MAJOR PROJECTS

CLEIA NEWSLETTER - Number 4 - September 2015

Jérôme DegueurceDeputy Managing Director

Operations Director

The large scale construction projects that we are conducting on several continents are the result of the acceleration in the development of CLEIA.Our business model oriented towards customer satisfaction is the key to our success on quality, innovative and competitive plants for higher projects profitability..

CLEIA is present for large and ambitious construction projectsThe sales team of CLEIA recorded in recent months several major successes, obtaining the signature of contracts for major plant construction projects and now we must meet the expectations of our customers. For the success of these projects, we have significantly strengthened the operational structure of CLEIA. Our rational and very reactive organization guarantees to customers an optimal realization both technically and financially.In this CLEIA News 4, we present the progresses of these major projects in Algeria, Kurdistan, Tunisia and Belarus.

Success of our innovative concepts for brick and roof tile plantsOur 4.0 brick plant concept including innovations such as the Zephyr dryer and the Technofast kiln enables us to build scalable brick plants for customers who are keen to anticipate the progress and technological and environmental changes. Both by supporting the development of new building products and by offering innovative technologies to manufacture them.

For Hi-Tech roof tile plants, we realized over the last three years the most modern units in Europe. CLEIA has effectively implemented its R&D program for the reduction of energy consumption, according to our roof tile Platinum concept and the new dryer Energy ∆T reducing by nearly 15% the energy consumed in the drying process.

A strategic vision of the future-oriented companyOur R&D is also in the spotlight as a result of having obtained a new patent for our Deforcet kiln specifically designed to reduce the kiln's fuel consumption and pollutant emissions.

After the success of Albaraka CIE in Tunisia which allows us to provide our client with local offers from the Maghreb for any part of local and international manufacturing, we sustainably reinforce our position in Algeria with the opening of our subsidiary "CLAYTEC Service Algérie" to provide CLEIA quality services to Algerian industrials.

Our profession must constantly adapt to market trends in Europe and worldwide. The goal of the industrial organization that we have set up within CLEIA is the success of these "Major Projects" as well as a constant technical development to offer to our customers the best units with genuine turnkey engineering solutions.

MAJOR PROJECTS

CLEIA NEWSLETTER - Number 4 - September 2015

Jérôme DegueurceDeputy Managing Director

Operations DirectorOperations Director

The large scale construction projects that we are conducting on several continents are the result of the acceleration in the development of CLEIA.Our business model oriented towards customer satisfaction is the key to our success on quality, innovative and competitive plants for higher projects profitability.quality, innovative and competitive plants for higher projects profitability.quality, innovative and competitive plants for higher projects profitability.

CLEIA is present for large and ambitious construction projectsThe sales team of CLEIA recorded in recent months several major successes, obtaining the signature of contracts for major plant construction projects and now we must meet the expectations of our customers. For the success of these projects, we have significantly strengthened the operational structure of CLEIA. Our rational and very reactive organization guarantees to customers an optimal realization both technically and financially.In this CLEIA News 4, we present the progresses of these major projects in Algeria, Kurdistan, Tunisia and Belarus.

Success of our innovative concepts for brick and roof tile plantsOur 4.0 brick plant concept including innovations such as the Zephyr dryer and the Technofast kiln enables us to build scalable brick plants for customers who are keen to anticipate the progress and technological and environmental changes. Both by supporting the development of new building products and by offering innovative technologies to manufacture them.

For Hi-Tech roof tile plants, we realized over the last three years three years the most modern units in Europe. CLEIA has effectively implemented its has effectively implemented its R&D program for the reduction of energy consumptionreduction of energy consumption, according to our roof tile Platinum concept and the new dryer Energy ∆T reducing by nearly 15% the energy consumed in the drying process.

A strategic vision of the future-oriented companyOur R&D is also in the spotlight as a result of having obtained a new patent for our Deforcet kiln specifically designed to reduce the kiln's fuel consumption and pollutant emissions.

After the success of Albaraka CIE in Tunisia which allows us to provide our client with local offers from the Maghreb for any part of local and international manufacturing, we sustainably reinforce our position in Algeria with the opening of our subsidiary "CLAYTEC Service Algérie" to provide CLEIA quality services to Algerian industrials.

