Yuri Bouwhuis is the current CEO of the Calucem Group. Dutch in origin he has worked as executive globally (in many different countries) and in a wide array of industries (Building Chemistry, Chemicals, F&F,Food, Pharma, Electronics)

1. Calucem Factory Tour

2. Slide2
One Century of Cement production
1920 2006 20182016
Ambienta
ARGUS
Capital
Partners
19921925
Heidelberger
Calcium
Aluminates
2010
Mid Europa
Partners
(MEP)
Calucem
Navy
operations
1963
Koromačno
and Most Raša
Societa
Istriana Dei
Cementi

3. Slide3
Main CAC applications
Building Chemistry Refractory Pipe & Sewage Others
Applications Applications Applications Applications
 Rapid repair & other mortars
 Tile adhesives,Tile grouts
 Flooring products
 CAC – Concrete
 Colored & Design products
 Insulating and regular
refractory castables
 Deflocculated castables and
gunning applications
 Low and Ultra Low Cement
castables (ULCC and LCC) for
high quallity refractory
products
 Full concrete sewer pipes
 Mortar inliner for Ductile Iron
Pipes (DIP)
 Sewage manhole repair and
maintenance
 Mining industry
 Reprocessing
 Construction
Advantages Advantages Advantages Advantages
 Quick setting and rapid
hardening
 Rapid drying
 High green strength
 High mechanical strength and
abrasion resistance
 Corrosion resistance
 High temperature resistance
 Abrasion, chemical and
mechanicalresistance
 Strictly monitored chemical
composition for consistent high
product quality
 Reliablebehavior during
installation
 Superior resistance against
biogenic sulfuric acid corrosion
 High strength
 Sulfate resistance
 Long service life
 Individual customized solution
Specialty Markets

4. Slide4
Calucem R&D
Customers
Universities
Competitors
Suppliers
Governments
Institutes
Associations
Employees
Calucem
Calucem
Calucem
Calucem
New
solutions
New
products
Technical
support
New
market
Legislation

5. Slide5
Analyse
Sampling Points
Raw materials Clinker Cement Cement shipment
Chemical XDF
Mineralogical XRD
Spec. surface
Particle size distribution
Color
Sett time (Vicat, Ultrasonic)
Strength (EN/ASTM, heat of hydration)
Quality stays always our focus

6. Slide6
Our social responsibility

7. Page 7
Production Facility in Pula

8. Page 8
Raw Materials for Calucem CACs
ISTRA 40
Lumnite
ISTRA 50
Refcon
HiPerCem
Raw materials Red bauxite Calcined bauxite Alumina
CAC product
Alumina content 37-45% 49-55% 60-70%
Fe2O3 content 14-17% 2-3% <0,2%
CA content >50% >60% >90%

9. Page 9
Packing and Delivery of Cements

10. Page 10
Focus on Quality
 Consistency of mineral phases and cement physical properties
 Critical ISTRA 40 data in ‘17 avg std unit
 Mineral phase CA 55 1,4 %
 Mineral phase C12A7 2,6 0,2 %
 Specific surface (Blaine) 3.420 50 g/cm2
 6h strength (EN 196) 43 2,4 Pa
 Init setting time on paste (EN 196) 3:28 0:15 h:mm
 Calucem results traceability
 EC certificate of conformity – ZAG Slovenian building institute
 Round robin tests (4 per year) with HC internal labs

11. Page 11
SAFETY FIRST!
 Wear safety gear at all
time during the tour
 Helmets
 Ear and eye
protection
 High Reflection vests
 No pictures during the tour
 Stay in your group

12. Thank you for your attention