Building the future with geopolymer concrete – new markets, new products, a clear vision

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BFT Editor-in-Chief Silvio Schade recently visited Kortmann Beton GmbH & Co. KG in Schüttorf – here, with Managing Director Julian Krümpel (right)

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The new mixing plant combines state-of-the-art components and maximum flexibility – here, the Haarup core concrete mixer …

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… and the facemix mixer

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View into the production hall – among the other suppliers were VHV Anlagenbau and Bikotronic

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With the Würschum color batching plant, 10 brilliant colors are possible; all colors can be used with each mixer

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With the Hess block machine, serial production of paving and design elements attains at Kortmann Beton a new level of quality

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General contractor for steel construction for steel construction for the plant modernization was UBO Engineering

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The product portfolio comprises, in addition to concrete goods precast elements …

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… incl. tailor-made complete solutions for the energy infrastructure, such as these compact stations

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A total of 7,000 Wasa Uniplast Ultra production boards are used on the Hess block machine

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Working in shifts, Wissing Kreativ Bau GmbH erected a concrete structure over 45 meters high in just 16 months

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The construction of a new mixing plant has opened a new chapter for Kortmann Beton GmbH & Co. KG in its 75th year of existence. The company consistently focuses on sustainable innovation – in particular, on geopolymer concrete. This concrete is completely cement-free and significantly reduces the ecological footprint compared to conventional concrete.

Since its foundation in 1950, Kortmann Beton has stood for innovation, reliability, and technological progress in the concrete industry. What once began with a used truck owned by Carl Eduard Kortmann in Schüttorf, in the German state of Lower Saxony, evolved in the course of more than three generations into a leading concrete plant with nationwide appeal.

As early as in the 1960s, the company entered the building materials trade with a focus on gravel, cement, and later paving blocks. In 1971, the founder’s son Karl – young, courageous, and full of ideas – took over the company. In 1975, the...