Special particle design for iron slurry/air energy storage

inprotec was found in 1999 at the headquarters in Heitersheim. Today, the company engages around 260 employees at two sites (Heitersheim and Genthin) in Germany. The total capacity is over 150,000tons per year (8 production lines thereof 7 fluidized bed spray granulators and 1 classical spray drier). The customized granules and powders are developed and toll manufactured by using the fluidized-spray granulation technology and classical spray drying technology. The technologies are the basis for a multiplicity of process in the field of drying and particle forming like spray granulation, spray drying, spray chilling, spray agglomeration, fluid-bed drying, coating and matrix encapsulation. During this there is a combined treatment of solid components (powders, granules and bulk goods) and/ or liquids (aqueous solution, suspension, emulsions and melts) in one and more component system. As a competent and trustful partner with long experience in different industry sectors, we offer a full integrated tolling service from development in lab scale (0.1kg – 5kg) through scale-up trials in pilot scale (0.02tons - 5tons) to industrial production (20tons – 10,000 tons per campaign). The main industry sectors are washing and detergent industry, animal feed additives, building additives, cosmetic additives and specialities. The main industry sectors are washing and detergent industry, animal feed additives, building additives, cosmetic additives and specialties.

In certain cases wet agglomeration combined with fluidised bed drying offers an energy-efficient alternative to spray and fluidised bed processes. In particle agglomeration, spray and fluidised bed processes are common, but in certain cases wet agglomeration combined with fluidised bed drying offers an energy-efficient alternative. Water evaporation, an energy-intensive process, plays a central role in many process technologies. Therefore, it is essential to optimise the energy consumption in drying processes. Among other things, the production of granulates such as detergents, instant powders, animal feed or building materials is often done by spray drying or fluidised bed processes. These processes are versatile, allowing mixing, drying, granulation, coating and agglomeration of particles to produce high-quality products. However, they are energy-intensive as large amounts of water have to be evaporated, which requires high amounts of heat. inprotec operates plants for these processes and offers an alternative to spray agglomeration: the wet agglomerator. This features several advantages, including the

Our business is contract drying and contract manufacturing using spray drying and fluidised bed technology, we find the right solution for every requirement. Even before the market launch of products, we use our expertise to quickly find solutions. Using spray drying and fluidised bed technology we find the right solution for your drying needs. We also use our expertise to find solutions before market launch of your products. Contract drying and contract manufacturing inprotec AG relies on two different technologies to fulfil all our customers’ requirements as a contract dryer and contract manufacturer: spray drying and fluid bed technology. * Spray drying technology*NEWLINE*In classic spray drying, solutions, suspensions or emulsions are processed into fine-grained, free-flowing powders. The respective product is first finely atomised at the top of the spray tower. The resulting spray mist is dried by the hot air stream within seconds during free fall (convection). * Fluidised bed technology*NEWLINE*When fluidised bed technology is used, a gas medium flows through the feedstock and raw materials. This flow puts the particles into a fluidised state - they mix with the medium. The result is a flowable,

Paragon Partners (Paragon) and its minority coshareholders sell 100% in inprotec AG to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The transaction is subject to customary antitrust clearance and expected to close in November. Paragon acquired a majority stake in the business in 2018 and has since invested more than €20 million into expanding production facilities. Over the course of the last four years, inprotec has further strengthened its leading market position as technology leader for complex large-scale granulation/drying processes, broadened its customer base, and profitably grew with a high doubledigit CAGR p.a. With ICIG as future partner, inprotec and its current management will continue the successful growth story by leveraging inprotec’s existing strengths under new corporate ownership within the ICIG network. “We are proud to see how inprotec has evolved over the course of our ownership period and how the company has significantly grown despite a turbulent market environment.”, states Christian Bettinger, Partner at Paragon. “We would like to thank Dr. Andreas Baranyai and Pierre Schwerdtfeger, both former managing shareholders, for their trust in partnering with