Manufacturer of specialised products from smectite-rich clay minerals: swelling clay sealing granulates, bentonites, adsorbents and feed additives
FIM Friedland Industrial Minerals GmbH
Berlin (head office/administration) · Friedland (plant/order centre, Plants I-III) · Friedland (open-cast mine)New on Amplifa
About FIM Friedland Industrial Minerals
FIM Friedland Industrial Minerals GmbH is a manufacturer of specialised products from smectite-rich clay minerals for environmental engineering, geotechnical and hydraulic engineering, and agriculture. The company operates its own mining field (Friedland Siedlungsscholle 2, 300 ha) with an in-house open-cast mining area of 58 ha and extracts up to 1,800 t of raw material per day. The approx. 65-million-year-old, marine-genesis clay from the Eocene (montmorillonite-muscovite-illite interstratified mineral) is classified and processed at Plant I Salow, and ground and dried at Plant II Friedland using a Pfeiffer triple dryer and a roller bowl mill (grinding fineness up to 80% > 40 µm). From own raw material and imported high-quality bentonites, mineral building materials, catalysts, binders and adsorbents are produced, including swelling clay sealing granulates for well and tunnel construction, landfill sealing and ordnance detection. As feed additives, E558 Bentonite-Montmorillonite and 1g557 Montmorillonite-Illite are registered; uses include mycotoxin adsorbers in livestock farming.
- Site
- Berlin
- Processes
- Extraction of clay raw material in open-cast mining, Raw material processing and classification by application grades, Grinding-drying for production of precise grades up to grinding fineness 80% > 40 µm, Open-cast extraction with capacity of up to 1,800 t per day, Production of swelling clay sealing granulate using a special activation process (compaction into, Production of mineral building materials, catalysts, binders and adsorbents, Production of feed additives (mycotoxin adsorbers, registered E558, Injection process with FRIEBO DRY (production of pastes)
- Materials
- Friedland clay (smectite-rich, montmorillonite-muscovite-illite interstratified mineral), Bentonite-Montmorillonite, Montmorillonite-Illite, imported high-quality bentonites, Friedland clay (smectite-rich), Imported high-quality bentonites, Grinding-drying, Activation/compaction processes
- Certificates
- GMP + B1 (incl. HACCP)
- Founded
- 2004
- Industries
- Environmental engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Hydraulic engineering, Well construction, Landfill construction, Agriculture/livestock farming
- 01
Open-cast extraction of the clay raw material (Friedland Siedlungsscholle 2)
- 02
Raw material processing and classification by application grades (Plant I Salow)
- 03
Grinding-drying to precise grades (Plant II Friedland)
- 04
Activation processes and compaction into pellets/granulates
- 05
Packaging, order picking and dispatch at the loading ramp
- 06
Delivery directly from the manufacturer to the point of use (e.g. annular gap)
Raw Materials & Processes
Bentonite-Montmorillonite
EU-registered feed additive, used as a mycotoxin adsorber in livestock farming.
Montmorillonite-Illite
Feed additive under DVO (EC) 1964/2016.
Friedland clay (smectite-rich)
Montmorillonite-muscovite-illite interstratified mineral from the Eocene as an own raw material.
Imported high-quality bentonites
Complement the own raw material for environmental building materials, catalysts, binders and adsorbents.
Grinding-drying
Pfeiffer triple dryer and roller bowl mill, grinding fineness up to 80% > 40 µm.
Activation/compaction processes
Production of powerfully swelling pellets and sealing granulates (grain size 5-16 mm or 1-5 mm).
Injection processes
Production of pastes with FRIEBO DRY for backfilling of exploratory boreholes.
FIMONIT SEAL (kf upgrade)
Upgrading of existing mineral masses with typical improvement of kf 10-6 to 10-10 to 10-11 m/s.
Sites
Berlin
DEHead office/administration
Friedland
DEPlant/order centre (Plants I-III), operating area 13.5 ha
- Pfeiffer triple dryer system
- Pfeiffer roller bowl mill
- Mill for finer grinding fineness (mycotoxin adsorber production)
Friedland open-cast mine
DEOpen-cast mining on own mining field (300 ha), 58 ha extraction area
- Open-cast extraction up to 1,800 t/day
Products & Building Materials
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extraction of clay raw material in open-cast miningRaw material extraction/forming | – | – | – | – | smectite-rich clay (montmorillonite-muscovite-illite |
| Raw material processing and classification by application gradesEngineering | – | – | – | – | smectite-rich clay |
| Grinding-drying for production of precise grades up to grinding fineness 80% > 40 µmEngineering | Grinding fineness 80% > 40 µm | – | – | – | clay minerals/bentonite |
| Open-cast extraction with capacity of up to 1,800 t per dayRaw material extraction/forming | – | – | – | – | montmorillonite-muscovite-illite interstratified clay |
| Production of swelling clay sealing granulate using a special activation process (compaction intoForming | – | Grain size 5-16 mm | – | – | swelling Friedland clay (smectite-rich) |
| Production of mineral building materials, catalysts, binders and adsorbentsEngineering | – | – | – | – | smectite-rich clay minerals, imported bentonites |
| Production of feed additives (mycotoxin adsorbers, registered E558Engineering | – | – | – | – | Bentonite-Montmorillonite (E558), Montmorillonite-Illite (1g557) |
| Injection process with FRIEBO DRY (production of pastes)Engineering | – | – | – | – | FRIEBO DRY (swelling clay) |
| Hydraulic sealing/upgrading of existing mineral masses with FIMONIT SEAL (kf upgradeEngineering | – | – | – | – | swelling clay minerals, mineral masses |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple dryer system | Pfeiffer | – | – | – | Plant II Friedland |
| Roller bowl mill | Pfeiffer | – | – | – | Plant II Friedland |
| New mill for finer grinding fineness (mycotoxin adsorber production) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Quality begins in the open-cast mine: the extraction field is sampled before extraction and tested against stringent quality requirements. Raw materials and products are continuously analysed by external, state-accredited laboratories; the entire operational process follows the GMP standard incl. HACCP.
| Evidence | Friedland |
|---|---|
| GMP + B1 (incl. HACCP) |
History
- 2004
Founding of FIM; registered as a manufacturer of feed additives under EC (Reg.) 1831/2003 (E558 Bentonite-Montmorillonite).
- 2016/2017
EFRE-funded investment (GRWG-16-0038, total investment €1,088,600) in a new mill for the production of mycotoxin adsorbers and expansion of capacities.