1. SUSTAINABLE PROCESS INDUSTRY EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL COMPETTIVENESS TROUGH RESOURCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPIRE Brokerage event December 16 th 2013 Biomass Clay Granulate

2. WWW.SPIRE2030.EU 2  today the world's largest producer of bricks and No. 1 on the clay roof tiles market in Europe, with 221 plants in 30 countries  EUR 2,355.5 mio revenues and 13,060 employees in 2012 Our project idea applies for:  SPIRE 2 – 2014: Adaptable industrial processes allowing the use of renewables as flexible feedstock for chemical and energy applications

3. WWW.SPIRE2030.EU Project Idea Concept How to bring biomass into a kiln for ceramic products? Avoid contamination of bricks & tiles with ash? Tailor made solid fuel: Biomass-Clay granulate e.g.: 90% biomass + 10% clay 3

4. WWW.SPIRE2030.EU Project Idea Concept  biomass-clay granulate is put into heating zone  biomass will reduce natural gas demand  clay will incorporate ash of biomass – no influence on product quality  clay-ash granulate is recycled for brick & tiles production – replacement of raw material possible 4

5. WWW.SPIRE2030.EU Biomass-Clay Granulate  up to 30% less fossil energy demand  co-firing process with biomass for existing kilns  bolt on technology – use of existing infrastructure in ceramic processes  involvement of local suppliers of biomass (wood, renewables)  use of local clays to form biomass-clay granulate  reduced demand of primary feed stock e.g. sand fillers could be replaced by recycled clay-ash granulate 5

6. WWW.SPIRE2030.EU Looking for partners… in the fields of:  pellets producer  granulation & agglomeration specialists  solid fuel distribution systems biomass firing industry  energy management systems  integrated process control systems  dissemination 6

7. WWW.SPIRE2030.EU Contact details Josef Birngruber Wienerberger AG Engineering R&D E-Mail: josef.birngruber@wienerberger.com josef.birngruber@wienerberger.com 7