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Event
22/03/24

Chryso Philippines Inc. participates in Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP)’s Fire Prevention Month Activities

March was designated as the “Fire Prevention Month” through Proclamation No. 115-A, s.1966, aimed at raising awareness about safety and accident prevention. As outlined in this proclamation, “𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥…
Chryso Philippines Inc. participates in Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP)’s Fire Prevention Month Activities
Partnership
14/03/24

Saint-Gobain accelerates in construction chemicals and supports the development of breakthrough decarbonization technologies

Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals is expanding its efforts to deploy new additives for low-carbon cement and concrete. These low-carbon technologies open up tremendous opportunities for co-development with new partners in fast-growing markets and to accelerate Saint-Gobain’s profitable growth in construction chemicals.   Two partnerships illustrate this move: Saint-Gobain has participated in the fund raising of Fortera, a start-up that…
Saint-Gobain accelerates in construction chemicals and supports the development of breakthrough decarbonization technologies
Acquisition
07/12/23

Saint-Gobain further strengthens its position in Construction Chemicals in India

Saint-Gobain announces that it has acquired Menkol Industries Private Limited, a leading Indian manufacturer in high-added value waterproofing systems.   This acquisition strengthens Saint-Gobain’s Construction Chemicals position in added-value specialty building materials in the very dynamic Indian market. Menkol Industries is specialized in high-performance waterproofing systems for building foundations that perfectly complement the existing Preprufe® patented waterproofing membranes from Saint-Gobain’s…
Saint-Gobain further strengthens its position in Construction Chemicals in India
New Product
21/07/23

CHRYSO®GreenDecap 300, new chloride-free concrete stripper with a high HSE profile

CHRYSO completes its range of concrete strippers for equipment with CHRYSO®GreenDecap 300, a new product with a particularly high HSE profile (biodegradable, odourless, REACH compliant) and a chloride-free formulation. Unlike other stripping solutions based on hydrochloric acids, CHRYSO®GreenDecap 300 is less aggressive for the material (2 times less corrosive on aluminium and 3 times less on steel) and…
CHRYSO®GreenDecap 300, new chloride-free concrete stripper with a high HSE profile
Event
17/05/23

Chryso Philippines Celebrates World Safety and Environment Day

Yesterday our teams came together with enthusiasm to make the Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals World Safety and Environment day a success. 🎉 Here’s a glimpse of the activities and initiatives that took place throughout the day: 🌏 Environment: a serious game to understand what’s our impact on the environment, not only at site level but on…
Chryso Philippines Celebrates World Safety and Environment Day
Innovation
05/05/23

CHRYSO®Quad: a range of admixtures and services for complex local sands and aggregates, in support of the circular economy

o support sustainable construction stakeholders, CHRYSO is strengthening its CHRYSO®Quad range and associated services in response to the challenges of the circular economy. CHRYSO promotes the use of complex aggregates sourced locally or from recycled concrete from deconstruction sites. Dedicated services to characterize materials and adjust admixture solutions It all starts with the analysis of sands using…
CHRYSO®Quad: a range of admixtures and services for complex local sands and aggregates, in support of the circular economy
Appointment
05/10/22

NEW BUSINESS UNIT WITHIN SAINT-GOBAIN HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS: CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS

Following the acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies, we are pleased to announce the creation of the Construction Chemicals Business Unit within Saint-Gobain High Performance Solutions. This new business unit includes: – Chryso‘s current operations – GCP Specialty Building Materials (SBM) outside of North America. (SBM North America will be part of the Saint-Gobain regional business). – GCP Specialty Construction Chemicals (SCC) on a…
NEW BUSINESS UNIT WITHIN SAINT-GOBAIN HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS: CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS
Acquisition
29/09/21

SAINT-GOBAIN COMPLETES ITS ACQUISITION OF CHRYSO

In line with its May 20, 2021 announcement, Saint-Gobain has today completed its acquisition of Chryso, a leading global player on the construction chemicals market. Chryso provides comprehensive additives solutions for sustainable construction, helping to significantly reduce concrete’s carbon footprint. The company employs about 1,300 employees and generates approximately €400 million in annual sales. Chryso…
SAINT-GOBAIN COMPLETES ITS ACQUISITION OF CHRYSO
Innovation
24/05/21

CHRYSO LAUNCHES ENVIROMIX®, THE FIRST GLOBAL RANGE OF ADMIXTURE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES FOR LOW-CARBON CONCRETE

CHRYSO, a leading player in the development of sustainable solutions in the construction industry, launches EnviroMix®, a global range of innovative products and services aimed at reducing and controlling the carbon footprint of concrete, dedicated to the ready-mix and precast concrete industries. “The construction industry is accelerating its transformation to manage and reduce the environmental impact of…
CHRYSO LAUNCHES ENVIROMIX®, THE FIRST GLOBAL RANGE OF ADMIXTURE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES FOR LOW-CARBON CONCRETE
Acquisition
20/05/21

SAINT-GOBAIN ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CHRYSO, A LEADING GLOBAL PLAYER IN CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS

Saint-Gobain today announces having entered into an agreement to acquire Chryso, a leading global player in the construction chemicals market providing differentiated and innovative solutions, from funds advised by Cinven, the international private equity firm. Chryso provides comprehensive additives solutions for sustainable construction, relying on innovative chemistry, formulation expertise, and knowledge of construction materials. The…
SAINT-GOBAIN ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CHRYSO, A LEADING GLOBAL PLAYER IN CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS
Local
22/03/17

First Philippine World Safety Day

On March 22, 2017 the Philippine Subsidiary held its first wolrd safety day.   The World safety day is practiced in all subsidiaries on the same day. This is to make everyone aware of one of the most important values Chryso.  
First Philippine World Safety Day