Planicrete is a highly stable water dispersion of a special synthetic elastomer resistant to alkaline saponification,
characterised by its low glass transition temperature. This special SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) based elastomer also
has a special property which makes it stable after ageing. The polymer chains forming this elastomer are characterised by
a tight weave of chemical binders which connect them together. This important characteristic enables the polymer
chains to take up a parallel conformation when they are deformed, thus giving the elastomer a high level of elasticity.
Planicrete is supplied in the form of a highly fluid, white coloured latex which, when added to cement and aggregate
mixes, improves their adhesion, plasticity, thixotropy, water retention and overall workability. After setting and hardening,
cementitious mixes with added Planicrete have the following properties:
· better adhesion to substrates;
· higher compressive and flexural strengths;
· higher resistance to abrasion;
· higher impermeability;
· better resistance to freeze-thaw cycles;
· better resistance to diluted acids, saline solutions and oils.