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Areas of application:

• Extensive repair of beams, columns, floors or other structural elements
• Jacketing of beams, columns and other structural elements for strengthening
• Retrofitting of beams & columns

Benefits:

• Wet pre-mixed at plants
•  No need to add water & aggregates at the site results in: controlled quality, minimal site efforts, high productivity & negligible wastage
•  Easy to pour with 35kg bags
•  Low water permeability & RCPT values, result in a more durable structure
•  High workability
•  Self-consolidating and no honey-combing
•  Non-shrink
• Volume stable in wet & dry stage

Areas of application:

• Suitable for homeowners, developers, town planners, architects and landscapers.
• Can be used for landscapes, cityscapes, driveways, industrial floorings, gardens, walkways, swimming pool surroundings, jogging and cycle tracks, sitting areas and parking areas.

Benefits:

• Much more than regular concrete; a stunningly beautiful design material that retains all the advantages of concrete. It is not only hard-wearing; but long-lasting as well
• Available in an array of vibrant colours, striking patterns and realistic textures; the subtle designs can dramatically alter any location
• Fewer pouring points leading to reduced effort and faster placement at a worksite
• A perfect match for any environment, it can be combined with brick, metal, wood or grass for a wide range of possibilities

Areas of application:

• Beams, Slabs & Columns
• Mid & high-rise buildings

Benefits:

• No segregation, more cohesive homogeneous mix
• Minimal vibration required
•  Highly flexible
•  Maximize the speed of placement
• High-quality finish
•  No honeycombs

Areas of application:

• Structures with complex configurations; especially where heavily congested reinforcement or very long formwork is involved
• Structures requiring a fair-face finish

Benefits:

• The fluidity enables easy pouring and perfect filling of all shapes; with a high-quality surface finish for vertical as well as horizontal components. This makes it just right for congested areas and heavily reinforced structural elements
• No need for vibration leads to making work easier, safer, and of better quality;
  leading to less repair and lower costs

Areas of application:

• Suitable for most internal and external applications like:

– High rise structural requirements like columns

– Concrete frame structures

• Pre-stressed concrete and infrastructure like bridge girders, deck slabs & piers

Benefits:

• Provides economic benefits through thinner construction elements and reduced
  construction time
• Higher compressive strength for quality outputs
• High-performance concrete with increased elasticity and improved durability
• Low heat generation due to sustainable solutions with increased energy savings
• Improved build-time with best in class quality

Areas of application:

• Filling of sunken portions, backfilling, void filling, etc.
• Light-weight structural requirements, light-weight floors and roof screed
• Slope maintenance for terrace overlay, replacing brickbat coba, screed, etc.

Benefits:

• Reduces dead load on existing structures and helps optimize design cost
• Provides better thermal & sound insulation than standard concrete/brickbat
• Easy placement, time-saving, the surface is ready to use in 24 hrs
• Easily pumpable to vertical & horizontal distances (> 40m)
• Exceptionally low densities available (up to 600 kg/m3)
• More consistent, better alternative to foam concrete
• Easy to repair & maintain
• Reduced risk of shrinkage cracks

Areas of application:

• Void filling abandoned tanks and trenches
• Piling concrete
• High rise pumping (up to 40m high)

Benefits:

• High flow cohesive concrete with slump greater or equal to 180 mm
• No segregation – more cohesive & homogeneous mix
• Easy to pump due to its fluid nature
• Labour friendly concrete
• High-quality finish with no honeycombs
• Increased flexibility in placements making it easy-to-use and apply
• Minimal vibration requirement (50% lesser than normal concrete)

Areas of application:

• Flat & sloping roof slabs, beams, ultra thin slabs, walls and shear walls
• High grade concrete expecting high shrinkage
• Screed, Parking lots, Society roads, walkways and car porch

Benefits:

• Controlled cement slurry bleeding – reduced voids & microcracks
• Abrasion, impact & fatigue resistance
• Controlled plastic, drying shrinkage & settlement cracks
• Better energy absorption
• Excellent crack-control due to full depth 3D reinforcement
• Increased load bearing capacity due to redistribution of stress
• Impart ductility for improved post crack behavior

Areas of application:

• Structural floors & slabs rested on the ground with thickness > 100 mm, i.e. industrial floors,
• commercial floors – warehouses & showrooms, heavy load accesses pavements, housing pavements-society roads, parking lots, basement floors, screed

Benefits:

