The IVU-FAR Additive for the preparation of clay

Used in the brick manufacture and the cement industry

This remarkable additive has numerous uses and new applications are being identified all the time.

The maximurn quantity of additive necessary in the mixture is about 8 % by volume and is suitable for dry and waterlogged clay. The mixing is undertaken in specially designed IVU equipment which can be manufactured to handle any volume required.

Because of the exceptional nature of the additive it will produce a much higher quality end product at a much reduced cost in time and energy.

For example:

• brick and cernent type clays normally take days, sometimes weeks to prepare. The manufacturers are often prevented from using the clay at certain times of the year when it is either too dry or waterlogged. The IVU-FAR Additive enables the clay to be prepared in just a few minutes with a guaranteed regular level of consistency and malleability at any time of the year,
• treated clay can be transported conveniently and does not degrade in time. It can also be stored in granular form for long periods. In this condition it is not adhesive and can be handled easily,
• IVU takes responsibility for providing the mixing plant and will make all set-up arrangements to create a turn-key operation. It is possible to utilise existing plant, dependent upon the type of operation, thereby reducing the likelihood of large new investment,
• IVU-FAR Additive treated clay can also be used in providing and preparing clay membranes for land-fill sites in almost any weather conditions and all seasons. These membranes are elastic and impervious to leeching.

The IVU-FAR Additive has already proved to be a valuable and very cost effective product used in a rapidly growing number of situations, making them ecologically safe. New uses are being identified all the time.