Our profession must constantly adapt to market trends in Europe and worldwide. The goal of the industrial organization that we have set up within CLEIA is the success of these "Major Projects" as well as a constant technical development to offer to our customers the best units with genuine turnkey engineering solutions.

Special SectionSummary

20 years of experience in robotics - more than 300 robots installed

PERSPECTIVE 2015

Sharp increases expected in

Turnover and results New CLEIA'S subsidiary in Maghreb Proximity and Quality of services for industry in Algeria

Simultaneous construction:

7 kilns and 5 dryers including 3 Zephyr® dryers

NEWS

New orders and achievementsNew Multicut DS multi wire cutter

"CLAYTEC Service Algérie"

Introducing the new subsidiary of CLEIA

SPECIAL SECTION

MAJOR PROJECTS

■ Algeria ■ Belarus ■ Tunisia ■ Kurdistan

R & D

■ SERIE C Top Jet burner ■ NEW EQUIPMENT: 4C Laboratory ■ PATENT Deforcet kiln

REPORT

■ Albaraka CIE: the key to success

OOM

■ CLEIA: Firing process and low-consumption kilns expert

PARTNERSHIP

■ CLEIA takes shareholding in JETFLAM company

CLEIA PRACTICAL

■ Access and contact ■ Fairs / Events 2015

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KEY FIGURES

NEWS

Modernization of "Tuilerie Lambert"

SBMT2 brick plant acquires a new robotized palletizing

"Increasing the performance and reducing the hardship for operators through a modular setting with high accuracy"

"A low consumption and sustainable kiln 100% made up of refractory material"

The packaging of finished products at the SBMT2 brick plant of the Tedjini group is now carried out by a palletizing robot.

From the exit conveyor receiving the fired bricks, the robot sets the cross-layers to the 1,200x1,200mm format and also sets the bricks in the right position required for preparing the perforated layer.

Provided with deflectable fingers, the gripper automatically adjusts the bricks spacing, allowing

so the passage of the forklift's forks.

This new facility provides the customer Tedjini with full satisfaction by simplifying the circuit and making the production line more reliable with a packaging that meets the demands of the end users. With this success, the Tedjini group confirmed news orders for robotized facilities.

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NEWMulticut DS Multi wire cutter NEWNEWMulticut DS Multi wire cutter Multicut DS Multi wire cutter

The new Multicut DS multi wire cutters are intended for the manufacture of facing bricks with the possibility to perform chamfering on 4 sides.

Our DS - Double Stage - technology allows a cut on two levels for a better distribution of stresses and thus a better quality of cut, allowing high accuracy in the bricks geometry.

The first level cuts the long lengths of clay slugs in 2 or 3 parts (along the width of the installed cutter) and the second level makes individual cuts.

Entirely designed by our engineering department,our cutters present many advantages that simplifyand improve quality settings:

• Double cutting frame with automatic change

• Automatic cleansing of wires in bottom position

• Specific device holding the wires in position in case of crack

• Accurate and individual adjustment of each chamfering roller

• Motorized chamfering rollers

Wienerberger chooses CLEIA for its new kiln in the Achenheim brick plant To ensure the complete transformation of its old water sealed kiln into a sand sealed one, Wienerberger has selected CLEIA for the performances and energy savings of its kilns.

Several proven systems such as the combustion circuits supplied with hot air, the individual fans controlled by

speed controllers and the new device with dual exhaust, lead to substantial energy savings.

This new Tradisfast kiln will be entirely built with bricks and refractory components that allow optimal corrosion resistance.

"Tuilerie Lambert", located in the Charente region, manufactures canal roof tiles and a wide range of high quality accessories from 6 generations.

The new "U" cassette handling circuit and robotized roof tiles setting will be equipped with an automatic sorting system with vision. With a great flexibility of operation, this installation allows "Tuilerie Lambert" to perpetuate the manufacturing of premium products with state-of-the-art facilities.

ALGERIA

FRANCE

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NEW

By creating its second subsidiary in the Maghreb, located in Algiers. "CLAYTEC Service Algérie" was developed to offer industrial Algerian local service and quality.

