Concrete, the single most widely-used building material in the world, has a history dating back to the Romans and ancient Egyptians. Given that concrete is used twice as much in construction as other building materials, an emphasis on quality, performance, and sustainability is essential for the industry to grow and thrive. One of the most important ingredients in high-performance, long-lasting, durable, and beautiful concrete produced today is concrete admixtures. Concrete admixtures are natural or manufactured chemicals or additives added during concrete mixing to enhance specific properties of the fresh or hardened concrete, such as workability, durability, or early and final strength.
Explore Our Admixture Solutions
A full range of plasticizers, superplasticizers, and workability enhancers is available from Sika.
- Sika® ViscoCrete®
- SikaPlast®
- Sika ViscoFlow®
- Sikament®
- Sika® Plastiment®
- Sika® Plastocrete®
Admixtures for Improved Fresh Concrete Properties
Sika's admixtures can improve fresh concrete workability properties like pumping or self-compacting, which enables concrete to flow easily through and into confined spaces.
- Sika® Stabilizer
All participants in the construction process want to achieve sufficient early strength to allow formwork removal as quickly as possible, whether in shotcrete for construction sites or in concrete production.
- SikaRapid®
Durability-Enhancing Admixtures
An essential characteristic of concrete is its durability. Knowledge about concrete technology together with a full range of appropriate concrete admixtures will help meet concrete durability requirements.
- SikaControl®
- Sika® FerroGard®
- SikaFume®
Specific site requirements regarding extended workability time of fresh concrete before hardening can be perfectly tailored with the help of set retarders.
- Sika® Plastiretard
Fiber for Concrete Strengthening
With the addition of fibers made of various materials and different shapes, the ductility and tensile behavior of concrete can be increased.
- SikaFiber®
A wide range of concrete surface treatment and enhancing compounds complete the collection, from mold release agents and curing agents to surface retarders.
- Sika® Antisol
- Sika® Separol
Sustainable Solutions for Concrete
Sustainability is a very important aspect for the concrete industry.