U.S. Silica grades economical white pigment alternative to TiO

Source: U.S. Silica Holdings Inc., Katy, Texas U.S. Silica has launched a newly engineered pigment for cementitious products and other building applications, underscoring its capacity to partially replace or augment other inorganic high-white compounds like titanium dioxide (TiO) and aluminum trihydrate. Finished in 1.3-, 2.4- or 5.8 average particle size grades, EverWhite Pigment features hardness and durability properties mirroring the…

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Saint-Gobain institutes integrated Chryso, GCP production strategy

Sources: Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, Alpharetta, Ga., CP staff Ten months into its launch, Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals has stepped up support of the combined Chryso Inc. and GCP Applied Technologies solution portfolio, especially in markets where the concrete admixture brands are best established. An inaugural integration of Chryso and GCP product processing or manufacturing is complete at a Royse City, Texas…

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