Hard rock mining

Minova understands that safety and efficiency are key requirements for sustainable and profitable mining. Every work environment has its own specific challenges. Wherever you may be, your safety is paramount to us.

Our best-in-class products and services cover a range of applications in hard rock mining, including ground, water, and air control, stemming, and maximization of ore extraction, to ensure your teams work safely and efficiently. You can select from a wide range of resins, powders, steel, and polymer products, to suit your location, rock type and ground control requirements.

At Minova, we actively encourage collaboration with our hard rock customers and partners, we are constantly researching and developing innovative products, to ensure that together we can provide you with the best solution.

 

Anchoring

We offer both steel and glass fibre reinforced polymer bolting products and accessories to stabilise even the most stressed ground.

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Tension Rebar Bolts

Where better beam building is needed, the Tension Rebar Bolt System has strength characteristics to meet your needs.

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Spiling

Our products provide a secure canopy for shaft advancement.

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CarboThix™

These products were designed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables the load to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems.

 

CarboThix™ Fast

CarboThix™ Fast is an immediate partially stiffening and very fast curing dual component silicate resin for bonding injection drilling anchors, also for rock stabilization and water sealing. CarboThix Fast was developed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables loads to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems. Typical applications of CarboThix Fast include grouting of cable bolts, steel or GFRP bolts, and sealing of roof bolts.

 

CarboThix™ 2

Typical applications of CarboThix™ 2 include sealing of injection bolts, steel or GFRP rods, and sealing of roof bolts. During application, the two components are intimately mixed and achieve a grease-like viscosity (the so called Thix effect) so that the grout stops flowing and cures to form a tough elastic and non-porous resin that will not mix with water or be diluted in wet holes.

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Surface control

Providing ground support on the surface of mines.

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Cables and Trusses

Our comprehensive quality control program ensures that each product arrives at your site just as you have specified.

With a world leading manufacturer in your corner, you can rest assured that Minova will be able to fill your orders quickly and efficiently, regardless of the size of the delivery requirement.

Our cables and trusses are manufactured to high quality and help to drive your site safety and efficiency.

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Standing support

Standing support and reinforcement systems for unstable stratum.

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TEKCRIB SUPPORT SYSTEM

Cylindrical bags, 27” or 30” diameter, are secured to the mine roof and are subsequently filled with a foamed cement.

The installation of the TekCrib system is accomplished by using the Minova TekPlacer unit, specially designed to combine the TekCrib powder with air and water, producing a cementitious foam.

The foam is typically pumped a distance of 1,000 ft., although much longer distances are possible, especially when pumping down surface boreholes. The mix begins to gel within minutes of discharge and cures to a final strength, ranging from approximately 400-800 psi.

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TekPak P

TekPak P is a patented pumpable crib material having substantial benefits in terms of roof control, speed and ease of installation. TekPak P has a high early strength allowing the crib to resist bed separation and convergence. The fully cured strength is substantial with over 150 tons of load bearing capacity.

 

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TekSet®

TekSet® is a single-component, cementitious grout designed as a fill for a bag placed between the top of a crib and the mine roof, or atop a specially designed post system. Depending on the water temperature, the material will set in approximately 10 to 15 minutes. The tedious routine of blocking and wedging supplemental roof support is replaced by a simpler, faster and more efficient means.

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Chemical injection

Our extensive range of polymer systems are used for stabilising, sealing and consolidating the ground.

Product title
CarboThix™

These products were designed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables the load to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems.

 

CarboThix™ Fast

CarboThix™ Fast is an immediate partially stiffening and very fast curing dual component silicate resin for bonding injection drilling anchors, also for rock stabilization and water sealing. CarboThix Fast was developed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables loads to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems. Typical applications of CarboThix Fast include grouting of cable bolts, steel or GFRP bolts, and sealing of roof bolts.

 

CarboThix™ 2

Typical applications of CarboThix™ 2 include sealing of injection bolts, steel or GFRP rods, and sealing of roof bolts. During application, the two components are intimately mixed and achieve a grease-like viscosity (the so called Thix effect) so that the grout stops flowing and cures to form a tough elastic and non-porous resin that will not mix with water or be diluted in wet holes.

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CarboPur

CarboPur resins production line offers high-quality materials for temporary or permanent applications with different reaction data and resin behavior, applicable in infrastructure and civil engineering.

