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Germany’s Schwenk meca-clay plant under construction

Schwenk Meca Clay pilot

The foundation work on Schwenk’s meca-clay plant in Allmendingen, Germany, has been completed ahead of schedule. The meca-clay technology shall realize for the first time to convert all types of clays into highly reactive cement additives using only electrical energy,…

Germany’s Schwenk Cement to build a meca-clay plant

Schwenk ActivatedClay Plant Illustration 1

Schwenk Zement contracted thyssenkrupp Polysius to build a demonstration plant for the production of meca-clay in the Allmendingen cement plant in Germany. Meca-clay can be produced without the conventional clay calcination (we reported here 15.12.2023). The process uses all-electric technology…

Innovation on the activation of clay without calcination

Polysius Green Cement small

Schwenk Zement and thyssenkrupp Polysius jointly developed an innovative technology for the activation of clay, to reduce the CO2 in the global cement and concrete production. The meca-clay technology enables the activation of all types of clay using only electrical…