CEMEX launch Hidratium concrete

Second global ready-mixed concrete brand to be made available in more countries worldwide

CEMEX have announced the launch of their second global ready-mixed concrete brand, Hidratium. The special ready-mixed concrete with self-curing properties is already being sold in France, Ireland, Mexico, Poland and Guatemala, but will soon be produced in the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, UAE, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua and China.

Hidratium's self-curing properties are achieved through a combination of distinctive mix design principles and proprietary admixtures designed by CEMEX researchers to provide a number of advantages.

According to CEMEX these include: replacement of external curing; elimination of plastic shrinkage cracking and reduction of long-term shrinkage by at least 50%; reduction of water evaporation by approximately 80%; reduction of construction time by approximately 30%; production of dust-free surfaces; no post-casting repairs required, and an increase in the durability of concrete structures.

‘CEMEX offer an innovative concrete technology that is designed to enable our customers to avoid extra investment of time as well as money to maintain adequate levels of moisture and attain the maximum performance of the concrete,’ said Davide Zampini, head of the CEMEX Research Group.

Hidratium was developed by the Cemex Research Group in Switzerland in collaboration with the CEMEX Cement and Ready Mix Technology Centre in Mexico.