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BUILDING MATERIAL Lafarge India

Instamix

ovoco (formerly known as Lafarge India) has developed a one of The renovation of Elephanta is one of the
kind product ‘Instamix’. The worldclass, ready to use concrete best case study for Instamix. Given the location,
Nand mortar mix; is available in bags and delivered straight to transporting concrete to mid- sea through boats
your job site. The 35 kg bag is designed to ensure cost effective and easy and maintaining the consistency through the
construction in any location. transport was a major challenge for the project.
Looking at the lack of infrastructure development and challenges in a Since the concrete was used for laying the
country like India. Meeting demands of cement & concrete in some of the foundation of ship maintaining signalling tower
congested and not so easily accessible areas was the requirement. This one the consistency was important.
of a kind product saves all the trouble of inconsistent/ unreliable quality Nuvoco presented the perfect solution for the
of concrete, multiple vendors, large number of labours, time overrun and client’s needs with Instamix: Instamix was ready-
disorganised and wasteful raw material storage. to-use concrete in bags which can be delivered
at the job site. Product retention designed to 24
hours, it does not allow concrete to set. Assured
quality by producing in the ready mix concrete
plant. Enhanced workability allows placing and
spreading easily without applying too much
pressure. Easy to order and saves time since
Nuvoco can directly supply the product on-site.

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