Kerakoll

Via dell'Artigianato, 9
41049, Sassuolo (MO)

+39 0536 816511
+39 0536 816581

http://www.kerakoll.com

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Kerakoll is one of the world's biggest chemical companies for the building industry, with major international divisions producing professional laying systems, specialized in chemical products and solutions for the restoration of historical buildings. With plants and offices in more than 150 locations in 25 different countries around the world, our task is to apply our advanced scientific knowledge to generating the essential conditions that will make our world a safer, nicer and more pleasant place to live. Our company can be considered international in the true sense of the word; we manufacture more than 500 "speciality" products for buyers all over the world.

Kerakoll International When defining Kerakoll's distinctive qualities, quality and dynamic spirit fit the bill precisely. This dynamism translates into solutions of outstanding performance and consistently groundbreaking technological contents, engineered to guarantee the extra levels of safety that make construction work a professional and successful profession. In constant evolution, Kerakoll International's superlative approach is unmatchable, and has led the company to becoming a major benchmark in the worldwide construction industry. Substrate division Kerakoll provides a full range of high technological content products to help laying professionals and design engineers reconcile the multitude of different requirements when laying substrates. The water-base, eco-efficient professional products for substrate preparation represent the most groundbreaking, easy-to-use technical solution of low environmental impact and all-embracing for any nature of application. Laying DivisionKerakoll professional solutions for the laying and grouting of homogeneous tiles, marble and natural stone currently encapsulate the most groundbreaking technology on the construction market. Building Division Through its ambitious cutting-edge research and development project, Kerakoll has pioneered innovative technologies for the professional restoration and regeneration of historically important buildings. The BME Technology technical mortars based on a perfect balance between elastic deformation and mechanical resistance, revolutionized the concept of the protective restoration of concrete and masonry structures, representing technological supremacy in single-component, low elastic modulus mortars. Quality Standard In all units of the Kerakoll Group, before being considered suitable for production, products undergo stringent testing in accordance with the very high requirements known as Kerakoll Quality Standard: a process supported by the Centre for Applied Technologies which assists the work of researchers with its sophisticated resources and laboratories. At the Kerakoll laboratories the various elements of formulations are carefully analysed to identify and eliminate any factors of weakness by means of simulation of real working conditions in building sites. After the testing cycles, the new products are submitted to the extreme fatigue of the Safety-Test process. European Regulations Kerakoll testing and quality-control methodology comply with the tests indicated by the new European Regulations, which represent a long-overdue step forward in harmonizing the current European regulatory system. This new standard of conformity in the field of adhesives and grouts for ceramic tiles and natural stone once again confirms the technological superiority of Kerakoll products. ISO 9001 In all divisions of the Kerakoll Group, Quality System experts meticulously ensure that all quality and safety directives are being met. Kerakoll's technological manufacturing system has received the approval of the strictest international quality control bodies in the sector: ISO 9001 Quality Certification. Exclusives Technologies Scientific research is an exacting process whereby formulations can be broken down a component at a time to examine even the smallest constituents and their associated behaviour. It can be likened to a journey in quest of new horizons and breakthroughs, to the extent that the slightest modification of a molecular structure can uncover a whole new and latent universe. Bonds between the organic and inorganic worlds are made of increasingly perfect and high-performing elements. A world in which Kerakoll leads the way on the innovation front. HDE Technology

Undergrounds, shopping centres, museums, airports, swimming complexes and urban spaces: laying professionals and design engineers know they can count on a reliable, trustworthy partner.

HDE Technology, the first in the world, was developed by Kerakoll engineers for the new range of Keratech self-levelling products. HDE is the abbreviation for High Dispersing Effect: the perfect balance between superior fluidity and extended self-levelling time, high mechanical performance and eco-compatibility.

SAS Technology

SAS (Shock Absorbing System) Technology is the exclusive testing method which, in the strictly scientific environment of the Kerakoll Research and Development Centre, reproduces real on-site conditions by simulating the most severe thermal and mechanical strains. The H40® range of Professional Adhesives reflects technological superiority in the strains cycles of the most highly advanced Safety-Test developed for cement-based adhesives.

SAS SULPHATE Technology

SAS (Shock Absorbing System) SULPHATE Technology is the exclusive testing method that uses sophisticated Test-Systems to reproduce the chemical attack of sulphate salts. This exclusive Safety-Test represents the most advanced adhesive testing technology engineered to guarantee high chemical and mechanical resistance when laying coverings on gypsum and anhydrite-based substrates. WRT Technology

The new generation of Fugabella® grouts features one of the most advanced systems for protection against the erosive action of water. WRT - Water Resistant Technology - acts on the surface tension of the grout, ensuring a superior degree of water resistance with water-drop effect and the lowest possible values in terms of water absorption. BME Technology

BME - Low Elastic Modulus - is the Kerakoll technological innovation which impedes the formation of micro-fractures due to excessive rigidity, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of all the mechanical and chemical properties of patching. The technological superiority of the Low Elastic Modulus Kerabuild® System for the protective restoration of concrete is based on a perfect balance between elastic deformation and mechanical resistance, while providing excellent performance values.

Microtech Technology

Microtech Technology is Kerakoll's exclusive technology for the restoration of damp walls, in which natural aerating micro-particles act on the hygrometric state of the Sanabuild® Dehumidifying System. Microtech Technology generates a structure of communicating micro-mesopores that guarantees the formation of a Diffusive Dynamic Circuit of vapour at constant pressure for the rapid elimination of the humidity.

