CEMEX continues to lead the market for sustainable construction solutions with the UK launch of its next generation Vertua® admixtures range.

The Vertua® admixtures collection features advanced new technology and is integral to CEMEX’s Future in Action strategy to provide low carbon and environmentally efficient solutions.

Use of CEMEX’s Vertua® admixtures can significantly enhance the sustainable performance of several applications:

• ISOMILL 4000 Series: grinding aids and cement enhancers, providing a significant carbon reduction, higher process efficiency and enhanced strength.
• ISOFLOW 6000 Series: high-performance superplasticiser technology for readymix producers, enabling water and carbon reduction of up to 50% in concrete mix designs.
• ISOCAST 9000 Series: high-performance superplasticiser technology enabling more cost-efficient concrete precast production process by avoiding vibration and accelerating strength development as well as enhancing quality through a perfect surface finishing.
• ISOXEL technology: range of special accelerators which can boost strengths when using carbon reduced cement types.
• ISOFINES 5000 Series: environmentally friendly products for all types of groundworks to manage excavated soil; capable of absorbing the high amounts of water that can accompany any mud, spoil, and sludge.

Admixtures solutions are a fundamental enabler of key innovations that will accelerate the construction industry’s journey towards ensuring sustainable urbanisation – by reducing carbon footprint, improving the efficiency of production processes, optimising the use of resources (energy, water, raw materials), maximising recycling potential and enhancing the performance of materials that will foster new construction methods and lead to smart cities.

Marcelo Catalá, CEMEX EMEA VP of Urbanisation Solutions commented: “CEMEX’s Vertua® range of next generation admixtures, together with our broader array of low carbon, resource efficient urbanisation solutions, will contribute considerably to building alongside our customers a better and more sustainable future for the cities in which we live.”