Argentina Wastewater Treatment Plant

Argentina

Concrete required excellent chemical resistance.

Background

The Cooperative de Obras Y Servicios Publicos de Santa Teresita made Kryton's Argentinean distributor a key contributor to the construction of a local wastewater treatment plant. The plant is designed to have capacity for 100,000 inhabitants and to service the local regions of Santa Teresita, de Mar del Tuyu, and Parti do de la Costallin province of Buenos Aires.

Solution

KIM admixture was utilized to inhibit drying shrinkage cracking and to provide waterproof concrete on decanting and sediment tanks. The addition of KIM eliminated the need for external waterproofing membranes. KIM is performing as specified.