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P R E S S R E L E A S E
German Coal Importers Association Under New Leadership
The Management Board of the German Coal Importers Association (Verein der
Kohlenimporteure e.V.) has elected Dr Wolfgang Cieslik, member of the
management at Evonik Steag GmbH, to be its new President, effective as per
22/10/2010.
Mr Reinhard Seifert (HCC Hanseatic Coal & Coke Trading GmbH) will remain the
Vice-President.
The previous president, Dr Erich Schmitz, will be assuming the position of Managing
Director of the German Coal Importers Association as per 01/01/2011, succeeding
Dr Wolfgang Ritschel, who held the position of Managing Director for many years.
The Association represents the interests of German coal consumers, coal traders
and coal logistics companies and has 73 members.
The other members of the Management Board:
Dr Ingo Batzel
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg
Alexander Bethe
EDF Trading (Switzerland) AG, Berlin
Dr Markus Binder
Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG, Mannheim
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Bert Lagendijk
L.B.H. Netherlands B.V., NL-Rhoon
Bernhard Lümmen
Oxbow Coal GmbH, Duisburg
Dr Michael G. Müller
RWE Power AG, Essen
Dirk Schmidt-Holzmann
TERVAL s.a., B-Liège
Dr Erich Schmitz (until 31/12/2010)
E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover
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Rainer Winge
Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim
Markus Witt
Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG, Berlin
During its most recent meeting in Rotterdam on 21-22/10/2010, the Management
Board discussed in detail issues related to logistics and CCS. Mr Bert Lagendijk
(L.B.H. Group) described the highly diversified scope of logistics activities related to
coal transshipments in Rotterdam. In addition, the Management Board learned
details about the EU-funded CCS demonstration project of E.ON and GDF-Suez at
the power plant in Maasvlakte and inspected the pilot project CATO, which is already
in operation; it utilises a downstream process (so-called post-combustion) to wash
out more than 99% of the CO2.