These resins are applicable over a wide range of temperatures and act effectively even against pressurised water.

CarboPur WX is used for stabilisation in wet or water bearing rock formations. It is used for sealing water tributaries from rock formations, dams, or shaft walls. It can be used in renovation of wet shafts, tunnels, sewers, or brickwork.

CarboPur WS is used for curtain injection in tunnels, dams, or on shaft walls; sealing against water, stabilisation, consolidation and repairing of cracks &/or fissures.

CarboPur WFA is used for sealing strong water ingress, e.g.construction pits, pipelines, shafts, and tunnels.

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Sprayed coatings & membranes

Our sprayed coatings and membranes provide additional ground support and waterproofing solutions.

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Tekcrete™ Fast

TekCrete Fast was developed in response to customer  demand for a shotcrete (gunite) with effectively immediate strength on application. TekCrete Fast may be used with or without steel or polymer mesh, although the use of mesh will provide additional tensile and flexural strength.

Fiber reinforced, this product offers superlative adhesion characteristics with typical compressive strengths over 11,000 psi. It is ideally suited for use where immediate structural strength is required.

Binding broken base material together for better structural integrity, TekCrete Fast can be used anywhere where conventional shotcrete (gunite) is used and with any coating or sealant. It performs best when applied as soon as possible after the base material is exposed. Including rebound, TekCrete Fast has a surface coverage of approximately 8.2 ft2 per 60lb. bag at an application thickness of 1⁄2“.

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Tekcrete™ Pro 1500

Tekcrete™ Pro 1500 is ideal for large vertical and overhead structural repairs where a rapid hardening product is needed.

Supplied as a ready to use dry powder, formulated for dry mix shotcrete requiring only the addition of water.

The controlled set feature allows 10-15 mins of working time for troweling if needed. Very high early and ultimate compressive strengths are achievable. Each 60 lb bag of TekCrete Pro 1500 contains approximately 0.45 cubic feet of material.

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TekFlex®

TekFlex® is safe to handle and apply using conventional systems and can be hand applied or mechanically applied. No specific ventilation requirements are necessary for the application with only conventional PPE required.

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Grouting

Our bulk and capule resin and cementitious grouts stabilise rock and provide support when you need it most.

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CELROC P

Celroc P is a high-strength, non-shrink, non-metallic grout consisting of rapid hardening hydraulic cement and super plasticizer. Designed to produce a pumpable grout at low w/c ratios with the unique features of being highly resistant to dilution in moving water and aggressive ground conditions.

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Product title
CarboThix™

These products were designed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables the load to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems.

 

CarboThix™ Fast

CarboThix™ Fast is an immediate partially stiffening and very fast curing dual component silicate resin for bonding injection drilling anchors, also for rock stabilization and water sealing. CarboThix Fast was developed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables loads to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems. Typical applications of CarboThix Fast include grouting of cable bolts, steel or GFRP bolts, and sealing of roof bolts.

 

CarboThix™ 2

Typical applications of CarboThix™ 2 include sealing of injection bolts, steel or GFRP rods, and sealing of roof bolts. During application, the two components are intimately mixed and achieve a grease-like viscosity (the so called Thix effect) so that the grout stops flowing and cures to form a tough elastic and non-porous resin that will not mix with water or be diluted in wet holes.

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Special

Specialist products aimed at enhancing mining ground support.

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CarboSolv D

It has got a high polarity and is environmentally compatible. Not for applications with sodium silicate based components ( e.g. Carbothix Compt A, CarboLith Compt A etc), as CarboSolv D reacts with sodium silicate.

Cleanser for polyurethane applications, especially for flushing and cleaning pumps and hoses.

CarboSolv D is a degreasing agent, thus after contact with skin insure to proper clean with soap and water making sure to apply lotion to skin.

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Celbex 653

Celbex 653 is a blend of water-soluble, high molecular-weight polymers supplied as a white powder.

It is designed to provide a stable polymer matrix enveloping every cement particle, which functions as a protective coating and thus prevents water washout.

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Chemical injection

Our extensive range of injectable products and systems are used for water control in the mining environment.

Product title
CarboPur

CarboPur resins production line offers high-quality materials for temporary or permanent applications with different reaction data and resin behavior, applicable in infrastructure and civil engineering.

