By The Guardian – Chief Technical Advisor, GUGAFIX® Construction Chemicals Introduction Sand is one of the most important raw materials in Ready Mix Plaster. But not all sand behaves the same way. A manufacturer may have access to: River sand Crusher sand Manufactured sand Processed fine aggregate Screened quarry material The obvious question is: Which one is best for Ready Mix Plaster? The answer is not simply river sand, crusher sand, or manufactured sand. The real answer i

By The Guardian – Chief Technical Advisor, GUGAFIX® Construction Chemicals Introduction When people talk about Ready Mix Plaster, attention often goes first to cement, polymers and other additives. But there is another component that can have an enormous influence on the behaviour of the plaster: Sand. Sand is not simply a low-cost filler added to increase volume. In a well-designed Ready Mix Plaster, the aggregate system has to work together with the cementitious binder and