Concrete is the canvas of the modern jobsite, especially when aesthetics matter just as much as performance. From stamped patios and colored walkways to polished floors and intricate overlays, ...

As a contractor, you’re likely used to ordering, placing, and curing concrete in hot weather. If precautions are not taken, this ambient environment can have an adverse effect on water demand, slump ...

Private equity firm Cinven has snatched a last-minute deal to buy MBCC Admixtures, part of BASF’s former construction chemicals group, from the Swiss company Sika. As recently as Jan. 16, chemical ...

Cinven has tipped carve-outs to be a big feature of the European M&A outlook for 2023, with its planned acquisition of MBCC Admixtures a sign of things to come in the industrials sector, Pontus ...

Can 1 % make all the difference? Researchers prove that a small dose of antifreeze agent dramatically boosts the frost resistance of recycled concrete, reshaping how we build sustainably in cold ...

Swiss construction chemicals manufacturer and marketer Sika is strengthening its local presence by launching a new mortar and admixtures plant near Agadir, Morocco. This state-of-the-art facility is ...

There is movement in concrete. Like other building materials, the unglamorous-if-ubiquitous slabs of cemented stone, slag, and sand constantly expand and contract in reaction to temperature and ...