{"id":2065,"date":"2021-12-02T13:16:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htr.rs\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2021-12-02T13:16:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:16:44","slug":"urmitz-inauguration-of-new-tunnel-kiln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-site.htr.rs\/en\/urmitz-inauguration-of-new-tunnel-kiln\/","title":{"rendered":"Urmitz: Inauguration of new tunnel kiln"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Commissioning of the new tunnel kiln goes hand in hand with digital expansion of the site and new jobs for the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00fclheim-K\u00e4rlich, November 25, 2021\u00a0\u2013\u00a0This morning, the new tunnel kiln was fired up at the Urmitz plant of RHI Magnesita, world market leader for refractory products and solutions. The 122-meter-long lightweight kiln generates temperatures of up to 1550\u00b0C and represents the heart of modern refractory production. It is primarily used to fire bricks for the refractory lining of aggregates, which are essential for the steel, glass, cement, lime, energy and chemical industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first time in decades that a tunnel kiln for shaped and fired refractory products has existed at the Urmitz plant. Once fired, the tunnel kiln will burn\u00a0continuously for several decades and its performance will increase the plant\u2019s\u00a0capacity by around 25,000 tons per year. The new tunnel kiln significantly expands\u00a0the plant\u2019s product range and serves to further enhance offerings in non-basic refractory products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investment volume of 23 million euros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RHI Magnesita has invested a total of 23 million euros in the site. This will re-equip and expand the traditional plant as a central European hub for the manufacture of non-basic refractory products. In addition to the costs for the construction of the tunnel kiln, the investment is accompanied by the modernization, automation and all- encompassing digitalization of the plant, which are decisive factors for the optimization&nbsp;of the value chain. This will grow the plant\u2019s production volume and at&nbsp;the same time increase its energy efficiency by 10 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe significant investment in this European site is groundbreaking. The new tunnel&nbsp;kiln in Urmitz puts us in an optimal position throughout Europe, as it contributes to a significant increase in efficiency and thus to higher production capacity. Our objective is to set new standards in the industry with the help of smart digital solutions and infrastructures and to set the course towards sustainability,\u201d says&nbsp;Rajah Jayendran, COO of RHI Magnesita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sum is the highest RHI Magnesita has ever invested in Germany \u2013\u00a0and underlines the strategic importance of the plant, which provides many jobs in the region. The tunnel kiln installation in Urmitz also creates a new demand for jobs: for example, for the first time, employees are being sought who are experts in the field of kiln technology as well as product engineering. A total of 65 new jobs will be\u00a0created at the plant,\u201d summarizes Constantin Beelitz, Regional President Europe, CIS &amp; Turkey RHI Magnesita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ceremonial commissioning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mayor of the Wei\u00dfenthurm municipality, Thomas Przybylla, was one of the guests of honor invited to the event. Together with plant group manager Markus Pung and COO Rajah Jayendran, he inaugurated the tunnel kiln in a firing ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underlines RHI Magnesita\u2019s vital role in the region: \u201cAs an important innovation&nbsp;and economic factor, the RHI Magnesita plant in Urmitz not only makes a major contribution to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, but also assumes its great responsibility&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;as an employer for new high-tech professions and as a firmly anchored member of the community. I am pleased that investments are being made in the Urmitz site and that a showcase project in the field of automation and digitalization, which is significant for the industry, is being built in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRHI Magnesita is the technology leader in the refractories industry. As an innovation\u00a0driver, we have set ourselves the goal to retool and expand our plant in Urmitz as a central European hub to produce non-basic refractory products. This will enable us\u00a0to meet customer requirements even more specifically and with even higher quality,\u201d\u00a0explained plant group manager Markus Pung at the inauguration ceremony. \u201cWith the firing up of the new tunnel kiln, we are a big step closer to achieving this goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: rhimagnesita.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioning of the new tunnel kiln goes hand in hand with digital expansion of the site and new jobs for the region. M\u00fclheim-K\u00e4rlich, November 25, 2021\u00a0\u2013\u00a0This morning, the new tunnel kiln was fired up at the Urmitz plant of RHI Magnesita, world market leader for refractory products and solutions. 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