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24 Mar 2020

Sculptured walls with VerticArt

CHRYSO, a global specialist in the chemistry of building materials, supplied its innovative VerticArt to The Trinity Session for an iconic artistic creation in the foyer of The Leonardo in Sandton. VerticArt was the material of choice when The Trinity Session, a creative production team, embarked on the curation of a sculpted representation of a...
03 Mar 2020

Secure Future Of Kariba Dam

The multi-million Euro engineering project to reshape the plunge pool at the base of the Kariba Dam wall incorporates the use of CHRYSO concrete admixtures. Working closely with main contractor Razel-Bec is Mart Solutions, the Zambian distributor for CHRYSO® Southern Africa. The multi-million Euro engineering project to reshape the plunge pool at the base of the Kariba...
11 Nov 2019

CHRYSO and a.b.e. products common factor in 2019 Fulton successes

CHRYSO® Southern Africa and its subsidiary, a.b.e.® Construction Chemicals, provided admixtures and specialised construction products for five winning and virtually every other project entered for this year’s Fulton Awards, the Concrete Society of SA’s annual accolades for excellence in the use of concrete. CHRYSO® and/or a.b.e.® products were used to facilitate the construction of the following Fulton Awards category winners: New arch...
27 Sep 2019

Admixtures vital role in construction

Norman Seymore, head of leading admixture producer, Chryso Southern Africa, explains the now virtually indispensable role of admixtures in concrete design. What are admixtures? NS: Admixtures, basically, are chemicals used to modify – and enhance – concrete’s freshly mixed, setting or hardened properties. They are added to the batch before or during mixing. What led...
26 Sep 2019

Solutions for Every Readymix Need

The Readymix sector faces a plethora of different demands daily for concrete applications, and CHRYSO Southern Africa has the solutions to ensure that every delivery meets the customer’s requirements. Common issues such as durability of concrete due to shrinkage cracking can be addressed by CHRYSO products that reduce early and long-term drying shrinkage, whilst the...
02 May 2019

Scarcity of quality sand a growing concern to South African Concrete Manufacturers

The quality of sand significantly affects the performance of concrete and with the worldwide scarcity of clean washed filler sand from traditional sources, like river beds, is a growing concern to South African Concrete manufacturers. Natural sand production is a slow process so it’s not surprising that sand is often harvested at a faster pace...
12 Feb 2019

Chryso to expand concrete offering in 2019

Chryso Southern Africa will increase its product offerings to the decorative concrete market as well as basic concrete producers from this year onwards, says Thierry Bernard, president and CEO of the Chryso Group. Paris-based Bernard, on a recent visit to the Group’s South African operations – which includes a.b.e. Construction Chemicals – said Chryso is...
31 Oct 2018

a.b.e. and Chryso products bring new life to wedding venue floors

One of the Western Cape’s most popular wedding and function venues, Murasie in the Overberg, needed its floors refurbished. Products from the Chryso South Africa Group and its subsidiary, a.b.e. Construction Chemicals proved ideal for the job. Johnie Emmerich, Technical Sales Consultant: Flooring for a.b.e. in the Western Cape, says work has been completed on...
21 May 2018

CHRYSO EA product's for Nairobi's new landmark apartment block

Chryso Eastern Africa is supplying a vital admixture for the concrete mix used for the construction of Nova Apartments, a new R180 million luxury apartment block in Nairobi, by the main contractor, Aggregate Construction. 
19 Feb 2018

Demand soaring for CHRYSO S.A.’s Centre of Excellence

The Chryso Southern Africa Group, a leading admixture producer, has substantially expanded its laboratory testing facilities with the opening of its new Centre of Excellence at the Group’s head office in Jet Park, Johannesburg. The Centre of Excellence features ultra-modern equipment and temperature control systems to offer cement, concrete, and construction systems technology as an...