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Issue 01/2025 Institut für Kalk- und Mörtelforschung e.V. / Bundesverband der Deutschen Kalkindustrie e. V. (BVK)

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Interview on the work of the Institute for Lime and Mortar Research and its new test seal

One of the latest achievements of the Institute for Lime and Mortar Research (IKM) during 2024 has been the IKM Test and Quality Seal. This seal was developed with the greatest of care in accordance with customers’ wishes and registered at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as a protected trademark.

Issue 9/2019

Effects of oleochemical hydrophobing agents on plasters – results of a long-term field study

Even though the high efficacy of oleochemical additives as hydrophobing agents for mineral-based building materials has been proven by numerous laboratory tests there is a lack of measurements under...

Issue 6/2018 GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

Pre-hydration of cement: global survey and laboratory results

Cement pre-hydration degrades the performance of concrete, particularly strength and set times. Testing performed on 181 cements showed that more than one quarter had suffered enough pre-hydration to...