These resins are applicable over a wide range of temperatures and act effectively even against pressurised water.

CarboPur WX is used for stabilisation in wet or water bearing rock formations. It is used for sealing water tributaries from rock formations, dams, or shaft walls. It can be used in renovation of wet shafts, tunnels, sewers, or brickwork.

CarboPur WS is used for curtain injection in tunnels, dams, or on shaft walls; sealing against water, stabilisation, consolidation and repairing of cracks &/or fissures.

CarboPur WFA is used for sealing strong water ingress, e.g.construction pits, pipelines, shafts, and tunnels.

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CarboStop

These products are used for:

Grouting of fine to very fine hair line cracks and water-carrying sands or porous materials. Used for deep injecting, fixing of anchors, stabilisation and sealing of loose rock, stoppage of water inflow (also salt water), injecting of man-accessible sewer lines and tubes.

Stopping water inflow (also salt water), stabilisation and water sealing of loose rock, grouting of fine to medium-fine grained sands and gravel, fixing of anchors, injection of cracks, honeycombs, injections of man-accessible sewer lines and tubes

Stopping of water inflow (also salt water), sealing of loose rock, sealing of cracks and expansion joints in bridges and concrete structures. For use in deep injection, grouting of medium-fine to larger cracks, fissures, honeycombs, injections of man-accessible sewer lines and tubes where high elasticity and flexibility is required.

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Sprayed coatings & membranes

Our sprayed coatings and membranes help control water underground.

Product title
Tekcrete™ Fast

TekCrete Fast was developed in response to customer  demand for a shotcrete (gunite) with effectively immediate strength on application. TekCrete Fast may be used with or without steel or polymer mesh, although the use of mesh will provide additional tensile and flexural strength.

Fiber reinforced, this product offers superlative adhesion characteristics with typical compressive strengths over 11,000 psi. It is ideally suited for use where immediate structural strength is required.

Binding broken base material together for better structural integrity, TekCrete Fast can be used anywhere where conventional shotcrete (gunite) is used and with any coating or sealant. It performs best when applied as soon as possible after the base material is exposed. Including rebound, TekCrete Fast has a surface coverage of approximately 8.2 ft2 per 60lb. bag at an application thickness of 1⁄2“.

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Tekcrete™ Pro 1500

Tekcrete™ Pro 1500 is ideal for large vertical and overhead structural repairs where a rapid hardening product is needed.

Supplied as a ready to use dry powder, formulated for dry mix shotcrete requiring only the addition of water.

The controlled set feature allows 10-15 mins of working time for troweling if needed. Very high early and ultimate compressive strengths are achievable. Each 60 lb bag of TekCrete Pro 1500 contains approximately 0.45 cubic feet of material.

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TekFlex®

TekFlex® is safe to handle and apply using conventional systems and can be hand applied or mechanically applied. No specific ventilation requirements are necessary for the application with only conventional PPE required.

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Grouting

Our pumpable materials can be injected into a soil or rock formation to improve water control.

Product title
CELROC P

Celroc P is a high-strength, non-shrink, non-metallic grout consisting of rapid hardening hydraulic cement and super plasticizer. Designed to produce a pumpable grout at low w/c ratios with the unique features of being highly resistant to dilution in moving water and aggressive ground conditions.

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Product title
CarboThix™

These products were designed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables the load to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems.

 

CarboThix™ Fast

CarboThix™ Fast is an immediate partially stiffening and very fast curing dual component silicate resin for bonding injection drilling anchors, also for rock stabilization and water sealing. CarboThix Fast was developed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables loads to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems. Typical applications of CarboThix Fast include grouting of cable bolts, steel or GFRP bolts, and sealing of roof bolts.

 

CarboThix™ 2

Typical applications of CarboThix™ 2 include sealing of injection bolts, steel or GFRP rods, and sealing of roof bolts. During application, the two components are intimately mixed and achieve a grease-like viscosity (the so called Thix effect) so that the grout stops flowing and cures to form a tough elastic and non-porous resin that will not mix with water or be diluted in wet holes.

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Special

Specialist products aimed at enhancing mining water control.

Product title
CarboSolv D

It has got a high polarity and is environmentally compatible. Not for applications with sodium silicate based components ( e.g. Carbothix Compt A, CarboLith Compt A etc), as CarboSolv D reacts with sodium silicate.

