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."