Goeller Verlag

RHI Magnesita declares a gross profit margin of 24,4 % (2019: 24,5 %) and adjusted EBITA of 11,5 % (2019: 14,0 %). Furthermore, the Company achieved a positive adjusted operating cash flow of EUR 290 million (2019: EUR 359 million), supported by strong working capital management leading to a reduction in net debt to EUR 582 million (2019: EUR 650 million). The Board has recommended a final dividend of EUR 1,00 per share, bringing the total dividend in respect of 2020 to EUR 1,50 per share.

INTOCAST Ibérica investigates how to neutralize CO2 emissions of its tunnel kiln using in-plant by-products.

ALUMINIUM, the world’s leading trade fair for the aluminum industry, scheduled for 18–20 May 2021, in Dusseldorf, Germany, has been rescheduled to 28–30 September. Organizer Reed Exhibitions made this decision in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic after discussions with exhibitors and partners. Uncertainties surrounding travel restrictions were also a deciding factor due to the international nature of ALUMINIUM.

CeramTec has implemented a 3D-printing process for the production of construction elements made from a new technical ceramics material. With ROCAR®3D, the internationally operating specialist for technical ceramics adds a new material to its portfolio and thereby combines the special material properties of silicon carbide (SiSiC) with the advantages of the fast, cost-effective 3D-printing process.

The 21st Conference on Modern Refractory Materials and Key Achievements in High-Temperature Technologies will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 18–20 May 2022.

One of the world’s leading magnesite producers, Kümas Manyezit Sanayi (Kümas) has been acquired by the country’s leading steel producer Erdemir for USD 340 million. Erdemir is part of the Mining Metallurgy Group of OYAK, Turkey’s largest complementary occupational pension fund with assets worth around USD 16 billion, headquartered in Ankara.