Maintenance / Spare parts Robotics / Modernization Revamping / Upgrading to standards Expertise / training

CLEIA strengthens its position in Algeria

"CLAYTEC Service Algérie"BORDJ-EL-BAHRI • ALGIERS

Contact

Jean-Pascal MONINCLAYTEC Service Algérie Manager

Mobile: +33 6 89 78 25 18

info@claytec-sa.com

Tel: +213 5 40 89 12 01

ROBOTICS / MODERNIZATIONWe are offering our qualifi ed staff to assist you in robotics and in the upgrading of

your production units.

We modernize your facilities by implementing more modern new packaging machineries that make your products more attractive to your customers.

REWAMPING / UPGRADING TO STANDARDSFor the renovation of your facilities, we work on your old equipment to refurbish them. We perform the audit of your units and bring you solutions that contribute to improve performances.

We carry out the upgrading to standards of your electric and gas circuits.

MAINTENANCE / SPARE PARTSFor technical support, troubleshooting and maintenance of your equipment, we offer you qualified technicians for fast and effective repairing operation.

We offer all types of spare parts, wear parts, components or special pieces for your facilities.

A wide range of mechanical, electrical and thermal parts, such as burners, refractory, motors, speed controllers…

EXPERTISE / TRAININGOur engineers and experts carry out an audit of your facilities in order to improve

performances.

Our focus areas are numerous: raw materials, drying, fi ring, automatic handling, robotics, mechanics, production management...

CLEIA relies on its training organization approval to offer assistance to the operation. We provide onsite training for your operators and technicians for a better operation of your production tools.

• 230 containers leaving our workshops• 850 mm-Extruder• Over 300 burners installed on Technofast kiln

• Facing bricks and insulating blocks• 18,000 NF bricks / hour• High-quality 4 edges chamfering

Guerrouache brick plant Argibordj Group

The construction of the largest mono-line brick plant of Maghreb in Algeria for the Guerrouache company of Argibordj Group demonstrates the ability of CLEIA to financially and technically achieve these large capacity projects that improve the profitability of investments.

Some figures on this unit, the construction is well advanced: a Zephyr rapid dryer with a width of 13 meters and an airtight refractory Technofast kiln, with a length of 200 meters.

ALGERIA

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MZSM Brick plantBELARUS

The brick plant MZSM, leader in Belarus for the manufacture of facing bricks and insulating blocks will be equipped with a new production line. This includes a new extruder group, a Multicut DS multiwire cutter and the associated automatic circuit, particularly with a new multi-product robotized setting machine on kiln cars.

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• 2 Zephyr dryers and 2 Tradifast refractory kilns

• Capacity = 630,000 tons / year

• Building with a surface of 28,600 m2

• Capacity = 1,000 tons / day• 220 burners fueled with oil or gas

• 130 kiln cars

BFS brick plantTEJRA group

The brick plant Ashur Brick proposes three families of products and a long-term vision of the Iraqi market for building materials with standard bricks, hollow bricks and load bearing bricks.

Realized with the technologies developed by CLEIA, this new green-field production unit is under construction in Sulaymaniyah and will include a multi-tracks tunnel dryer and a Tradifast refractory kiln with three robotized stations.

Two production lines of 900 tons / day each will be delivered turn-key by CLEIA on the site of Agareb.

This new unit whose the first line will be soon commissioned will include in the future 2 Zephyr dryers and 2 Tradifast kilns with refractory and robotized setting circuits which will represent the most modern brick production unit in Tunisia.

TUNISIA

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KURDISTANAshur Brick plant

SPECIAL SECTION

MAJOR PROJECTS

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R & D

New Serie C Top Jet CLEIA markets a new range of robust and effective Top Jet burners:

Serie C Top Jet burnersCompatible with all kiln roofs, this burner comprises a steel body and a lining of refractory concrete.

In operation for now several months on a brick kiln, the "Serie C Top Jet" is ideal for obtaining a homogeneous temperature rise in the pre-firing zone. It reaches unmatched power and stirring performance.

