Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, is selling its Construction Chemicals unit to BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, billed as the world’s largest chemical company. The acquisition includes Degussa Admixtures Inc., a business unit of the Construction Chemicals division. Degussa Admixtures makes chemicals for the concrete industry. The transaction is subject to customary approvals, such […]

Quest Solutions Inc. has announced some recent good news. Firstly, Quest Solutions has partnered with Kodi Klip Corp. to promote that company’s concrete reinforcing technology. Quest has added Kodi Klips to their commercial, residential and training estimating databases. These items are now listed as individual cost items that can be […]

Cheng Design Products has announced the formation of a manufacturing and distribution partnership with Interstar Corp. Interstar, a manufacturer of pigments, admixtures, fibers and other products for the concrete industry, will manufacture and distribute Fu-Tung Cheng’s proprietary line of concrete countertop mix products. Currently, these products are exclusively sold online […]

Everyone knows you should use white cement to bring out brilliant colors in your concrete projects (see Concrete Décor’s Feb./March issue). What isn’t so widely known is how to prevent white specks from appearing in some of those deeper colors. For example, you’re creating a dark blue countertop and you […]

Riviera Brush Co. sells its acid-resistant brushes primarily for concrete equipment cleanup. But the company has also begun marketing them as brushes that can be used with acid stain products. The brushes come in a range of sizes and shapes. To learn more, visit www.sonoco.com

Newlook International LLC has introduced a new logo for its Newlook line of concrete stain products. The logo, a stylized “NL” in an orange and white circle, is intended to draw attention to the company’s water-based stains, which are opaque, VOC-free and sold in more than 80 standard colors. Newlook’s […]

Two new products from US Spec Engineered Professional Products are designed for environmental friendliness. Both products are GreenSpec listed. Ezkote Green is a multipurpose, petroleum-free form release that provides easy, clean detachment from wood, aluminum, plastic, BB plyform and other kinds of formwork. The material increases the lifespan of wood […]

Prosoco has introduced Consolideck LS and LS/CS, two new lithium silicate floor hardeners designed as an alternative to hardeners with sodium silicate or potash. Consolideck LS is a premium sealer, hardener and densifier that creates insoluble calcium silicate hydrate within concrete pores. It’s easier to apply than conventional sodium or […]

UltraCure NCF and EZCover, two new slab-blanketing products from McTech Group Inc., are designed to get cozy with curing concrete. UltraCure, a wet cure blanket, is a proprietary Natural Cellulose Fiber (NCF) material that incorporates the absorption technology used in hygienic applications to wick and hold moisture for long periods […]

Bon Tool Co. has released a slew of new products to tempt decorative concrete contractors in 2006. The company has expanded its line of Bullet Groovers with the addition of four new hand tools and four new walking tools. The durable, corrosion-resistant stainless steel groovers are four times more wear-resistant […]