Concrete Paving
New road construction in the United States alone accounts for tens of millions of yards of concrete placed on streets, runways and highways. This rapidly growing market creates a demand for more versatile concrete pavements. To battle the elements, the concrete paving industry must continually seek new ways to improve concrete's strength, durability and performance. Ensuring maximum service life of highways, bridges and runways is a top priority.
The BASF Offering
BASF has developed a series of innovative admixture technologies for paving applications to assist contractors in overcoming the typical placement challenges they face. Our products add increased early and ultimate compressive and flexural strength, improved smoothness, flatness and ride, as well as improved durability. In addition, they can accelerate placement, make slump more consistent, reduce vibration requirements and help control setting times.
A recent addition to the product portfolio, Navitas™ 33 Rheology-Controlling Admixture (RCA) adds robustness to concrete and acts as a lubricant, in effect adding ‘energy’ to the concrete. By doing so, it improves response to vibration and ultimately enhances consolidation, extrusion and final surface appearance.
Over the years, BASF has committed itself to innovation in the concrete paving sector, creating products and services that help solve the challenges of its paving customers. Today, we continue to provide concrete expertise, quality paving admixtures, and a partnering approach to assure a profitable and sustainable paving business.
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