Chryso South Africa has become the first producer of construction chemicals to become a member of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).
GBCSA is leading the transformation of the South African property industry to ensure that all buildings are designed, built and operated in an environmentally sustainable way to allow for the creation of healthy, efficient and productive environments.
Chryso SA, currently in its 14th year of operations, is a subsidiary of the Materis Group in France. The company, which has supplied admixtures for most of the new FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums as well as Gautrain among many other multi-million rand infrastructural developments, has recently introduced several new "green" products for the construction industry.
Included in these new products are two new dustless tile adhesives, Davco SAC 28 ECO, a premium grade adhesive for tiling of natural stone and tiles to facades, terraces and balconies; and Davco TTB, an economical thick or thin bed cement adhesive for fixing ceramic, quarry and most mono-cuttura tiles, slates, marble and natural stones to walls and floors.
Furthermore, the company has also launched "the world's first synthetic replacement for hydrochloric acid and caustic cleaning agents for the building, construction and readymix sectors".
Chryso's Syntech synthetic acid is used to clean readymix concrete vehicles, drums, and extension chutes in an environmentally-responsible manner. It forms the basis for three other green products distributed by Chryso:
- ‘Barracuda' non-acid, non-corrosive concrete stripper which has the capacity of dissolving almost 15% more concrete than hydrochloric acid. It can also be used to clean concrete moulds or any construction equipment, as well as stains and efflorescence on bricks;
- ‘Readymix Truck Wash and Wax' non-acid, non-corrosive, truck wash that removes concrete as effectively as traditional acids without irritating the skin of the user; and
- ‘Fusion', a revolutionary internal non-stick treatment for readymix concrete vehicle drums and equipment.
Another new green product from Chryso is Envirosafe, a low viscosity synthetic masonry cleaner which dissolves more calcium carbonate and efflorescence than hydrochloric or phosphoric acid.
Envirosafe non-toxic cleaner can be used for the removal of mortar smears, grout residue, cement and efflorescence from bricks, walls and finished concrete, and for the safe and quick cleaning of pavers, blocks, bricks, concrete, river rocks and architectural concrete and retainer walls. Envirosafe also removes algae and calcium deposits from mortar and concrete.
Chryso also supplies organic grinding aids to the cement industry to make the grinding process more energy efficient.
Commenting on Chryso's pioneering membership of the Green Building Council of SA, the company's MD, Norman Seymore, said Chryso was committed to the principles of sustainable development through its range of products and business practices. "Our membership of the GBCSA is another sign of our focus and commitment to the sustainable development vitally required in South Africa," he stated.
