Where are concrete admixtures used?

Russia's insistence on paying for Russian gas in rubles has rattled European countries: Greece held an emergency meeting of suppliers, the Dutch government would urge consumers to use less gas, and the French energy regulator told consumers not to panic. Russian gas meets one-third of Europe's annual energy needs.

Russia said they could expand their demand for ruble payments for other commodities, including oil, grain, fertilizer, coal, and metals, which raised the risk of recession in Europe and the US. 

Moscow is expected to unveil its ruble payment plan in early April, but it said it would not immediately ask buyers to pay for gas in rubles.  

Western countries have said paying in rubles would be a breach of contract, and renegotiation could take months or longer. This uncertainty has pushed commodity market prices higher.

The supply and prices of other commodities like the concrete additive could also be affected.

At first, concrete additives were used only to save cement. With the development of construction technology, admixture has become the main measure to improve the performance of concrete.

What are advantages of concrete additives?

It can reduce the water consumption of concrete. Or the fluidity of concrete can be increased without increasing water consumption.

The setting time of concrete can be adjusted.

Reduce bleeding and segregation. Improve workability and water elutriation resistance.

The slump loss can be reduced. Increase the pumpability of pumping concrete.

It can reduce contraction. The addition of expansive agent can also compensate for shrinkage.

Delay the initial hydration heat of concrete. Reduce the temperature rise rate of mass concrete and reduce the occurrence of cracks.

Improve the early strength of concrete. Prevent freezing at negative temperature.

Improve strength, increase frost resistance, impermeability, wear resistance, corrosion resistance.

Control alkali-aggregate reaction. Prevent the corrosion of steel bar and reduce the diffusion of chloride ion.

Made into concrete with other special properties.

Reduce the viscosity coefficient of concrete.

Where are concrete admixtures used?

1. It is suitable for mass concrete, high-strength and high-performance concrete, roller compacted concrete, concrete constructed in hot weather, concrete poured in a large area, concrete produced by cold joints, concrete that needs to be parked or transported for a long time, self-leveling vibration-free concrete, slip form construction or horizontal construction and other concrete that needs to delay setting time.

2. It is suitable for different grades of concrete under the daily minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, as well as various continuous pouring projects of high flow concrete, commercial concrete, pumping concrete, prestress and reinforced concrete.

3. It is not suitable to be used alone for concrete with early strength requirements and steam curing concrete.

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Goldman Sachs said its forecast for the price of Brent crude in 2023 would be cut from $125 to $10 a barrel if Iranian crude returned to the market.

From January to June in 2022, primary aluminum, copper, lead, tin and nickel were in short supply, while zinc was in excess supply, according to the World Bureau of Metal Statistics.

Global aluminium giant Hydro will close an aluminum smelter in Slovakia next month because of soaring electricity prices in Europe, adding to pressure on European industries, including the metals industry. Zinc prices were also affected, hitting a two-month high on Tuesday.

Hydro said the shutdown was a response to unfavorable conditions, including "no sign of improvement in high electricity prices in the short term". The smelter is operating at 60 per cent of its annual capacity of 175000 tonnes and will suffer huge losses if it continues to operate for the rest of 2022.

Industries from fertiliser to aluminium have been paralysed by soaring energy costs as European natural gas supplies are tight, and the worst energy crisis in decades is expected to continue into next year, with benchmark electricity prices surging to record highs on Tuesday.

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