CONSTRUCTION
We help our customers with new dry mortar applications and offer them the latest technology in formulating products that meet customer requirements. Since we are able to help our customers choose the right materials and additives from the very beginning, the product development process is optimized and time to market is accelerated.
Our strong alliances with world-class suppliers make us a reliable and preferred partner for your current and future product requirements.
BINDERS
Binders can be mineral or organic and are used to bind aggregate and other particles together, providing adhesion to the substrate. Due to their physical or chemical reaction, binders play a key role in the final strength of the mortar.
WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT CEM I 52.5 R
Aluminate cement is classified as a hydraulic binder that, compared to traditional cement, provides a number of advantages, such as rapid hardening at room temperature and very good rheological properties. The compressive strength that a conventional cement achieves in 28 days, aluminate cement can achieve within 24 hours.
Some specific uses of Aluminate Cement are:
- Workability at low temperatures
- Resistance to high temperatures
- Resistance to acidic and basic environments
- Resistance to sulfates and sea water
- Rapid hardening
- Self-leveling mortar
ALUMINATE CEMENT
Aluminate cement is classified as a hydraulic binder that, compared to traditional cement, provides a number of advantages, such as rapid hardening at room temperature and very good rheological properties. The compressive strength that a conventional cement achieves in 28 days, aluminate cement can achieve within 24 hours.
Some specific uses of Aluminate Cement are:
- Workability at low temperatures
- Resistance to high temperatures
- Resistance to acidic and basic environments
- Resistance to sulfates and sea water
- Rapid hardening
- Self-leveling mortar
HYDRATED LIME CL 90 S
Lime is an important ingredient in interior and exterior dry mortar applications, improving their strength, durability and functionality.
Hydrated lime has been used for centuries in masonry mortar and continues to be used today, in both historical and modern applications. Lime-based mortars have a higher resistance to moisture damage than plasters containing gypsum.
Hydrated lime can be used in many applications, such as;
- Repair mortar
- Decorative mortar
- Stucco
- Plastering mortar
- Self-leveling mortar
POLYMER BINDER
Dispersible and redispersible polymer binders are polymer powders, such as ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and ethylene vinyl chloride. These polymers can be used as co-binders in cement-based dry mortars, improving adhesion, flexibility, thixotropic properties, flow properties and hydrophobicity. Depending on the type of polymer, they can be: high flow properties, thixotropic effects, leveling effects, hydrophobic properties, neutral in flow properties, extended open time.
Polymer powders are used in:
- Tile adhesives
- Tile paints
- Interior and exterior plaster
- Exterior thermal insulation systems
- Waterproofing membranes
- Wall and joint fillers
- Concrete repairers
- Fillers for gypsum products
- Crack fillers
- Repair mortars
- Self-leveling mortars
AGGREGATES AND FILLERS
CALCIUM CARBONATE
Calcium carbonate is one of the most widely used aggregates. Calcium carbonate can reach a purity of 99% CaCO3.
The particle size of calcium carbonate can vary: 100 µm; 200 µm; 0.2 – 0.5 mm; 0.2 – 0.8 mm; 1 mm; 1.5 mm; 2 mm; 2.5 mm; 3 mm.
We also have calcium carbonate with very fine sizes: 15 µm to 100 µm.
Calcium carbonate is used in:
- Tile adhesives
- Tile paints
- Interior and exterior plaster
- Exterior thermal insulation systems
- Waterproofing membranes
- Self-leveling mortars
- Wall and joint fillers
- Fillers for gypsum products
- Crack fillers
- Concrete repairers
- Repair mortars
ADDITIVES
Additives are very important in dry mortars. Without the presence of the additive, mortars cannot achieve many of their technical properties. Additives are of organic or inorganic origin, often of a polymeric nature. They can improve the mixing of dry mortar with water and have many other properties.
ETER CELULOZA
Cellulose ether (white powder) is used as a thickening and water-retaining agent in dry mortars. It can be dissolved in cold and hot water. Cellulose ether can be unmodified, modified, or highly modified. Cellulose ether derivatives can include methyl cellulose (MC), hydroxypropyl ethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC). The viscosity of cellulose ether can range from 600 mPa·s to 60,000 mPa·s.
The properties of cellulose ether are:
- Water retention
- Adhesion
- Thickening and stabilizing action
- Binding ability
- Protective colloid
- Anti-precipitation effect
- Emulsion stabilizer
Cellulose ether is used in:
- Tile adhesives
- Interior and exterior plaster
- Tile paints
- External thermal insulation systems
- Waterproofing membranes
- Self-leveling mortars
- Wall and joint fillers
- Concrete repair
- Decorative concrete
- Swimming pools
- Stucco
- Concrete
- Decorative tiles/stones
- Crack fillers
THICKENING AGENT (STARCH ETHER)
Starch ether can be used in combination with cellulose derivatives in gypsum and cement-based dry mortars, tile adhesives, mortar for pump spraying or manual application, sealing materials.
Its advantages are:
- Improved workability
- Slip resistance in tile adhesives
- Good compatibility with many cellulose derivatives
ACCELERATERS
The accelerator is used to reduce the setting time and harden the mortar quickly. This allows the mortar to be used in winter without being affected by frost damage.
DELAYING AGENTS
The accelerator is used to reduce the setting time and harden the mortar quickly. This allows the mortar to be used in winter without being affected by frost damage.
SUPERPLASTICIZER
Superplasticizer is a dry powder of a sulfonated polycondensation product based on melamine.
This ingredient is especially optimized for plasticizing and reducing the water content of cement-based and calcium sulfate-based materials.
The plasticizer can be used in the following products:
- Self-leveling mortar
- Finishing leveling layer
- Floor mortars
- Concretes
- Repair mortars
- Non-shrink paints
- Self-leveling mortarsTile adhesives and paints
AIRING AGENTS
Air-entraining agents are: ethoxylated fatty alcohols, sulfurized olefins, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfate.
These products produce a quantity of microscopic air bubbles homogeneously distributed in the mortar. This reduces the density of the wet mortar and improves workability.
ANTI-FOAM AGENTS
Anti-foam agents are substances that tend to lower surface tension, eliminating the formation of foam in the mixture. Anti-foam agents can also prevent the formation of air bubbles for a long time.
HYDROPHOBIC AGENTS
Hydrophobic agents are an integral part of dry mortars to improve the final product’s resistance to water. Preventing water absorption can also minimize damage from the effects of freeze/thaw cycles.
CELLULOSE FIBERS
Cellulose fibers are used as a thickener for fiber reinforcement.
They are used in:
- Plaster
- Tile adhesives
- Gypsum board fillers
- Adhesive and reinforcing mixtures for thermal insulation systems
- Other binders and fillersOne- or two-component adhesives and waterproofing mixtures
TECHNICAL SERVICES
Our technical team has extensive experience in dry mortar applications. We work with you from concept to final product, developing formulas and evaluating organoleptic and sensory characteristics, and can assist you from pilot lab testing to production trials to ensure you get the final product you want.
We have developed an effective technical service program that includes:
- Factory Audit
- Product Formula
- Optimization
- Factory Training
- New Product
- Development
- Product Troubleshooting
- Final Product Analysis if needed
Our team has in-depth knowledge of ingredients, their functional properties and their application in the building materials industry.
