Spanish industrial AI company OPTIMITIVE has signed a collaboration agreement with Grey Build, an operating unit of thyssenkrupp Polysius, a supplier of project solutions to the cement industry. The partnership aims to bring autonomous, AI-powered process optimization to cement producers in North America.
Under the agreement, Grey Build will offer OPTIBAT®7, OPTIMITIVE’s autonomous optimization platform, to its customers. The companies say the technology can improve energy efficiency, raise throughput, and deliver measurable emissions reductions without compromising product quality or plant safety.
For OPTIMITIVE, the deal secures an established partner in North America that shares its vision of a more sustainable cement sector built on green technologies and digital solutions. CEO Fernando de la Prida said the agreement fits the company’s strategy of forming alliances with integrators and manufacturers, and that its technology complements the global reach of Grey Build and thyssenkrupp Polysius.
Olivier Terver, Global Head of Grey Build, said a plant’s long-term performance is largely determined by decisions made well before operations begin. He described OPTIMITIVE’s platform as an additional tool that helps customers ramp up the performance of their investments faster and reach sustained results sooner.
By combining OPTIMITIVE’s real-time AI optimization with Grey Build’s process expertise, the partners plan to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that support industrial decarbonization and long-term competitiveness.
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Source: OPTIMITIVE, “OPTIMITIVE and Grey Build, by thyssenkrupp Polysius, join forces to bring autonomous AI optimization to the North American Cement Industry,” published 9 November 2026. https://optimitive.com/optimitive-thyssenkrupp-polysius-agreement/
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