Concrete coloring: Basic principles
leading to optimal results

Today, designers, architects and clients can choose from a wide variety of state-of-the-art building materials that do not only comply with technical specifications but also enable aesthetically appealing solutions.

One of the important components of designing our living environment is the use of colored building materials. Although their manufacture differs only marginally from the production of non-colored components, users of pigments should be aware of some basic facts.

Selecting the right pigment

Selecting the right pigment is crucial for ensuring the quality of the finished product. Inorganic oxide pigments were shown to be particularly colorfast during several years of monitoring of colored concrete products that were stored in various places and under different climatic conditions. LANXESS supplies...

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