New GLENIUM® SKY Series from BASF
The Admixture Systems business of BASF Construction Chemicals has launched its GLENIUM® SKY series next generation polycarboxylate highrange water-reducing admixture technology. This new product offering delivers unparalleled performance, productivity and value through the use of dynamic polymers that are optimized to match specific regional cement characteristics.
The GLENIUM® SKY series offers ready-mixed concrete producers and contractors superior slump retention, improved strength and setting characteristics, and reduced in-place costs. It is ideal for use in concrete mixtures with varying water reduction requirements and where increasedworkability and durability are needed. The GLENIUM® SKY series is also unbeatable for use in Rheodynamic® Self-compacting concrete mixtures, pervious concrete applications and High Performance Concrete (HPC) for fast track construction.
With the creation of the GLENIUM® SKY series of admixtures, BASF is offering a customized approach to admixture technology that has never before been seen in the concrete construction industry. "This revolutionary technology combines BASF's state-of-the-art molecular engineering with a precise understanding of the needs of the concrete industry," said Dr. Bendale, Technical Manager at BASF. "It also adds value and profitability to our customers' daily operations."
With the creation of the GLENIUM® SKY series of admixtures, BASF is offering a customized approach to admixture technology that has never before been seen in the concrete construction industry. "This revolutionary technology combines BASF's state-of-the-art molecular engineering with a precise understanding of the needs of the concrete industry," said Dr. Bendale, Technical Manager at BASF. "It also adds value and profitability to our customers' daily operations."
NBM&CW August 2007
