends to Fully Buy Italcementi

1. SEADMA: Third Malaysia Executive Forum, KL, 25. August 2015 on Jobsite Automation

The Malaysia Construction Industry Development Board CIDB is cooperating with Lafarge Malaysia and The South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA to hold the Third Malaysia Executive Forum in Kuala Lumpur at Seri Pacific Hotel on Tuesday, 25. August 2015 (09:00 - 12:00). The Topic for the technical consultations is "Automated Mortar Application Eliminates The Need for Jobsite Mixing". The organizers will personally invite functionaries of Master Builders of Malaysia MBAM, The Real Estate Housing Developers Association RHEDA and the Malaysia Institute of Architects PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia) to join this important dialogue.

Throughout South East Asia (and beyond, in India and China!), the problems linked to conventional mortar preparation on-site have been identified and recognized. Legislative initiatives to address these issues have been undertaken in China (ban on jobsite mix since 2006), Singapore (HDB) and Malaysia (CIDB). Upon initiative of CIDB, Lafarge and
SEADMA this comprehensive Executive Forum has been brought under way. For the traditional method, the expert lecturers explain the waste of materials, bad jobsite traffic, the inferior, uneven quality and the loss in efficiency. In the second session, solutions using drymix mortar in combination with jobsite machinery as well as silos are being presented and discussed. It is the opinion of both SEADMA and Lafarge that a ban on jobsite mixing, as it exists in China for quite some time and lately for certain renovation jobs in Singapore would be a prudent legislative measure to improve the construction flow, the overall quality and durability (longevity) of residential and commercial real estate in Malaysia.

The forum is being moderated by Ferdinand Leopolder, additional experts from SEADMA and Lafarge will join in. The event is by invitation only, sorry, no walk-ins will be admitted. SEADMA members acting as sponsors are however welcome (they obtain 2 free passes), please immediately enquire with us through info@drymix.info.

2. Central American Drymix Mortar Meeting, México City, Monday, 14. September 2015

drymix.info, The International Community for Drymix Mortars invites mortar experts from Central and South America as well as the Caribbean to join The Central American Drymix Mortar Meeting. The event takes place on 14. September 2015 (09:00 to 15:00) at Sevilla Palace Hotel in México City. The comprehensive lecturing programme has already been published on www.drymix.info. The meeting will also provide for along a lot of networking time as well as an industry showcase in the foyer.

The registration of delegates is available online at drymix.info (Visa or Mastercard required). Regular Admission is 315 € (US$ 350), reduced admission for members of drymix.info is 260 € (US$ 290). An especially reduced admission is available for drymix mortar manufacturers they pay only 170 € (US$ 190).

3. ladmmc four in São Paulo, Brasil, 6. November 2015

Fourth Latin American Drymix Mortar Conference ladmmc four, takes place at Club Transatlântico, São Paulo, Brasil, on 6. November 2015. Delegate registration has already started and the support is surprisingly strong, we look forward to en excellent event. Delegates will be offered simultaneous translation Portugues - English. A detailed conference flyer with all lectures is already available on www.drymix.info. Online delegate registration is available at www.drymix.info.

Admission is BR$ 1.200 | 310 € per person, reduced for members of drymix.info to BR$ 1.200 | 270 €; there is also a specially reduced admission for Mortar Manufacturers which is only BR$ 850 | 230 €.

4. 10th Anniversary SEADMA Conference, in Bangkok, Thailand,19. Nov. 2015

The South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA invites to its 10th Anniversary  Conference at Grand Mercure Bangkok Fortune Hotel on 19. November 2015. Over 120 drymix are expected for this key international networking event of the drymix mortar industry in South East Asia. The full day conference will feature 10 technical lectures as well as the SEADMA Annual General Assembly (AGM). The SEADMA/MEDMA Technical Bulletin 10 will be published on occasion of this conference.Sponsors are of course welcome. We will oublish the programme in our next Newsletter.