4C Laboratory New EquipmentAnalyzes of raw materialsNew measurement and analysis devices are in use in our 4C laboratory: Particle size, moisture and lime contents in clays

These new facilities complement our laboratory which is also equipped with:

• a pilot line of raw material preparation (crushing and mixing)

• an extruder group for shaping bricksand roof tiles

• a drying cell

• several kilns for firing

The INPI* has just awarded a new patent to CLEIA for its DEFORCET kiln. Our ceramic engineers designed a new management of the energy and airflow distribution to reduce thermal consumption and pollutant emissions by up to 25%.

Next step: An industrial demonstrator

already under study.

The designers of this invention are: Didier Brun (Head of Process) and Mathieu Hervy (Process Engineer and R & D)

Patent for the DEFORCET KILN

From left to right: Didier Brun and Mathieu Hervy

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*INPI: French organism for patent management

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Albaraka CIE, first subsidiary of CLEIA in TunisiaAlbaraka CIE enjoys an extraordinary industrial success. It employs 75 people after two and a half years of existence, and can offer real deals from the nearby Maghreb to professionals in building materials of clay industry. „

Electrical and mechanical skills Albaraka CIE carries out all types of Electrical and PLC cabinets meeting EC standards.

The company also works to achieve wiring and installation projects on site and all types of troubleshooting actions on existing facilities.

Qualitymanufacturing

in Maghreb

Competent and committed

staff

REPORT

Concentrated know-how • Loader / Setting machine • Facilities for dryers and kilns

• Dehacking machine • Clay crushers for shaping lines

• Rubber belt • Metallic constructions

• Cutting lines and automatic control • Electrical cabinets

THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

manufacturing

and committed

manufacturing

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JETFLAM is the industrial partner of CLEIA for thermal equipment. Upon entering Jetflam's capital, CLEIA became the main shareholder alongside Daniel Remy, industrial thermal expert and founder of this company specialized in heating engineering and gas firing equipment.

"Strengthening developments in energy saving"This new entity is based on the skills and process engineering of CLEIA, which in turn benefits from the expertise of a range of professional thermic engineers serving the construction materials industry for over 15 years.

The strategy of JETFLAM, new subsidiary of CLEIA, aims to accelerate innovation for energy savings.

CLEIA'S FAIRS: 2ND HALF 2015

Project Iraq From 5 to 8 October in Erbil

Oran Expo From 12 to 15 October in Oran

Ceramitec From 20 to 23 October in Munich

The Big 5From 23 to 26 November in Dubai

OOM 7/15 SEPTEMBER 2015

Visit usBy trainFrom PARIS (2h00):TGV: Paris / Le Creusot Montchanin TGV: estimated travel time 1h20Montchanin - Nolay: 40 min by car

From LYON (1h20): TGV: Lyon / Le Creusot Montchanin TGV: estimated travel time 40 minThen Montchanin - Nolay: 40 min by car

By carMotorway A6 from PARIS: about 3 hoursA6 exit No.24 Pouilly-en-Auxois. Direction Arnay-le-Duc by D981 then N6 and D973 Nolay.

Motorway A6 from LYON: about 1h30A6 exit N°25 Chalon Nord. Direction Chagny by N6 then D33 and D973 Nolay.

CLEIA PRACTICAL

E n g i n e e r i n g t u r n - k e y s o l u t i o n s

2 avenue Spuller - 21340 NOLAY - FRANCE+33 3 80 26 71 00 • info@cleia.fr • www.cleia.fr

CLEIA: Firing process and low-consumption kilns expertThanks to its latest successful projects and developments in energy management and firing processes, CLEIA can now claim a leading position in the engineering of process solutions i.e. energy savings.

For the Erlus AG clay roofing tile plant in Germany, CLEIA supplied a complete installation including a latest-generation Ecofast tunnel kiln, which achieves a major saving in energy consumption compared to the existing kilns on site.

In addition, CLEIA has developed and patented the Deforcet: a specific energy management process intended to save energy and reduce the volume of polluting exhaust gases from the tunnel kiln.

A few months ago, CLEIA received a major order from Wienerberger for the replacement of an old tunnel kiln in Achenheim (F) with a modern kiln incorporating the latest optimizations developed and designed by CLEIA.

PARTNERSHIP

CLEIA takes shareholdingin JETFLAM company

Editorial board:Jérôme Degueurce - Claude Okon - Eric Girardot Frank Bigeard - Bruno Daret - Thierry Allanic - Léa Tournier

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