Holcim Lanka introduces blended cement

Holcim Lanka's Ready Flow Plus manufactured in Sri Lanka with local inputs encourages a leaner but stronger concrete footprint and assures the construction industry of faster delivery times.

Sri Lanka's construction industry is experiencing tremendous growth with increasing emphasis on high- rise buildings. Given the limitations on space to build, high- rise constructions are emerging as the preferred choice of many.

"In developing Ready Flow Plus, Holcim (Lanka) Ltd has gone one step further in shifting from ordinary Portland cement that needs inputs such as clinker, to blended cement which scores high on sustainability and leaves a smaller environmental footprint," said Manager, Industrial Sales, Holcim (Lanka) Ltd, Sanka Senaviratne. "Better workability means less resources used while ensuring that the concrete flow is optimal. Holcim Lanka has invested considerably in developing the right product mix that meets the stringent needs of the industry.

All developed countries are moving towards blended cement followed by Asia Pacific countries who have opted for blended cement as the next best choice as far as strength and efficiency is concerned, for high rise structures. Developed following over one-and-half-years of extensive research conducted by Holcim Lanka, the process involved the company's global know-how and expertise.