Damage to concrete exposed to marine environments, particularly wet-dry cycles, is more likely because of chloride attacks and corrosion. Holderchem offers effective solutions for marine concrete durability to prevent damage from seawater, reduce permeability, and resist chloride ingress. It supplies a range of high range water reducers, integral waterproofing admixtures for underwater concreting, and silica fume, which have been used in concrete mixtures of many iconic marine concrete infrastructure projects to increase the durability of the concrete and protect it from the corrosion of steel reinforcements, chloride attack, sulfate attack, carbonation, alkali-silica reactivity, and freeze-thaw damage. These products also contribute to significantly reducing plastic and drying shrinkage of concrete, preventing cracks.
It also supplies concrete repair and protection products, including crystalline waterproofing and cementitious-based waterproofing products, which increase the lifespan of the concrete of sea walls, jetties, piers, docks, waterside- buildings, infrastructure, breakwaters, ports, docks, dams, concrete pilings, and bridges.
Holderchem construction solutions of interest include the following: