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ICCX Russia 2019
Great number of visitors
on the occasion of RUSSIA
the 15th anniversary 2019
Russia is a country of concrete and precast concrete ele-
ments with a great tradition. The ICCX Russia, the largest Maxim Avershin, Orelstroy PAO
and most successful conference and trade fair for the in-
dustry in Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Indepen- I came here to gather information about
dent States), has been an inseparable part of it for 15 years new plant technology and new technolo-
now. In the anniversary year, the organisers were able to gies in general. I found a lot of interest-
welcome more exhibitors and more visitors. Stimulated, ing stuff here. One day is not enough to
participants discussed with one another and cultivated really visit all the booths and see every-
their existing and new contacts in a familiar atmosphere. thing, to talk to everyone you want to
meet and talk to.
Shortly after the opening of the registration at 08:00 in the
morning, the organisers of the ICCX Russia 2019 were able
to count several hundred visitors to the conference and
exhibition. At the end of the second day of the exhibition,
5 December, the number of participants was to rise to more
than 1,100 - a good 10% more than in the previous year. The most important sales markets for production technology in
already strong interest in innovations and new technologies the precast concrete element, concrete product and ready-
in the areas of concrete and precast technology in Russia is mix concrete segments. The exhibition once again repre-
therefore clearly reviving. sented everything of importance in the areas of mixing tech-
nology, reinforcement processing, machine and plant tech-
It is therefore fitting that this year the number of exhibitors at nology for the production of precast concrete elements and
the accompanying trade fair was also a good 10 % higher concrete products, handling, post-processing, concrete
than in the previous year. The international supplier industry chemistry and other supplier parts. Among the exhibitors was,
therefore continues to rely on Russia as one of the world's of course, also the platinum sponsor Pemat.
More exhibitors, more visitors – the 15th anniversary of Dr. Holger Karutz, organiser of the ICCX Russia 2019,
the ICCX Russia in St. Petersburg was a great success. gave an opening speech in which he traced the history
of the most important industry conference and trade fair
in Russia and the CIS states.
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More than 110 exhibitors presented their products and services during the ICCX Russia and answered the visitors' questions.
The exhibitors questioned agreed that the ICCX Russia is the and by Ricardo Remus, Germany, on improving the strength
only real trade fair that not only attracts a large number of vis- characteristics of concrete using ultrasound.
itors, but above all can also offer a high quality of visitors, as
only experts from the concrete and precast concrete industry First ever aerated concrete lecture session
take part. Therefore, conversations are basically genuine,
target-oriented technical conversations that often result in or- For the first time, AAC Worldwide, the new trade journal pub-
ders or at least cooperation - a clear advantage that the ICCX lished by the ICCX organiser, held its own lecture session on
Russia has in comparison with many other events that are less aerated concrete production as part of the conference.
clearly focused on the concrete and precast concrete industry. The programme started with four lectures by absolute experts
in this area.
From "smart concretes"
to ultrasonic strength improvement
The extensive and professional conference programme
began on 3 December with Michael Khrapko's technical
course. In addition, the programme this year included 20 lec- Alexander Kartashov, Dmitriy
tures on precast concrete elements, concrete products and Kalmykov, Kasanskiy DSK JSC
ready-mixed concrete, including lectures on concrete tech-
nology, mixing technology and project reports. We're here for two reasons: first,
we are looking for new technolo-
Among the visitors questioned, the lecture by Prof. Vyatch- gies. and secondly, we have a con-
eslav Falikman, Russian Federation, on "Smart Concretes" was crete interest in buying new
very well received, as were the lectures by Stanislav Aidarov, equipment for our plant. I can
Spain, on current experiments with fibre-reinforced concrete, already say that we will implement some of what we have seen and
by Prof. Efe Ikponmwosa, Nigeria, on the opportunities for discovered here at home.
Russian precast concrete companies on the Nigerian market,
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The conference programme this year included 20 lectures. The contents ranged from explosion protection by Ducon safety
concrete, presented by Dr. Stephan Hauser, Germany, to "smart concretes", presented by Prof. Vyacheslav Falikman,
Russian Federation, …
... and on to the improvement of concrete strength with The conference hall was always well filled and the
ultrasound, presented by Ricardo Remus, Germany. participants had lively discussions with the speakers.
The first speaker was Gleb Iosifovich Grinfeld, Managing products and how they can be prevented during production.
Director of the National Association of Aerated Concrete In his lecture, Jürgen Oecknick of PSA Zurich dealt with the
Manufacturers in Russia (Natsionalnaya assotsiatsiya correct marketing of a system made of aerated concrete, ad-
proisvoditeley avtoklavnogo gasobetona, NAAG), who spoke hesive and plaster. The final lecture was held by Fuad Mam-
about the domestic market. That was followed by Margarita madov, Team Leader Technical Sales at the leading Azerbai-
Vladislavna Kaftayayeva, OOO "Sibirskiy element – Renta-K", jani cement manufacturer Norm Cement. He presented to the
with a very practical lecture on damage to aerated concrete participants investigations into the significance of cement
quality for the aerated concrete final product.
Olga Denisova, Plant tours and fringe programme
Andrey Belyayev, SZSM Ltd.
Traditionally, on the fourth and last day of the event, the or-
We produce precast concrete ele- ganiser invited participants to visit concrete and precast
ments and ready-mix concrete in plants in the St. Petersburg region. Buses transported the ap-
the Krasnodar region. We come proximately 200 participants to one of three plants: the pre-
here to discover new technologies. cast concrete company Lider Prom, the concrete goods man-
We visit the exhibition and also ufacturer Tsemsys or the ready-mix concrete manufacturer
the conference. Among other things, I found the lecture on the world- Beaton.
wide development of the ready-mixed concrete market very good today.
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Juriy, Betonwarenhersteller,
St. Petersburg
We've been coming here for several
years. We know somebody at practically
every booth, so we have a lot of friends
here. It is important to me that we regu-
larly exchange information here, find
out how the market is developing and
what's new.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The lecture session on aerated concrete, held for the first
time in the small conference hall of the ICCX Russia in Organisation
cooperation with the trade journal AAC Worldwide, was
very well attended – the photo shows the leading Russian
aerated concrete expert Margarita V. Kaftayeva.
RUSSIA
2019 ACADEMY
TECHNOLOGY COURSE
The ICCX Russia would not be the ICCX Russia if it did not www.iccx.org www.cpi-worldwide.com
offer a suitable fringe programme. Once again this year, the
gala dinner in the event hotel's spacious and yet cosy
Paulaner restaurant offered the right setting for exuberant Platinum Sponsor
celebrations and friendly conversations with tables richly laid
out with food and drinks and lively dance music by two live
bands from St. Petersburg.
The next ICCX Russia, which then already be the 16th, will take
place from 1 to 4 December 2020 in the tried-and-tested Supporter
Radisson Inn Pulkovskaya Hotel in St. Petersburg. Companies
can already book their exhibition booth on the www.iccx.org
website. Visitors will also find initial information there. We are
looking forward to meeting you in St. Petersburg in 2020!
As every year, on the fourth day of the ICCX Russia there were excursions to concrete and precast plants – this year the plants
of Lider Prom, Tsemsys and Beaton were up for choice.
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