Cement

Marks Associates is one of the well known dealers of varied major brand cements in Chennai. Our clients can avail these products in paper, laminated paper and HDPE bags. We also specialized in undertaking bulk orders as per customer requirements. We provide an extensive range of cements which includes :

PPC Grade Cement available in Paper, Laminated Paper & HDPE(Polythene) bags :-

As per IS 1489 is produced either by grinding together Portland Cement clinker and pozzolona with addition of gypsum or calcium sulphate, or by intimately and uniformly.

Blending Portland Cement and fine Pozzolona. World over blended cement is preferred due to its ability to produce a durable concrete. This produces less heat of hydration and offers greater resistance to the attack of aggressive waters than normal Portland Cement. Its also known for its features like reducing the leaching of calcium hydroxide liberated during the setting and hydration of cement.

OPC 43 / 53 Grade Cement available in Paper,Laminated Paper & HDPE bags :-

43Grade(OPC43)-HDPE(Polythene):-
OPC 43 confirms to IS 8112. The grade is based on the 28-day compressive strength of the cement mortar (tested as per IS 4031), which in this case is not less than 43 MPa.

53Grade(OPC53):
OPC 53 confirms to IS 12269. The grade is based on the 28-day compressive strength of the cement mortar (tested as per IS 4031), which in this case is not less than 53 Mpa.

Sulphate Resisting Cement (SRC) Cement available in HDPE Bags :-

SRC is manufactured as per IS 12330. We offer SRC cement which is used in marine conditions where soil or water contains excess sulphates.

However SRC is weak in resisting chloride attack. Hence, wherever chlorides are present in combination with sulphates, it is advisable to consider the usage of after a detailed examination. The C3A phase of SRC is maintained at lower values <5%.