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Cement Industry |
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Anhydrite and CASO® Calcium Chloride accelerates the setting and hardening of concrete. When cold temperatures interfere with the hardening process our products prevent concrete from freezing. Furthermore, CASO® Calcium Chloride is also used to reduce cement alkali content. |
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Ceramic Industry |
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BaCO3 is used in glazes for ceramics (sanitary ceramic and tiles) and as an anti scumming agent in bricks, roofing tiles and clinker. It is also used as a raw material in magnetic ceramics for the production of barium- and strontiumferrites. Bariumfluoride is used in enamel and glazing frits production as a flux and opacifying agent. |
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Civil Engineering |
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Our products are used as additives for road foundations and the beds of railway tracks. CASO® Calcium Chloride, for example, is used in civil engineering to freeze the soil if its quality or the surface conditions on building sites are not sufficient. |
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Flame Retardant |
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IXOL flame-retardants produce both rigid and one-component polyurethane foams which can be stored in cans, plates, or panels. |
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Household Refrigeration |
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Domestic refrigeration has become standard equipment in every modern household. It enables the storage of food and beverages without the danger of spoilage. Solkane®134a offers both safe and efficient operation for the refrigerator, which is essential in the domestic area. |
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Paints & Coatings |
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The remarkable features of modern decorative coatings offer a wide variety of paints with excellent optical and mechanical properties and easy handling. To achieve this, the paint producer needs high quality raw materials. For more than 20 years Solvay has been optimizing these raw materials. |
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Roofing Tiles |
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Barium carbonate can convert soluble sulphuric salts into insoluble barium sulphates. Such soluble sulphates occur primarily in association with calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Our products are a popular additive in the heavy clay ceramic industry, for example in the manufacture of clay roof tiles and facing bricks. |
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Sealants |
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Our products are often used as hardening agents in one-component polysulphide-based sealants. They are activated by water but can harden as well by absorbing moisture from the air. Ultra-fine coated SOCAL® and WINNOFIL® qualities are used in PVC, silicone, polysulphide and polyurethane sealants for the automotive, construction, aerospace, appliances and other industries. |
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Stationary Heat Exchangers for Climatization |
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There is a long-standing trend to switch from copper tubing to aluminium for heat exchanger coils in the same way they are already being used in the automotive market. |
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Thermal Insulation |
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Our products are important components in the production of foams such as polyurethane (PU) foam and extruded polystyrene, which provide thermal insulation. Our latest generation has no ozone depleting potential and is used for a wide range of applications within PU foams, solvents or heat transfer fluids. |
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Windows |
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The usage of our products leads to substantial energy savings and reduction in CO2 emissions thanks to the outstanding insulation quality of the resulting foams. In addition Coated Precipitated Calcium Carbonate improves the gelation process, surface finish and impact resistance in extrusion profile PVC compounds. |
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