Polysius AG
Encyclopedia
Polysius AG is a German
company and subsidiary company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies
, that manufactures cement
plants and builds cement mill
s, cement kiln
s, cement factory automation systems
and ore grinding facilities. Polysius is active around the world
, constructing
, installing and managing cement
and ore processing plants.
In spring 1859, master machinist Andreas Ernst Gottfried Polysius
opened his own workshop in Dessau, thereby laying the foundations for today's global player - Polysius AG.
In 1870, he set up the G. Polysius iron foundry and engineering works, which soon became a respected designer and manufacturer of high-performance mills for the burgeoning construction materials industry. By 1890, the founder's heirs were working on the company's 100th mill contract.
From that time onwards, Polysius specialised in machines for crushing, grinding and dressing/processing raw materials, as well as in the construction of cement works. The result: in 1898, the company built Europe's first rotary kiln and in 1907 constructed a complete cement factory - sited beyond the boundaries of the western world, in Egypt.
In the late 1920s, Dr. Georg Lellep invented the LEPOL® process. This revolutionised conventional cement production, significantly improving the burning process in the
rotary kiln and reducing fuel consumption by a third.
In 1946, after the Second World War, Polysius made a fresh start in Dessau. At the same time, however, Dr. Curt Prüssing, a member of the Polysius family, formed Westpol GmbH in Beckum. Three years later, the company was renamed Polysius GmbH.
With the old name emblazoned on a new corporate banner, business quickly picked up, especially exports. Ten years after the new start, Polysius employed 600 people in Germany and 100 abroad.
In 1971, the Essen-based company Fried. Krupp GmbH acquired a majority share-holding in Polysius.
In 1992, Polysius AG was integrated into the Krupp Plant Construction Division of Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp.
In 1999, the Krupp merger with the Thyssen Group marked another milestone in the company's 140-year history. Under ThyssenKrupp AG, Polysius addresses the challenges of the new millennium as a member of the international ThyssenKrupp Technologies Division.
; the company has subsidiaries on every continent
.
Polysius - Schwerzenbach/ Switzerland;
Polysius - Zürich / Switzerland;
Polysius - Ascot / Great Britain;
Polysius - Aix en Provence / France;
Polysius - Madrid / Spain;
Polysius - Moscow / Russia;
Polysius - Singapore;
Polysius - Shanghai / China;
Polysius - Pune / India;
Polysius - Shah Alam / Malaysia;
Polysius - Henderson / Australia;
Polysius - Sunninghill / Republic of South Africa;
Polysius - Mexico City / Mexico;
Polysius - São Paulo / Brazil;
Polysius - Buenos Aires / Argentina;
Polysius - Atlanta / USA;
Polysius - Milwaukee / USA;
Polysius - Matarani / Peru;
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company and subsidiary company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies
ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp AG is a German multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Duisburg Essen, Germany. The corporation consists of 670 companies worldwide. While ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's largest steel producers, the company also provides components and systems for the automotive...
, that manufactures cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
plants and builds cement mill
Cement mill
A cement mill is the equipment used to grind the hard, nodular clinker from the cement kiln into the fine grey powder that is cement...
s, cement kiln
Cement kiln
Cement kilns are used for the pyroprocessing stage of manufacture of Portland and other types of hydraulic cement, in which calcium carbonate reacts with silica-bearing minerals to form a mixture of calcium silicates...
s, cement factory automation systems
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
and ore grinding facilities. Polysius is active around the world
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, constructing
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, installing and managing cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
and ore processing plants.
In spring 1859, master machinist Andreas Ernst Gottfried Polysius
Andreas Ernst Gottfried Polysius
Andreas Ernst Gottfried Polysius was a German Industrialist.- Family :Andreas Ernst Gottfried Polysius was born in Dessau the only son of Gottfried Polysius and Louise Sturm. His father was manager of a sheep farm in Dessau. His mother died at a young age...
opened his own workshop in Dessau, thereby laying the foundations for today's global player - Polysius AG.
In 1870, he set up the G. Polysius iron foundry and engineering works, which soon became a respected designer and manufacturer of high-performance mills for the burgeoning construction materials industry. By 1890, the founder's heirs were working on the company's 100th mill contract.
From that time onwards, Polysius specialised in machines for crushing, grinding and dressing/processing raw materials, as well as in the construction of cement works. The result: in 1898, the company built Europe's first rotary kiln and in 1907 constructed a complete cement factory - sited beyond the boundaries of the western world, in Egypt.
In the late 1920s, Dr. Georg Lellep invented the LEPOL® process. This revolutionised conventional cement production, significantly improving the burning process in the
rotary kiln and reducing fuel consumption by a third.
In 1946, after the Second World War, Polysius made a fresh start in Dessau. At the same time, however, Dr. Curt Prüssing, a member of the Polysius family, formed Westpol GmbH in Beckum. Three years later, the company was renamed Polysius GmbH.
With the old name emblazoned on a new corporate banner, business quickly picked up, especially exports. Ten years after the new start, Polysius employed 600 people in Germany and 100 abroad.
In 1971, the Essen-based company Fried. Krupp GmbH acquired a majority share-holding in Polysius.
In 1992, Polysius AG was integrated into the Krupp Plant Construction Division of Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp.
In 1999, the Krupp merger with the Thyssen Group marked another milestone in the company's 140-year history. Under ThyssenKrupp AG, Polysius addresses the challenges of the new millennium as a member of the international ThyssenKrupp Technologies Division.
Locations
Polysius is based in Beckum, GermanyBeckum, Germany
Beckum is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Hamm and 35 km south-east of Münster...
; the company has subsidiaries on every continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
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Polysius - Schwerzenbach/ Switzerland;
Polysius - Zürich / Switzerland;
Polysius - Ascot / Great Britain;
Polysius - Aix en Provence / France;
Polysius - Madrid / Spain;
Polysius - Moscow / Russia;
Polysius - Singapore;
Polysius - Shanghai / China;
Polysius - Pune / India;
Polysius - Shah Alam / Malaysia;
Polysius - Henderson / Australia;
Polysius - Sunninghill / Republic of South Africa;
Polysius - Mexico City / Mexico;
Polysius - São Paulo / Brazil;
Polysius - Buenos Aires / Argentina;
Polysius - Atlanta / USA;
Polysius - Milwaukee / USA;
Polysius - Matarani / Peru;