The global drymix mortar industry (Part 2)

1 Modern high-throughput render, screed and mortar plant equipped for silo logistics

2 Cracking and water damage to the facade of a residential complex in Mumbai

3 Drymix mortar production by continents in mio. t. in 2006

4 World market demand and development 2006 –2011

5 Conventional job site in Borneo/Malaysia with stockpiles for hand-mixing mortars

6 Modern, efficient job site with silos containing drymix mortars

7 The use of a mortar mixer in Poland

8 Outdoor exposure of mortar samples at Wacker Technical Center in Beijing

9 Tile adhesion failure in the brand new Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
Airport in 2007

Drymix Mortar Plant in Singapore:
LCS Optiroc

Summary: Drymix mortar technology plays a vital role in the development of today’s global construction materials market. Not only are these mortars essential for the aesthetic finish of a building, in more and more cases they provide for thermal insulation and are essential for increasing construction efficiency. All around the world new applications are being developed to address the specific targets of the building industry, as well as those of the general public (e. g. environmental issues). Since 2005 the new markets have been growing at a rate of over 20 % per year, this growth has hardly been impacted by the economic crisis, which mainly affected “old economic areas” and “boomtowns”, such as Dubai.

6 The areas of growth

Apart from the general contribution of substitution of traditional job site mixing and the growth which arises through this, there are a multitude of growth factors in existance globally. They can be summarized as follows

– growing ratio of owners vs. tenants (rented property)

– trend towards the use of attractive finishing materials (e. g. tiles, parquet)

– requirement for more precision and durability

– legal requirements (e. g. ban on job site mixing; EIFS)

6.1 New construction

Apart from the mega-projects (e. g. Olympic Games in Beijing, developments in...

Issue 04/2010

The global drymix mortar industry (Part 1)

1 Introductory remarks, definitions, standards 1.1 Definitions Minerally bound mortars have been in use for over 2500 years. In the course of time, builders, architects and construction workers have...

Issue 04/2009 Events

The importance of the central and southern European markets for the drymix mortar industry

The First Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference cedmmc, Bucharest/Romania (26.01.2009)

The First Central and South European Drymix Mortar Conference (Fig. 1) took place in Bucharest/Romania, on January 26th, 2009, amidst the global economic and financial crisis. Despite these less than...

Issue 02/2011

Silo logistics for drymix mortars: market, applications, technology and regional trends

1 Building materials in the course of time Minerally bound mortars have been in use for over 2500 years. A milestone for modern mortars was the availability of dry performance binders since the early...

Issue 04/2009 Special China

Improving the standardization

5th China Exhibition of Mortar Technology & Products, Beijing/China (04.–07.03.2009)

As part of the China Build + Deco Fair 2009, the 5th China Exhibition of Mortar Technology & Products took place from 04.-07.03.2009 at the Beijing New International Exhibition Halls near Capital...

Issue 12/2008 Interview

Growing demands concerning quality and long-term performance

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...

ZKG 05/2010