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Light Weight Concrete is a composite material consisting of Portland cement, alkali resistant Cen-FIL AR glass fibers, water, fine aggregates and additives.  When mixed in certain proportions and manufactured under controlled conditions, it achieves physical properties which allow it to be used for precise designs, natural stone finished and especially those applications where weight is a significant factor in the design.  This mixture produces a composite which has significant flexural, tensile (breaking or cracking) as well as crushing strengths which are far higher than the "average" concrete mix made from Portland cement, sand, and gravel.  The addition of glass fibers to the concrete mix allows the creation of products that are nearly impervious to cracking that occurs in stone from dryness in very dry and desert like areas, and rusting of metal due to moisture in humid climates.  The foremost layer used many varieties of aggregates such as marbles, granite, and limestone.  These aggregates are crushed to a suitable grading for use in light weight concrete production to further prevent undue interal stresses and cracking.  It also allows the casting of very fine detailed surfaces.  

Given that our product is much lighter than concrete, it reduces labor handling and support structure expenditures which can become a major cost factor in the total cost of a project.  This has been achieved without compromising and structural or physical integrity of the product.

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