THE Emaco Nanocrete range by BASF Construction Chemicals has been designed to fulfil the needs of the EN 1504 a new European performance standard for concrete repair.
In keeping with the continual desire for innovation, the company has gone beyond just meeting the EN 1504 standard and have used its knowledge of cement chemistry to enhance the attributes of its products.
Knowing that premature cracking of repairs is a major concern of the repair industry BASF embarked on a research program to discover the reasons and to use this knowledge to improve the performance of the products.
This three year research program in its world class research centres in Europe resulted in products that incorporate innovative fibers, use as close to ideal packing models and the latest in shrinkage reducing admixtures.
The benefit of this is obvious when using the products which are easy to mix and apply and have increased durability.