Cleanser for polyurethane applications, especially for flushing and cleaning pumps and hoses.

CarboSolv D is a degreasing agent, thus after contact with skin insure to proper clean with soap and water making sure to apply lotion to skin.

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Celbex 653

Celbex 653 is a blend of water-soluble, high molecular-weight polymers supplied as a white powder.

It is designed to provide a stable polymer matrix enveloping every cement particle, which functions as a protective coating and thus prevents water washout.

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Yellowboy

Once added to water, the liquid reagent starts to work immediately.

As the pump draws the reagent into the contaminated pipe, the iron build-up is loosened and begins to break up.

Evidence of the reagent’s cleaning power is seen as chunks of material appear at the discharge end of the line.

Yellowboy additive is environmentally safe when used as directed.

Consult your local Minova representative for additional application information.

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Chemical injection

Our resin and grouts are used for ventilation control in mines.

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CarboPur

CarboPur resins production line offers high-quality materials for temporary or permanent applications with different reaction data and resin behavior, applicable in infrastructure and civil engineering.

These resins are applicable over a wide range of temperatures and act effectively even against pressurised water.

CarboPur WX is used for stabilisation in wet or water bearing rock formations. It is used for sealing water tributaries from rock formations, dams, or shaft walls. It can be used in renovation of wet shafts, tunnels, sewers, or brickwork.

CarboPur WS is used for curtain injection in tunnels, dams, or on shaft walls; sealing against water, stabilisation, consolidation and repairing of cracks &/or fissures.

CarboPur WFA is used for sealing strong water ingress, e.g.construction pits, pipelines, shafts, and tunnels.

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CarboStop

These products are used for:

Grouting of fine to very fine hair line cracks and water-carrying sands or porous materials. Used for deep injecting, fixing of anchors, stabilisation and sealing of loose rock, stoppage of water inflow (also salt water), injecting of man-accessible sewer lines and tubes.

Stopping water inflow (also salt water), stabilisation and water sealing of loose rock, grouting of fine to medium-fine grained sands and gravel, fixing of anchors, injection of cracks, honeycombs, injections of man-accessible sewer lines and tubes

Stopping of water inflow (also salt water), sealing of loose rock, sealing of cracks and expansion joints in bridges and concrete structures. For use in deep injection, grouting of medium-fine to larger cracks, fissures, honeycombs, injections of man-accessible sewer lines and tubes where high elasticity and flexibility is required.

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Sprayed coatings & membranes

Our products provide excellent stoppings and seal solutions.

Product title
Tekcrete™ Fast

TekCrete Fast was developed in response to customer  demand for a shotcrete (gunite) with effectively immediate strength on application. TekCrete Fast may be used with or without steel or polymer mesh, although the use of mesh will provide additional tensile and flexural strength.

Fiber reinforced, this product offers superlative adhesion characteristics with typical compressive strengths over 11,000 psi. It is ideally suited for use where immediate structural strength is required.

Binding broken base material together for better structural integrity, TekCrete Fast can be used anywhere where conventional shotcrete (gunite) is used and with any coating or sealant. It performs best when applied as soon as possible after the base material is exposed. Including rebound, TekCrete Fast has a surface coverage of approximately 8.2 ft2 per 60lb. bag at an application thickness of 1⁄2“.

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Tekcrete™ Pro 1500

Tekcrete™ Pro 1500 is ideal for large vertical and overhead structural repairs where a rapid hardening product is needed.

Supplied as a ready to use dry powder, formulated for dry mix shotcrete requiring only the addition of water.

The controlled set feature allows 10-15 mins of working time for troweling if needed. Very high early and ultimate compressive strengths are achievable. Each 60 lb bag of TekCrete Pro 1500 contains approximately 0.45 cubic feet of material.

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TekFlex®

TekFlex® is safe to handle and apply using conventional systems and can be hand applied or mechanically applied. No specific ventilation requirements are necessary for the application with only conventional PPE required.

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Ventilation seals & barriers

Our seals and barrier systems include proven explosion proof performance of plugs, seals and stoppings.

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TEKCRIB SUPPORT SYSTEM

Cylindrical bags, 27” or 30” diameter, are secured to the mine roof and are subsequently filled with a foamed cement.

