RHI Magnesita to turn Urmitz site into central European hub with €23M makeover
Refractory manufacturer RHI Magnesita plans to invest €23 million in modernising its Urmitz site in Germany over the next two years.
This investment, the Group’s largest in Germany, will be used to expand and upgrade the traditional plant as a hub for non-basic refractory products. Modernisation measures will increase the plant’s production volume and boost energy efficiency by 10%.
In addition, investment in recycling will allow RHI Magnesita to increase the share of secondary raw materials.
“This is a significant and groundbreaking investment in the German and European site which, in addition to increasing productivity, will in particular strengthen product quality and delivery reliability for all our markets” stated Constantin Beelitz, Regional President Europe, CIS & Turkey at RHI Magnesita. “Our modernisation work will also enable us to increase the energy efficiency of our plant as well as save resources through recycling” he added.
As part of the investment in Urmitz, RHI Magnesita’s pressing capacities will be increased; a new tunnel kiln with an automatic circulation system and several climate drying chambers will be installed, enabling the plant to serve as a central European hub for non-basic refractory products such as bricks, mixes, and prefabricated components.
Workforce at the site will be increased by around 70 employees, most of whom will move to Urmitz from RHI’s neighbouring site in Kruft.
“We are creating a high-performance centre for non-basic refractories” said Markus Pung, Plant Group Manager of RHI Magnesita. “Our customers will benefit from state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and more digitalisation, which will allow for greater transparency.”
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