EANS-News: Binder+Co's BUBLON sets new trends in the development of construction materials

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Gleisdorf (euro adhoc) - Gleisdorf, October 13, 2011. Today, the
innovative machine and complete systems manufacturer Binder+Co,
recently granted the Open Innovation Award in Berlin, presents its
latest development to the wider audience of research and industry:
BUBLON - an optimised method for producing an all-natural lightweight
material and filler with significantly improved properties in
comparison to conventional methods. The president of the Chinese
Perlite Association, amongst others, is also attending the ceremonial
presentation of the first BUBLON plant in Gleisdorf.

"Our success in recent years is based on the consistent
implementation of new ideas as well as the pursuit of a meaningful
supplement and expansion of our product range: BUBLON combines both,
creating an innovative method that fits perfectly into our portfolio,
as the upstream and the downstream process steps are already among
our core competencies. We see very attractive market potential for
this technology, whose development would bring us a significant
increase in sales", explains Karl Grabner, member of the Management
Board of Binder+Co.

"Popcorn" with excellent insulation properties Due to the trace water
contained in the starting material, perlite and obsidian multiply
their volume up to 20-fold when heated. Similar to the fabrication of
popcorn, BUBLON uses this feature of the raw materials, which exist
in large quantities, to produce an excellent base for the manufacture
of building materials with superb insulation properties. In
conjunction with the corresponding binders, the innovative "popcorn"
produced in BUBLON plants can be processed into insulation plates or
lightweight materials, like (insulation) plaster and (thermal
insulation) mortar as well as used in cavities of concrete block to
improve the level of insulation.

Binder+Co's latest product innovation is based on an invention
developed by a joint Austrian-Chinese team. In China, it already is a
successfully applied procedure, whose rights of use Binder+Co has
secured.

Significant advantages over conventional methods "Perlite popcorn"
produced with conventional methods has strong hygroscopic properties,
which, together with its low dimensional stability as well as low
strength, are responsible for this product only being of limited use
for the construction and insulating material industries.

The expanded perlite, manufactured with BUBLON plants, is well suited
for further processing into plates and molded parts due to its low
water absorption and closed surface. Furthermore, the new method
allows to specifically adjust the bulk density as well as the
strength of the granules, and is also characterised by a
significantly lower energy consumption.

Open Innovation at Binder+Co The development of BUBLON in Gleisdorf
is carried out in close cooperation with the Chinese partner Chi-Che
Euro-Technic, the Leoben University of Natural Resources and Applied
Sciences and the FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences.
Therefore, a pilot plant has been built at Binder+Co's headquarters
in Gleisdorf, which not only serves the further optimisation of the
new method, but is also already being used for experimental purposes
by the first potential customers.

Perfect integration into Binder+Co's product portfolio Before BUBLON
is used, the raw material must be comminuted, screened, dried and the
finished product also packaged. As these steps have been among the
core competencies of Binder+Co, BUBLON integrates optimally into the
existing product portfolio.

Potential BUBLON customers include the construction industry, brick,
ready-mix plaster and insulation panel manufacturers as well as the
fire protection and industrial soundproofing industry.

The Binder+Co Group Binder+Co AG is a specialist in the field of
processing, environmental and packaging technology and the world
market leader in the screening and glass recycling segments. The
company was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange at the end of 2006
and is now part of the third market in the mid market segment.
Binder+Co was awarded the 2010 Austrian National Innovation Prize for
its development of the world´s first industrially mature system for
the sorting of heat-resistant special glass from recycling cullets.
Moreover, the Binder+Co Group recently expanded its product range in
the comminuting technology area through the incorporation of
Comec-Binder S.r.l.

Further inquiry note:
Karl Grabner, Member of the Management Board
Telephone: +43/3112/800-363

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company: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft
Grazerstraße 19-25
A-8200 Gleisdorf
phone: +43 3112 800-363
FAX: +43 3112 800-320
mail: karl.grabner@binder-co.at
WWW: www.binder-co.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT000BINDER3
indexes: mid market
stockmarkets: Third Market: Wien
language: English