UAE: Paints producer Asian Paints has launched a world-first internal curing additive for concrete on the UAE market called CureAssure. PBC Today News has reported that it is a chloride-free additive that controls and balances the hydration of pumped, precast, high-fluidity and ready-mix concrete by means of polymers, removing the need for external curing process, agents or coatings. Asian Paints estimates potential water savings through the use of CureAssure as 8bn litres per year.
CEO Joseph Eapen said "We're redefining a foundational step in construction."