Admission for this conference is  THB 8.000 | 210 € reduced for Early Booking* and members of drymix.info to THB 6.500 | 170 €. Special admission for Mortar Manufacturers is THB 4.500 | 120 € (no early booking rebate applicable here). * Early booking for non-members ends on 30. September 2015

5. Sydney, 4.2.2016 and Philadelphia, end-April 2016: Call for Papers Available at drymix.info

drymix.info has issued the Calls for Papers for two upcoming meetings or conferences:

a) The Third Australia Drymix Mortar Meeting will take place at Novotel Brighton-le-Sands, NSW (near Sydney International Airport) on Thursday, 4. February 2016 from 09:00 until 16:00. Contributors are asked to submit an abstract of their proposed lecture by 15. September 2015 to drymix.info. A detailed Call for Papers is available on our website. Sponsors are of course welcome.

b) The Fifth American Drymix Mortar Conference admmc five will take place in Philadelphia, PA, USA at the end of April 2016 (exact location and date will be determined later). Contributors are asked to submit an abstract of their proposed lecture by 15. October 2015 to drymix.info. A detailed Call for Papers is available on our website. Sponsors are of course welcome.

6. CRH Purchases French Assets of Holcim, Re-Names it to Orsima

CRH plc of Dublin, Ireland has completed the acquisition of the French subsidiary and assets of Holcim (Holderbank, Switzerland). The activity has been re-named to Orsima recently, it comprises Holcims former activities in cement, concrete and aggregates in France. With the acquisition, CRH becomes the third-largest cement producer in France with about 15% of the market share. The deal became necessary due to anti-trust requirements in the wake of the LafargeHolcim merger under way.

7. El-Khayyat Group Starts Construction of Twin Line for Drymix Mortars in Yanbu

El-Khayyat Group, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently announced the building of a fully automated drymix mortar plant in Yanbu, a large industrial complex located to the West of Medina on the shore of the Red Sea. The investment will feature two mixing lines with a capacity of 100 t/h each. Engineering, mixers and the main components come from Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG, Hardheim, Germany. El-Khayyat Group is an industrial holding focussed on construction materials such as (fired) clay bricks, gypsum and cement (SAFWA Cement). El-Khayatt also has a real estate division, which builds and manages several commercial properties  in Jeddah.

8. Distributors: DKSH Takes over Andreas Jennow

The globally active distribution company DKSH Management Ltd., headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland has announced the take over the business activities of  Danish specialty chemicals distributor Andreas Jennow A/S, Birkerød. Andreas Jennow traditionally has great strength in the Nordic Nations (offices and/or warehouses in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). The company had been active in the pharmaceutical, detergents and personal care as well as the coatings, inks and construction chemical industries. in 2014, Andreas Jennow A/S had net sales of 29 Mio Euro, DKSH generated global net sales of 9.360 Mio Euro in that same period.

9. The Government of Vietnam Passes New Law on Real Estate Ownership

Effective 1. July 2015, the Government of Vietnam has passed an important law regulating real estate ownership anew: from this date on, Vietnamese living abroad can buy and own flats, homes, commercial real estate or land and other residential units, and so can (and this is really new) foreigners! The new law grants the respective owners all rights to lease or rent the apartment, house or land for a period of 50 years - they do not have to use it for themselves or their families. With this law the Government of Vietnam expects a push in residence and condominium construction, which would later be available to the lease or rental market. Of course some conditions apply, e.g. foreigners must prove residence in Vietnam for at least 12 months, but after all, the new law means a de-regulation and liberalisation of the real estate market and the building materials industry will certainly profit from the large projects already under way and led by international real estate investors.

10. Heidelberg Cement Intends to Fully Buy Italcementi

HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany has reached agreement with Italmobiliare SpA to buy all shares of the Pesenti family in Italcementi SpA, Bergamo, Italy, which amount to 45% of Italcementi at 10,60 Euro per share (total investment is 1.670 mio Euro in stock and cash). After obtaining the approval by competition authorities, HeidelbergCement will offer the same price for each share held by free investors. The price offered for each share is 61% higher than Italcementi's closing price before the deal was announced. The Pesenti family, led by Carlo Pesenti will obtain a 6% share in HeidelbergCement.

With this transaction, HeidelbergCement achieves worldwide market leadership in the aggregates field and closes the gap somehow to LafargeHolcim by becoming worldwide Nr. 2 in cement. The deal would strengthen HeidelbergCement in Italy, the Middle East and Africa Egypt as well as in France and Belgium. HeidelbergCement expects annual synergies of 175 mio Euro by 2018 from the acquisition.



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