• One point solution for concrete placement & reinforcement
• Does not require steel bars/wire mesh – No purchase & storage cost
• Reduces site labour – No steel cutting, bending & placing efforts
• Speeds up construction schedule of the floor compared to mesh reinforcement
• Excellent crack-control due to full-depth 3D reinforcement
• Increase load-bearing capacity due to redistribution of stresses
• Imparts ductility – improved post crack behavior

Areas of application:

• Post tension flat slabs
• Machine foundations
• Pre-cast & pre-stressed concrete
• CC pavements
• Civil engineering projects where quick turnaround time is required

Benefits:

• Easy to make large ceiling without beams (PT slabs)
• Rapid strength gain allows quicker removal of formwork unlike traditional concrete
• Faster formwork rotation helps early completion of the project
• Good workability, pumpability and probability for better performance in cold weather
• Early start of traffic in case of CC pavements & overlay
• Easy placeability & completion saves resources & time

Areas of application:

• High cement concrete that sets rapidly
• Tunnels, chimneys, patterned or stamped concrete, RCC columns, etc.

Benefits:

• Longer retention of 4 – 6 hrs. & can be poured without further agitation
• No adverse effect on hardened concrete
• Directly reduces risk in adverse conditions & costly repairs
• Gives time to the crew for concrete placing
• Reduces requirement for water in the mix

Areas of application:

• Mass concrete foundations, marine concrete structures
• Foundation raft with a thickness of over 500mm
• Concrete with grade 40 MPa and above
• Concrete may consist of alkali reactive aggregates

Benefits:

• Lowers heat of hydration to limit the maximum temperature
• Prevents thermal differential cracks
• Offers better workability & durability

Areas of application:

• Substructure pile & pile caps
• Marine structures: jetty & dolphin structure
• Bridges
• Metro stations
• Industrial buildings
• Residential buildings
• Coastal belt structures

Benefits:

• Provides dense concrete to minimize carbonation, chloride penetration & sulphate attack
• Uses MCI-based admixture for more effectiveness
• Provides concrete service-life prediction report

Areas of application:

• All types of shallow foundations
• Raft foundation, mass concrete foundations
• Road pavements
• P.C.C.

Benefits:

• Pumpable and can be poured with ease into places that are difficult to reach
• Helps in maintaining uniform levels and is very compact
• Reduces the permeability of concrete, thereby preventing chloride and sulphate ion attack on reinforcements
• Achieves characteristic strength in 56 days and continued strength gain in later ages
• Superior concrete performance in aggressive environments
• Low heat of hydration mitigates cracking and enhances durability
• Enhanced plastic properties
• Protects the environment by minimizing cement consumption through increased absorption of cementitious by-products

Areas of application:

• Floor and Slabs
• Retaining Walls
• Basements
• Water Storage Tank
• Foundations
• Other structural and non-structural members

Benefits:

• Reduces permeability
• Specialized engineered fibers minimize microcracks
• High strength
• Provides durable structure
• Reduce the cost of repair

Areas of application:

• PCC – Foundation base for buildings & pavements
• Filling – Back, Trench, Plinth
• Can be used as plum concrete
• Closure of canals, pits and mines enabling re-excavation

Benefits:

• Clean and even surface under the foundation concrete
•  Easy to pump, no compaction required
•  Highly flexible flow & setting time can be adjusted
•  Higher load-carrying capacity compared to compacted soil or granular fill
•  Early job completion due to faster placing
•  Easy to place in difficult access areas with the help of pumping
•  Does not form void during placement
•  Easily & quickly removable for repair & future construction

Areas of application:

• Interior & exterior wall plastering
• Brick, blocks, concrete & stone wall plastering

Benefits:

• Water-resistant compared to conventional plastering
• Can be applied up to a thickness of 30mm in a single coat on vertical surfaces
• More cohesive mix resulting in better durability
• Quality assurance of raw material and the final product
• Good bonding and less rebound loss
• Resistant to surface cracks
• Uniform & smooth finish
• No need to stock material at the site
• Negligible wastage of raw material
• Controlled w/c ratio

Areas of application:

• Structural and Non Structural Construction

Benefits:

• Assured Quality
• Always Innovative
• Trust and Transparency

Areas of application:

• Deck slab application
• Casting of domes and facades
•  Lightweight partition wall in RPC
•  Pre-cast structural and non-structural elements
•  Screed over waterproof coating

Benefits:

