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Mortar, cement, and dry mix additives

Innovation support and a secure supply of proven, performance-enhancing materials

Innovation support and a secure supply of proven, performance-enhancing materials


Develop market-leading concrete admixtures and additives

Tell us about your opportunities and challenges. You are creating the next generation of mortar, cement, and dry mix additives. We are excited about the potential for silicone and silane technologies in your applications and want to collaborate with you. As a key supplier to the global construction industry, Dow Corning can provide you with:

  • Innovative silicone and silane technologies for concrete admixtures and concrete additives
  • Powdered silane and siloxane alternatives to traditional liquid silicone materials
  • Silica fume and other solutions that promote sustainable construction
  • Proven products, alternative options, and materials tailored to your requirements
  • The proven ability to meet your large-volume material needs
  • A global supply chain and global technical support
  • Local market knowledge, insight, and expertise

Improve mortar and cement performance, service life, and substrate aesthetics

With silica fume, powdered silicone additives, resins, emulsions, liquid silicone additives, and technical support from Dow corning, you can create admixture and concrete additives that:

  • Improve material hardness and compressive strength
  • Build in water repellency and resistance to corrosion, efflorescence, mildew, and mold
  • Improve the weatherability, durability, and aesthetics of cement-based grout, joint fillers, tile adhesives, mortar, stucco, render, EIFS and self-leveling flooring
  • Extend service life and reduce end-user maintenance

Expand your understanding of silica fume

Visit the Silica Fume Association website.
Contact us for silica fume product information.

Explore other technologies for concrete, cement, and dry mix additives

Consult the product selection guides for information about other silicone and silane technologies for mortar, cement, concrete admixtures, and concrete additives.

Find and compare products for a wide range of building materials protection applications.

Tell us what you need

Dow Corning has more than 60 years of material innovation experience and a long history of working collaboratively with formulators and manufacturers. Tell us what you need.

How can we help you today?

  • Consultation
  • Customized materials
  • Confidential product development support

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Dow Corning® SHP 50 Silicone Hydrophobic Powder

Hydrophobic powder

  • Compliments methocellulous and polymeric binder functions
  • An economical alternative to post treatment for hydrophobing thinner concrete sections

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