CEMTEQ ESTABLISHED TO SUPPLY SMART, SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS
Wadeville-based Sun Silicates has
established a sister company, CemteQ Build-
ing Solutions (Pty) Ltd, that specialises in
developing and marketing unique, value-
adding products for the building and
construction industries.
CemteQ will focus on using high
quality Perlite produced by Sun Silicates
as an aggregate replacement, together
with cement and special admixtures, to
produce unique and bespoke solutions for
the building and construction industries.
Due to the nature of Perlite, these
composite products offer significant
insulation, lightweight, fire-resistant and
acoustic properties.
Cemteq will be launching with a
construction grade loose Perlite, a value-
added plaster composite in white and grey
as well as specially formulated, value-added
floor and roof screeds.
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SunPerl construction-grade loose Perlite
will be available in 100 litre polypropylene
bags with a bulk density of 70-80kg/m 3 . For
the past 70 years, loose Perlite has been
widely used in the construction industry
in Europe and the USA for its exceptional
insulating and lightweight properties. The
construction grade Perlite is the same
aggregate used in high temperature
insulating refractory concretes.
Perlite excels in these
applications, due to its
high melting point, low
density and chemically
inert nature.
PlasterLite is a super-
smooth, easy-to-apply
composite for trowel-
on plaster and low-
velocity pumped plaster
applications. This is a
formulation of exfoliated
Perlite with quality
cement, various admixtures and micro-
fibres in a unique bagged, one-coat plaster
solution without the requirement for a
skim plaster. The plaster product will be
introduced in white and grey and offers
significantly better insulation properties
than ordinary plaster, saving significantly
on heating and cooling costs. The R-value
for 15mm ordinary plaster is approximately
0.021m 2 .K/W whereas the R-value for a
perlite plaster is 0.043m 2 .K/W, offering
significantly better insulation than ordinary
plaster. Perlite plasters also weigh 8.4kg/m 2
at 15mm thick on the wall whereas normal
plaster weighs in excess of 27kg/m 2 . This
reduces the weight of plaster alone by one
ton per 54m 2 at 15mm thick.
CemteQ has also launched its value-
added screed products. ScreedPerl and
EcoPerl have been designed for standard
lightweight and insulating applications
as well as for ultra-lightweight and
insulating applications to achieve
maximum R-values.
They effectively prevent downward
heat loss in floors with undertile heating,
saving significantly on heating costs. They
also provide an ultra-lightweight, insulating
solution for roofs, providing suitable
run-off and preventing
water damage. It is
possible to apply the
products to flat, uneven
or curved surfaces with
a suitable bonding agent.
All CemteQ’s Perlite-
based products offer
excellent fire protection.
They have low linear
expansion characteristics
which greatly reduce
the development of
cracks, ensuring that the temperature of
the structure and load bearing members is
maintained below the critical point at which
weakening or failure is likely to occur. They
release no smoke or toxic gas and do not
disintegrate or spall when cooled suddenly
with a firehose.
The products also provide efficient
sound dampening, particularly for pulsed
sounds, are inorganic and do not rot or decay
over time.
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www.cemteq.com
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