Opterra

Adaptions of cement portfolio concluded

Since the beginning of 2016, Opterra Wössingen GmbH has been offering CEM II/A-M (V-LL 52.5 in exchange of CEM II/B-M (V-LL) 42.5 R-AZ due to growing requirements.

Continuous further developments in close coordination to the requirements prevailing in the market lead to the adaptions of the cement portfolio. There is a growing demand for higher strengths. For this reason, the CEM II/A-M (V-LL) 52.5 N replaces the CEM II/B-M (V-LL) 42.2 R-AZ, which has been used for such applications so far.

Higher strengths can be achieved by optimizing the main constituents fly ash (V) and limestone powder (LL)...

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