The installation of the TekCrib system is accomplished by using the Minova TekPlacer unit, specially designed to combine the TekCrib powder with air and water, producing a cementitious foam.

The foam is typically pumped a distance of 1,000 ft., although much longer distances are possible, especially when pumping down surface boreholes. The mix begins to gel within minutes of discharge and cures to a final strength, ranging from approximately 400-800 psi.

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Grouting

Our pumpable materials and bolting technology are used in soil or rock formation to improve gas and ventiliation control.

Product title
CELROC P

Celroc P is a high-strength, non-shrink, non-metallic grout consisting of rapid hardening hydraulic cement and super plasticizer. Designed to produce a pumpable grout at low w/c ratios with the unique features of being highly resistant to dilution in moving water and aggressive ground conditions.

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Product title
CarboThix™

These products were designed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables the load to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems.

 

CarboThix™ Fast

CarboThix™ Fast is an immediate partially stiffening and very fast curing dual component silicate resin for bonding injection drilling anchors, also for rock stabilization and water sealing. CarboThix Fast was developed to improve the productivity of ground support installation in underground mining and tunnelling applications. Using the pumpable resin enables loads to be taken up in minutes rather than the typical 24 hours from cementitious grouted systems. Typical applications of CarboThix Fast include grouting of cable bolts, steel or GFRP bolts, and sealing of roof bolts.

 

CarboThix™ 2

Typical applications of CarboThix™ 2 include sealing of injection bolts, steel or GFRP rods, and sealing of roof bolts. During application, the two components are intimately mixed and achieve a grease-like viscosity (the so called Thix effect) so that the grout stops flowing and cures to form a tough elastic and non-porous resin that will not mix with water or be diluted in wet holes.

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Special

Specialist products aimed at enhancing mining gas and ventilation control.

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CarboSolv S

It is readily biodegradable. It is compatible with the standard sealing materials such as Viton, FPM, HBNR, AU, NBR.

Biodegradable lubricant for flushing and preserving injection pumps

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Celbex 653

Celbex 653 is a blend of water-soluble, high molecular-weight polymers supplied as a white powder.

It is designed to provide a stable polymer matrix enveloping every cement particle, which functions as a protective coating and thus prevents water washout.

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Cavity filling

Providing special resins and grouts for cavity and void filling in the mining sector.

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GeoFoam

GeoFoam is flame-resistant easily cuttable by tunnel boring machines when cured and has a low exothermic temperature making it safer for installers to use and the environment.

It is designed for the immediate stabilization of unconsolidated geological formations during tunneling, drilling, mining and other civil engineering projects.

After mixing, the resin quickly starts foaming-up within seconds forming a strong lightweight foam. Common uses include structural support in tunnelling and for the lifting of roadways or slabs.

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TEKFOAM

TekFoam is a non-combustible, void-filling, structural cement foam. Supplied as a powder, the cement forms a low-density foam (0.25 to 0.35 sg) when combined with the proper amount of air and water in the specially designed Tekplacer unit.

TekFoam mix is typically pumped 400 feet (121.9m) through a 1” (25.4mm) diameter hose, farther through a larger diameter hose. The 20 psi (0.1379MPa) product begins to gel in minutes, forming a non-toxic, non-combustible product weighing approximately 540 lbs/ yd3 (320.4kg/ m3).  Because of its rapid strength gain, the foam material is firm enough to walk on in 30 to 60 minutes.

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Special

Specialist products aimed at enhancing mining cavity and backfilling.

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CarboSolv D

It has got a high polarity and is environmentally compatible. Not for applications with sodium silicate based components ( e.g. Carbothix Compt A, CarboLith Compt A etc), as CarboSolv D reacts with sodium silicate.

Cleanser for polyurethane applications, especially for flushing and cleaning pumps and hoses.

CarboSolv D is a degreasing agent, thus after contact with skin insure to proper clean with soap and water making sure to apply lotion to skin.

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Product title
Celbex 653

Celbex 653 is a blend of water-soluble, high molecular-weight polymers supplied as a white powder.

It is designed to provide a stable polymer matrix enveloping every cement particle, which functions as a protective coating and thus prevents water washout.

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CarboSolv S

It is readily biodegradable. It is compatible with the standard sealing materials such as Viton, FPM, HBNR, AU, NBR.

Biodegradable lubricant for flushing and preserving injection pumps

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