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Betocarb Grades
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Omya Group

Calcium Carbonate for Concrete

Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals, mainly llers and pig-

ments derived from calcium carbonate and dolomite, and a worldwide distribu-

tor of chemical products. The companys major markets are the paper, plastics,

paint/coatings/adhesives industries as well as construction, environment, agriculture,

food and pharmaceutical. Founded in 1884 in Switzerland, Omya now has a global pre-

sence extending to more than 100 locations in over 50 countries and 6,000 employees.

Concrete Industry

Omya promotes the use of Betocarb for all types of concrete production.

Betocarb is produced in many Omya plants worldwide including Europe, North

Countries ready to supply the concrete industry

America, Australia and New Zealand and is produced in a well dened and controlled

industrial process. Betocarb is manufactured to controlled specications such as ne-

ness, particle size distribution and CaCO3 content. Betocarb is specically produced in

a range of particle size distributions to provide cost effective performance in different

Continent

Country

No. of Plants

concrete products. Betocarb is used in Self Compacting Concrete Mixes, Concrete

Masonry Block and Paving, Concrete Roof Tiles, Ready Mix and in Shotcrete mixes.

Betocarb performs two functions in concrete:

Asia

Australia Indonesia Korea Malaysia New Zealand Thailand

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1. Calcium ions (Ca++) of Betocarb help to accelerate the crystallization process of

the Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate phases (C-S-H) within the rst 10 hours. The ne particle

size and calcium ions provide nucleation sites for higher initial hydration and more

complete cement hydration. Betocarb works as a catalyst giving a signicant increase

in early strength.

Europe

2. The ne particle size distribution of Betocarb provides optimum particle packing to

Czech Republic France Germany Hungary Italy North Ireland Poland Spain United Kingdom & Eire Africa North America South Africa Canada Mexico United States South America Argentina Colombia

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ll the voids between the coarser materials in the concrete mix.

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"ETOCARB provides high early strength development for precast, masonry and shotcrete applications. Improves the consistency and fattiness of the fresh concrete. Improves the particle packing within the mortar paste, increasing density, compaction and durability. Decreases the water / (cement + "ETOCARB) ratio because "ETOCARB does not increase the water demand and therefore increases the mechanical strength of the concrete. Decreases the number of blow holes and reduces bleeding therefore improving the aesthetic appearance. Imparts a lighter color which is often desirable in architectural concrete precast panels and masonry. The increased density and reduced porosity decreases or avoids the risk of eforescence in precast and masonry. Dramatically improves the efciency of admixtures. Improves bony sands by adding nes to bottom end e.g. Waikoto. Improves pumpability and workability of concrete and reduces pump wear and nozzle wear in pump mixes and shotcrete mixes. "YOPTIMIZINGTHEMIXDESIGN"ETOCARB can realize cost savings by reducing other higher cost materials. "YOPTIMIZINGTHEMIXDESIGN"ETOCARB can reduce the cement content of the mix reducing the CO2 released per cubic metre of concrete produced.

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