THE HISTORY AND PROCESS OF AERATED CONCRETE

Aerated autoclaved concrete is porous material made of ground sand, lime, water, gypsum and aluminium powder. These components are mixed and then foamed and hardened in autoclaves.
Price and quality are the main criateria when one chooses materials for building. At the beginning of 20th century Swedesh architechtor А.Ericsson worked out aerated concrete production technology. This porous material has become a good alternative to traditional stones, bricks, concrete and even wood for building in XX century. After SIPOREX and YTONG - the oldest Swedish trade marks for aerated concrete, there appeared new ones in different countries in Europe such as CELCON, THERMALITE, HEBEL, etc. Due to better quality specifications aerated concrete is used more often than other materials and advance production technologies allow to manufacture a wide scope of products for roofing, ceilings, walls and insulation.