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Plastic coat prevents contact between concrete and glass

New design options opened up by glass granules patented worldwide

The application of newly developed glass granules opens up an entirely new range of options for the design of concrete surfaces: The Fabrino Color Coats, which have been patented on a worldwide scale, can easily be added to any building material with mineral binders without having to modify the concrete mix design.

The key feature of these glass granules is a certain type of plastic coat. This coat prevents glass and concrete from coming into contact and reacting with each other. The glass granules have been jointly developed by Fabrino Produktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Aitrach in the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, and by Verano GmbH in Viersen. On the occasion of the 15th InternationalIFF Conference held in Weimar, Managing Director Dr. Klaus Hörmann presented the new product to the public for the fi rst time. The product offers an almost unlimited range of design options as Fabrino...

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