There is a development threshold beyond which many manufacturers do not strive to go. Kerakoll's scientific research, on the other hand, continues to make progress setting new and more advanced performance standards.

Our technological innovations are not just the absolute guarantee of outstanding performance, they also reflect the expression of state-of-the-art High-Tech at its utmost.

- H40 Flex: The first professional, single-component high-resistance adhesive for the laying or overlaying of homogeneous tiles and large formats.

- PU 31: The first single-component polyurethane waterproofing compound for the laying of parquet on substrates that are not fully dry.

- SILOVIL L34: The first two-component polyurethane adhesive for the laying of large-format parquet and unstable wood.

- SILORAPID: The first hydraulic rapid binder to prepare screeds and make them ready to receive parquet just 3 days later.

- H40 Marmorex:The first single-component, high-resistance professional adhesive with specific technology for the laying of permeable light coloured marbles and natural stone.

- H40 TenaxThe first single-component, high-resistance professional adhesive with specific technology for the laying of glass mosaic and homogeneous tiles in swimming pools.

- Fugabella 2- 12: The first single-component, universal grout with smooth finish for both narrow and wide joints and all types of tiles.

- Fugabella 0- 2: The first single-component grout with a high level of hardness for very narrow joints in any type of ceramic tile.

- SILOVIL FLEX: The first single-component, polyurethane elastic adhesive with rapid-setting for the seam bonding of pre-assembled parquets.

- Kerabuild: The first single-component mortar with BME Technology (BME: Low Elastic Modulus) that revolutionized the concrete restoration system.

- Keracem Pronto: The first professional, ready-to-use screed with normal setting, suitable for laying ceramic tiles after 24 hours or parquet after just 5 days.

- H40 Line: The first range of single-component, professional adhesives tested with SAS - Shock Absorbing System - Technology.

-SILOVIL 3000: The first two-component adhesive for the laying of parquet with no specific risk labelling.

1999

- OIL- PUR Line: The first line of products based on single-component modified oils for the final treatment of parquet.

- Fugabella Flex: The first single-component professional grout with WRT - Water Resistant Technology - and water-drop effect, resistant to driving rain.

2002

- H40 Ideal: The first single-component professional adhesive with SAS Technology to lay ceramic and large-format tiles on gypsum and anhydrite-based screeds without using a primer.

- Keratech Line: The first range of professional self-levelling products with HDE - High Dispersing Effect - Technology, high fluidity and extended self-levelling time.

2003

- Fugabella Porcelana 0-5: il primo stucco porcellanato fine che associa il livello più avanzato di High-Tech alla preziosità della Porcellana

2004

- SuperCarrara: il primo adesivo antifatica con Puro Marmo Bianco di Carrara Safety and Environment

For an industrial system such as Kerakoll, attention to safety seen in terms of human health and protection of the environment is first and foremost a question of mentality, expressed through precise regulations and methodologies that are put into practice at every level of the organisation. The CARE Project was founded with the following objectives: to create safe products in a safe working environment with processes that safeguard the environment and human health, before, during and after their use.

CARE PROJECT

The safety and environmental management system (CARE) consists of a series of decisions, actions, audits and reviews designed to ensure that Kerakoll's conduct in terms of this project, CARE, is appropriate. The Kerakoll group intends to ensure that all its sites around the world adopt safe practices; that the health of its employees, customers and users is safeguarded; that the company's approach to the environment satisfies real necessities and that its operations are managed in such a way as to be sustainable in local communities.

Kerakoll's Training Center Division is most likely the top European training and professional development establishment for the building industry: it is a focal point for international development and the exchange of cultural and technical insights, in order to disseminate the technological pinnacle of state-of-the-art competencies and knowledge. It is a fully-fledged professional laboratory for technical training and development. The most authoritative benchmark for applied chemistry in the construction industry at your service.

The increasingly successful Kerakoll Research and Development Centre, originally established to provide an exclusive and permanent training and development service for all building trade professionals, organises and promotes workshops, cultural events, technical seminars and professional placements. The extremely technical nature of the issues dealt with and the remarkable technological innovations presented have inspired more than 23,000 trade professionals to take part in Kerakoll's Research and Development Centre training programmes.

Wherever you are, and whatever your project needs are, you can always rely on the Kerakoll Service: global and perfect assistance is for us expected like the quality of our products.

TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY SERVICE - A Call Centre staffed by a team of 30 technicians at your complete disposal for the real-time solution of any doubts or technical queries you may have.

On-line info@kerakoll.com

Phone +39 0536.811.516

Fax +39 0536.816.581

ON-SITE TECHNICAL SUPPORT - To help you tackle and solve difficult or tricky situations, Kerakoll will have one of its 450 European-based technical experts at your site.

TECHNICAL TRAINING SERVICE - A fully-fledged professional laboratory for technical training and development at your disposal. Just click on the link to Kerakoll's Training Center Division at centrostudi@kerakoll.com and sign up for one of the many vocational placements.

PRODUCT WARRANTY SERVICE - Thanks to its total product quality, Kerakoll is in a position to offer a quality assurance warranty that further endorses the reliability of its manufacturing system and the quality of its control structure.

KERAKOLL TECHNICAL AREA - The most all-embracing, practical and professional collection of technical documentation presenting the whole technological know-how behind Kerakoll's solutions. The full Kerakoll's knowledge and experience at your complete disposal.