Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
Penden Premium Cement is the brand name of Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) manufactured at Penden Cement as per IS:1489 (Part 1)-2015, using 74-76% in-house produced high quality Portland clinker, world’s purest mineral 3-5% gypsum sourced from Pemagatshel in Bhutan and 17-23% Fly ash. Fly ash that is abundantly available from Thermal Power Plants and containing highly reactive silica when added in cement produces technically superior concrete in terms of durability, besides being environment friendly. Due to its ultimate performance properties in concrete, today Portland Pozzolana Cement dominates more than 50% of market share world over including our own immediate neighbourhood.
USAGES OF PPC
Its Preferential Usages:
- Used in all places
- Hydraulic structures
- Mass concreting works
- Masonry mortars and plastering
Advantages:
- More in bulk volume
- Gains compressive strength with age due to secondary hydration
- Highly resistant to sulphates
- Better workability during preparation of concrete
- Low heat during setting
- High tensile strength
- Resistant to expansion
