IMA Europe 2008 Conference, Brussels/Belgium (11.–13.09.2008)
From 11–13 September, leading industry and political representatives met in Brussels for the IMA Europe 2008 Conference. Keynote this year was ensuring sustainability in the extraction and...
WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has opened its new VINNAPAS® ACADEMY Training & Competence Center in Moscow/Russia in October (Fig. 1). The VINNAPAS® ACADEMY serves as an international...
This study examines the hydration kinetics of hydrate-sphere formation. This is a form of heterogeneous setting and can frequently be observed in ternary binder mixtures high in Portland cement and...
Multiwall paper sacks (vulgo: bags) are produced in a range of styles, the most important being sewn or pasted side-gusseted sacks and pasted cross-bottom sacks. These two basic types are produced...
Oleochemical raw materials, namely metallic soaps and sodium oleate are characterized by a beneficial cost/performance ratio. The water absorption coefficient (w) in water resistant plasters has to be...
For the third time, Ferdinand Leopolder, the founding president of The South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA (a Singapore Association), organized the annual SEADMA Conference on...
9th International Conference on High Temperature Filtration, Saalfelden/Austria (24.–26.09.2008)
Organized by Evonik Fibres (former Inspec Fibres), the 9th International Conference on High Temperature Filtration, again turned out to be the top event for participants from around the globe (Fig....
After six years of growth in succession, the German construction equipment and building material machinery industry expects to see an end to the construction boom in 2009. This has been reported by...