• Reduces the concrete load by 25-40%
• High thermal & fire resistance
• High acoustic insulation
• Concrete strength up to 40 MPa and MOE of 25GPa can be achieve

Areas of application:

• Floor and Roof Slabs
• Retaining walls
• Basements
• Water retaining structures
• Foundations
• Water and sewage treatment plants

Benefits:

• Water tight concrete by filling the capillary and pours by new generation crystalline waterproofing technology
• Can fill the micro cracks of width up to 0.5 mm thick
• Improve concrete durability
• Reduce maintenance cost of the structure

Areas of application:

• Structural concrete, mortar, columns & beams
• Repair and renovation
• Water retaining structures, basements, and water tanks
• Flat or sloped roof slabs and screeds
•  Internal and external plaster
• Bathrooms, balconies, sumps and drains

Benefits:

• Minimizes segregation and bleeding
• Increased durability and better adhesion to reinforcing and stressing steel
• Safe in reinforced concrete
• Reduces shrinkage crack development

Areas of application:

• Fresh Concrete
• External Plaster
• Water Tanks
• Reservoirs
• Protective Layers
• Bathroom Walls and Floors
• Roofs
• Garden Elements

Benefits:

• Improves durability
• Increases strength
• Withstands rusting
• Combats dampness and peeling of plaster
• Restrict harmful chemicals
• Enhances construction performance

Areas of application:

• Roof slab, parapets, terraces and balconies
• Water tanks or swimming pools
• Basements, retaining walls, tunnels, etc.
• Bathrooms or any floor exposed to dampness
• Repairs of general concrete structures, brick masonry, plaster repairs

Benefits:

• Prevents entry of water and fume
• Protects structures from severe environmental attacks
• Improves waterproofing properties
• Chloride-free, hence, lesser chances of chloride contamination
• Provides excellent bond to concrete masonry plaster
• Acts as a bonding agent for repairs of new and old structures

Areas of application:

• Structural repairing, plaster, masonry brick jointing, etc.
• Structures exposed to fumes or chemicals, corrosion, salt attack etc.
• Foundation, abrasion-resistant flooring, cracked walls etc.
• Water tanks, swimming pools, terraces, parapets, bathroom, etc.

Benefits:

• Builds moisture-resistant homes
• Reduces mixing time, economic, acts as a waterproof coat for walls
• Improves the strength of concrete or mortar
• Enhances durability and provides better structure to constructions
• Higher bond and adhesive strength with high abrasion resistance
• Single component to bind the mix and improve quality

Areas of application:

• New surfaces
• Old unpainted, painted and extremely rough surfaces
• Areas affected by efflorescence/saltpeter action

Benefits:

• Effective for 10 different bacterial strains
• All-weatherproof and crack-proof
• Provides smoother finish
• Durable and water-resistant

Areas of application:

Benefits:

• Provides crack-proof and smooth interior and exterior surfaces
• All-weather proof durable substance for a well-prepared surface
• High water resistance
• Economical
• Stronger when compared to cement lamina
• Easy application and superior coverage

Areas of application:

• Highly recommended for fixing ceramic, vitrified and mosaic tiles, stone and marble
  works
• Perfect for floors and walls
• Tile on tile application for most repair and rehabilitation works

Benefits:

• Provides outstanding non-shrink and adhesion properties
• Fast setting and quick strength development
• Excellent mechanical strength
• Superior bond strength
• Improved impact resistance for easy application
• No extra post construction care needed
• High water-resistance

Areas of application:

Benefits:

• Helps the framework of the TMT to stay in a state of equilibrium
• Prevents rusting of TMT bars

Areas of application:

Exterior and interior walls and ceiling

Benefits:

• High strength, performance and durability
• Crack- and water-resistant
• Economical
• Minimum wastage
• Reduced labour requirement
• Hassle-free

Areas of application:

• AAC Blocks
• Concrete Blocks (Solid & Hollow)
• Bricks
• Suitable substrates

Benefits:

• Thinner jointing with high adhesion
• Consistent quality & Economical
• No water curing needed
• Ready-to-use, only clean water to be added at the site
• Better bond than conventional cement-based mortar
• Negligible wastage

Areas of application:

• Small quantity requirements
• Repairs of road and bridges
• Minor structural repairs
• Column starters
• Columns, foundations
• Slabs
• Interior repair works
• Staircases
• Concreting in remote areas

Benefits:

• Highly Durable
• High strength as compared with site mix
• High performance
• Economical
• Negligible wastage
• Reduced labor requirement
• Hassle free