Construction Chemical Industry Has Huge Growth Potential

Posted by Hariom Balhara
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Jul 19, 2013
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Chemical compounds that are used in the construction activities are known as Construction Chemical. These constructions include all three types of constructions: residential construction; commercial construction; and non-building construction. The compound of these chemicals is of niche category that delivers excellent quality of outcome. The use of these chemicals can be deployed even to the ongoing construction to give pace to the activities that are involved in the process and it can also be used in new construction to provide robustness and well-built structure to a particular building. Use of these chemicals rise the budget of construction up by 3 to 5 percent, however, if you look at the facets of these chemicals this rise in the cost of construction may seem negligible. And on the other hand, when you use of these quality chemical it helps in reducing the amount of cement and water used to build a particular structure.

These chemicals enhance the physical properties of materials in which they are mixed. Construction chemicals are important to get the best quality of concrete for enhancing the performance of concrete, which lead to lengthen the life span of construction work and thereby provide extra protection from other natural calamity. The use of these compounds can be divided into five different categories.

The construction industry all over the world adds up to 9% to the GDP of entire world. It plays a critical role in the growth of the economy of every country. The construction market in Asia continent is the biggest in the world in terms of volume, as this particular region produces cement of the amount more than half of the world’s production. And when you look deep into it you will find it is China who produces some 45 percent out of the total of 65 percent and on the other hand India produces some 5 to 6 percent of production amount.

Of late, a wave of urbanization and formation of metro-cities have been spread in countries across the world. The reason behind this development is a combination of various factors which include; increase in purchasing power; change in lifestyle; uprising living standard; and so on and so forth. Construction chemicals industry offers a range of products that help any construction to be strong and long lasting that too in short period of time. The various products this industry offers: Admixture; Flooring Chemicals; Sealants; Grouts; and Water-treatment chemicals. All these products are heavily used in the construction of big residential and commercial units, for the use of these products deliver strength to concrete and thereby providing strength to a particular structure.

The biggest segment of construction chemicals is nonresidential construction. The supply of raw materials for producing construction chemical is provided by chemical factories. Among various components of raw materials, Polymers play an important in the raw material as they are present in every chemical formation that includes admixtures and water-proofing chemicals. In the process of developing new construction chemicals, the chemical manufacturer is required to keep in touch with the professionals who are adept and have years of knowledge in construction industry. To develop and create new and better variety of chemical compounds, construction chemical industry invests some three to four percent of its sales on research and development activities.

The various products of construction chemical industry consist:



Concrete Admixture

Water Proofing Chemicals

Flooring Compounds

Repair & Rehabilitation

Miscellaneous (Sealants, Protective Coatings, and Adhesive)

The names of the top five construction chemical manufacturers in India include Blue Sky System, BASF, GRACE, SIKA, and MAPEI.

Hariom Balhara is a freelance journalist. He covers construction sector of India in particular. Of late, he has started writing on safety measures like ESD Shoe Cover, ESD Rubber Mats, ESD General Purpose Mat Kits, and ESD Anti Static Mats etc. taken by companies across sectors in workstations and factories during production.
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