In a first of its kind in the world, Dalmia Bharat Cement is coming up with a chemically modified variant of cement which drastically reduces the curing time from 3-4 weeks to 3 days. It is poised to benefit infrastructural as well as large-scale housing construction in the country as completion time for these projects can be reduced by a month.
Curing refers to the process and time taken to maintain the correct moisture level in concrete to achieve the desired strength and durability.
The company has already piloted this specialty cement in the taxiway at Chennai airport and is

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