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Austria: UNTHA Shredding Technology has launched its new XR ripper and cutter series of pre shredders for the production of refuse derived fuel (RDF) and solid recovered fuel (SRF).

The new XR shredders offer flexibility to the final particle size by the use of two distinct cutting methods that can be configured and re-configured by the end user. The tearing motion achieves a rough shred of untreated waste, with a homogenous, pre-determined particle size between 100 - 400mm, while the final fraction size is regulated by adjustable screen bars. Load-dependent speed controls adjust the XR shredder's RPM and torque to maximise throughputs of up to70t/hr.

Key benefits of the XR shredder include:

• 45 - 50% less energy consumption, which can equate to over Euro631,066 in electricity savings over the lifetime of the machine,

• Load-dependent speed controls which adjust the RPM and torque to achieve maximum throughput of up to 70t/hr,

• Synchronous, water-cooled motors work tirelessly without overheating, guaranteeing the XR's unparalleled uptime statistics,

• Consistent particle sizes between 50mm - 400mm achievable, depending on requirements,

• Less than 75dB of noise output.

Norway/Austria: Yara International intends to acquire the flue gas cleaning division of STRABAG SE, in a move that consolidates Yara's position as a global, full-service emissions-to-air control company. STRABAG stated that it is selling its flue gas cleaning division in order to focus on its core construction business.

"Our acquisition of STRABAG's flue gas cleaning division will increase our capacities in, and beyond, NO_x control systems. It will also give us access to great teams in key growth markets like Asia and Eastern Europe, where we can help customers meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations," said Yves Bonte, Senior Vice-President and head of Yara's Industrial Segment.

With flue gas cleaning, Yara can provide an end-to-end service that includes the production of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) systems to reduce Nitrogen Oxide (NO_x) emissions, along with the reagents needed to operate them.

The STRABAG acquisition is part of Yara's broader strategic direction to invest in products and services that address the related issues of environment, resources and food security. In January 2014 Yara acquired H+H Umwelt-und-Industrietechnik GmbH, which primarily produces SCR systems to reduce Nitrogen Oxide (NO_x) emissions on ships. In April 2014 Yara also took a majority stake in Green Tech Marine, a leading Sulphur Oxide (SO_x) scrubber supplier to the marine industry.

The transaction is subject to approval by the Austrian competition authority and other regulatory approvals. It is expected to be completed by the end of August 2014.

Austria: Starlinger, a technology supplier for woven plastic packaging production and plastics recycling, is opening its factory and showrooms in Weissenbach on 14 – 16 and 21 – 25 October 2013. Packaging producers and plastics recyclers will have the opportunity to see the latest models of the Starlinger machine range in operation.

Highlights on show include the new lamiTEC coating and lamination line that features roll change at full production speed and increased output, the RX 8.0 circular loom for heavy-duty fabric weaving, the conversion line ad*starKON SX+ and the newly developed linTAPE tape winders with linear drive technology for smooth winding and gentle tape treatment.

Austria: Ghassan Broummana has been appointed managing director of A TEC Group from 1 October 2013. As managing director Broummana will be responsible for sales and marketing within the A TEC and A TEC GRECO group.

Broummana started his career in 1987 designing and starting-up cement plants. In 1996 he joined Holcim Group Support in Switzerland where he developed and implemented various corporate initiatives. In 2004, he moved to Holcim's subsidiary in Thailand, Siam City Cement, to start up a new business unit preparing alternative fuels and raw materials from industrial and household waste.

In 2009 Broummana joined the managing committee and executive committee respectively of Holcim's subsidiaries in India, ACC and Ambuja Cements. Here he restructured Techport, the unified technical support service centre that provides expertise to both ACC and Ambuja Cements with the aim of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of over 25 integrated cement plants and grinding stations and managing all the major capital expenditure projects for both companies.

Broummana holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Diploma in Wirtschafts-Ingenieur (MBA) from the University of Dortmund. He has also completed a 'Program for Executive Development' at IMD-Lausanne and 'Advanced Management Program' at Harvard Business School, US.

Austria: Price pressure is becoming an ever-greater problem for the cement industry in Austria, according to the head of an industry group.

"In 2012 the volume of sales remained the same, but revenues dropped substantially", the chairman of the management of the Association of Austrian Cement Industry (VÖZ), Rudolf Zrost, said on Tuesday.

Cement sales in 2012 remained almost unchanged at 4.46Mt, compared to 4.43Mt in 2011. However, revenues slumped by 4.7% to Euro375m.

Austria: Pyroprocessing specialist A TEC GRECO has announced two appointments. Peter Schwei will join the company as Sales and Technical Managing Director from 3 June 2013. Christoph Voutsinas joined the company on 2 April 2013 as Global Sales Manager. Both roles will be based in Austria.

Schwei, aged 50, previously worked as the technical managing director for a cement producer in Austria. He holds a mining degree from Montan University in Leoben.

Voutsinas, aged 34, previously worked in account and sales management in the refractory industry. He holds a physics degree from the Technical University Vienna.

Germany/Austria: In a move that affects two major cement industry suppliers Loesche GmbH of Germany, the market leader in dry-grinding technology, and pyroprocessing specialist A TEC Holding GmbH of Austria have entered into a close cooperation agreement. The companies say that it is a mutually-beneficial move and both are convinced that they can jointly provide an even stronger and better support to clients in the cement industry. However, the core business of both companies will remain unchanged.

The companies said that the cooperation, combining technologies and sales organisation, opens new interesting opportunities for certain types of projects, for example combined upgrading projects including grinding circuits and pyroprocess optimisation. The cooperation also generates attractive synergies for both companies. They added that research and development and joint technology developments will provide new and innovative solutions to solve the issues of the cement production market in the future.