EICL has the High Reactive Metakaolin grade, Himacem, which is an efficient pozzolan in Cement Concrete.

Himacem is added to concrete to improve the compressive strength and increases durability of concrete by lime fixation and arresting of deterioration of concrete by weathering. Himacem has high chemical resistance which makes the product suitable for construction of high span bridges, under water structures and chemical plants.

The major application of pozzolans is in High Performance Concrete - ie concrete designed for giving compressive strengths more than 45 N/sq.mm.

Traditionally, Silica Fume (Micro Silica) has been the most widely used pozzolan by concrete industry. However, in the last 2 decades, Metakaolin has emerged as the preferred pozzolan.

Metakaolin has advantage over Silica Fume in that it is factory produced for the concrete industry whereas SF is a by product. Silica fumes are very fine in nature and are black in colour. Metakaolin exhibits better workability and is light in colour.

EICL has been producing Metakaolin for the concrete industry for over a decade now and we have been exporting regularly to UAE, Kuwait and Germany for the last many years.