German Asphalt Days 2014: Economic energy supply thanks to Lignite Energy

Cologne (ots) - Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH to present industry
concept - flowable coal convinces asphalt-mixing plants throughout
Europe

At the XVII German Asphalt Days, due to take place in
Berchtesgarden from 10 to 12 February 2014, Rheinbraun Brennstoff
GmbH (RBB) will introduce an energy concept based on Lignite Energy
and developed specifically for the industry. With good reason: at the
biennial asphalt industry convention a sustainable and economic
energy supply will again figure high on the agenda.

In light of the high costs of oil and gas, pulverized and flowable
lignite - marketed by RBB as "Lignite Energy Pulverized" or LEP in
short - is meanwhile gaining in significance as affordable process
energy Europe-wide. The advantages for the customer are obvious:
sustainably low-cost energy and much-improved bases for costing and
planning. To this must be added guaranteed long-term security of
supply.

At present, more than four out of five asphalt-mixing plants in
Germany - and a total of 600 works all over Europe - already opt for
LEP. The growing demand for this high-quality energy source has meant
that, with more than three million tons, we were able to post another
new output record in 2013. Following the first bowl-mill crusher,
which was commissioned only recently in 2008, another advanced
crusher with an annual grinding capacity of 500,000 tons was
inaugurated in the summer of 2012.

High-energy operations benefit from strong price stability

Pulverized lignite is delivered directly from the Rhenish mining
area by road or rail - either by railway tank waggon or in special
silo trucks; in both cases in a closed system - all the way to the
customer's production site. Thanks to favourable conditions,
deliveries across longer transport routes, too, are a worthwhile
proposition. In this way it has been possible for RBB to extend its
customer circle well beyond Germany's borders.

A customer's investment in silo, dosing station and burner - some
E300,000 per plant - pays off for an annual asphalt-mixing output of
100,000 tons in less than two years. This makes a switch to the low-
cost energy carrier interesting for smaller and medium-sized
companies as well. RBB concludes long-term contracts with customers
and delivers the fuel at a fixed price. Energy-price fluctuations are
thus a thing of the past. The plant operator gains a dependable
costing basis, giving him the planning certainty he needs.

At the accompanying trade exhibition, attendees of the German
Asphalt Days have the opportunity to obtain detailed information from
RBB (stand V11) about the individual benefits and options offered by
Lignite Energy Pulverized on all three days of the convention.

For further information, please visit www.lignite-energy.com.

Media contact:
Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH Richard Dietze Ludwigstraße 50226 Frechen
T: +49 (0)221-480-23288 F: +49 (0)221-480-1369 email:
richard.dietze@rwe.com