Learning and Growing Together at WOC 2023! February 8, 2023 Another World of Concrete (WOC) has come and gone, leaving more construction industry professionals aware of MCI® tools to mitigate rusted rebar in concrete and extend service life. In addition to seeing new faces, it was great to reconnect [...]
New Surface Prep Guide for MCI® Surface Applied Corrosion Inhibitors! February 3, 2023 We are pleased to introduce our new surface prep guide for MCI® surface applied corrosion inhibitors (SACIs)! While MCI® SACIs are a great way to extend the service life of concrete structures, success hinges heavily on [...]
Raising Industrial Awareness of Cortec® VpCI® Inhibitor Technology in Peru January 31, 2023 It was an honor for Cortec® to join the Energia Integral Andina Sucursal del Perú (EIA Peru) sales team November 18th-19th at the 22nd Peruvian Maintenance Engineering Congress and EXPOMANT trade show, both organized by IPEMAN [...]
New Demo Video Shows How MCI® Mini Grenades Dissolve in Water! January 26, 2023 We are pleased to present a new demo video on MCI® Mini Grenades! For 20 years and counting, MCI® admixture has been available packaged in small water-soluble bags for ease of use and convenience. These [...]
Cortec® Middle East General Manager Elected to AMPP Board of Directors! January 25, 2023 Cortec® Corporation is pleased to announce that Khalil Abed, General Manager of the Cortec® Middle East regional office, has been elected to serve on the AMPP (Association for Materials Protection and Performance) Board of Directors [...]
Watch Cortec’s New CorrVerter® MCI® Rebar Demo Video! January 18, 2022 Cortec® is pleased to release a new demo video on how to apply CorrVerter® MCI® to rusty rebar! The demo shows how to transform a piece of rusty rebar into a primed and passivated one, as required for [...]
‘Dissolve’ Application Problems with EcoSol® Water-Soluble Film! January 18, 2022 Cortec® EcoSol® is a heat sealable PVOH (polyvinyl alcohol) film that can be made into water soluble pouches or bags for a variety of products and purposes. When placed in water at room temperature, it dissolves within minutes, releasing [...]
Week of Festivities in Croatia! Lunch and Gala Dinner with Ines and Boris January 18, 2022 Last week our CEO, Boris Miksic and his wife Ines hosted a New Year’s Gala Dinner party in Hotel Westin in Zagreb. They invited their guests to enjoy together a wonderful evening and [...]
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Rusty Rebar with Proper CorrVerter® MCI® Application January 17, 2022 Since rusty rebar is often the culprit of concrete deterioration, it must be removed or passivated before concrete repair. Otherwise, serious adhesion or re-rusting problems could cause the repair to fail. The tips below will [...]
MCI® Resilience in Countering Construction Material Shortages January 11, 2023 The last two years have been a supply chain roller coaster. In the concrete sector, this surfaced in numerous reports of ready-mixers facing shortages of calcium nitrite or other materials used to enhance concrete durability. The story has been [...]
